{"product_id":"9780007451913","title":"The Death of Kings (Emperor Series, Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate Rome story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe young Caesar must overcome enemies on land and at sea to become a battle-hardened leader – in the spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of The Gates of Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to flee Rome, Julius Caesar is serving on board a war galley in the dangerous waters of the Mediterranean and is rapidly gaining a fearsome reputation. But no sooner has he had a memorable victory than his ship is captured by pirates and he is held to ransom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoned on the north African coast after hard months of captivity, he begins to gather a group of recruits that he will eventually forge into a unit powerful enough to gain vengeance on his captors and to suppress a new uprising in Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to Rome as a hero – and as an increasingly dangerous problem for his enemies – Caesar is reunited with his boyhood companion Brutus. But soon the friends are called upon to fight as they have never fought before, when a new crisis threatens to overwhelm the city – in the form of a rebellious gladiator named Spartacus…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Death of Kings, Conn Iggulden, a top bestseller and Sunday Times bestselling author, brings to life the historical fiction of Caesar's journey. His narrative is a captivating blend of history and fiction that keeps the readers hooked till the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Simon Scarrow (Eagles of the Empire I, II, and III), Ben Kane (Hunting the Eagles), Anthony Riches (Clash of Legions), Ken Follett (A Column of Fire), and Giles Kristian (Lancelot).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conn Iggulden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889249767573,"sku":"9780007451913","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007451913_e3fe3780-1ec1-4dd2-a86d-a1c90a4433ad.jpg?v=1776888271","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007451913","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}