Conn Iggulden, a great revelation in British historical fiction, captures the essence of a land, a people, a legend, in a thrilling journey through Ancient Rome. A kingdom of tyrants and slaves, of sordid intrigues and overwhelming passions. Through the life of Julius Caesar—one of the most important figures of all time, a man so strong and with such a striking personality that his name became synonymous with monarch in several languages—Iggulden creates a literary saga that is to Rome what Ramses is to Ancient Egypt. The third title in The Emperor series, which the prestigious Bernard Cornwell (author of the trilogies The Chronicles of Arthur and The Quest for the Grail) expressed a desire to have written and has already sold more than 20,000 copies in Brazil alone, THE EMPEROR: FIELD OF SWORDS follows Caesar's return from his campaigns in Spain and his subsequent alliances with the unscrupulous Pompey and Crassus to conquer Gaul, Britain, and his dream of becoming a new Alexander the Great. After four prosperous years on Spanish soil with the X Legion, Caesar returns to Rome accompanied by his loyal general Brutus. He then begins an alliance with influential and unscrupulous politicians who support his election as consul. With his new position, he takes on the expedition to Gaul with full powers to claim the spoils and govern in Rome's name. With an army molded in his image, he sets out on a journey that will take him across Gaul and the English Channel, eventually confronting the savage Britons. In a series of bloody battles, the legend of the great Julius Caesar is forged. As he and Brutus battle hordes of savages, his political adversaries in Rome become even stronger and more fearless. THE EMPEROR: FIELD OF SWORDS is a gripping novel that reveals historical facts about Caesar and his world, immortalized by bards who have sung the adventures of the greatest emperor of all time for centuries.
