Warrior of Rome V: The Wolves of the North

<p><b><i>Warrior of Rome: The Wolves of the North</i> by Harry Sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the Warrior of Rome series.</b><br><br>AD263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the Imperium of Rome.<br><br>In the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the Imperium - their savagery unlike anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each other. He must face the Heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the Eaters of Flesh, the Wolves of the North. As Ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpses. <br><br>Ballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?<br><br>Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world.<br><br><b>Praise for Harry Sidebottom:<br></b>'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' <i>The Times<br></i>'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor, author of <i>The American Boy<br><br></i>Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.</p> <p><b><i>Warrior of Rome: The Wolves of the North</i> by Harry Sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the Warrior of Rome series.</b><br><br>AD263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the Imperium of Rome.<br><br>In the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the Imperium - their savagery unlike anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each other. He must face the Heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the Eaters of Flesh, the Wolves of the North. As Ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpses. <br><br>Ballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?<br><br>Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world.<br><br><b>Praise for Harry Sidebottom:<br></b>'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' <i>The Times<br></i>'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor, author of <i>The American Boy<br><br></i>Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.</p>