Nero by Iggulden, Conn

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Author: Iggulden, ConnHistorical fictionPublished on 27 February 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 432 pages129 x 197 x 32 | 304g
TYRANTS ARENT BORN. THEYRE RAISED.Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Igguldens bold and brilliant return to Rome as he tells the story of Nero last of the the Julio-Claudian emperors . . .This pacy, bloody and impeccably researched novel will have you on tenter-hooks throughout iNewsDeft and robust storytelling, that whips through the history with plenty of blood, guts and plot-twists The TimesEpic and in a class of his own Daily Mirror-ANCIENT ROME, AD 37It begins with a mans hand curled around anothers throat.Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor.Then his whole family.Next all his friends. It is as if he never existed.THIS IS ROMAN JUSTICE.Into this fevered forum, a child is born.His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger.She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son.For Agrippina knows that opportunity waits, even in your darkest moments. Her son is everything. She can make this boy, shape him into Rome itself the one all must kneel before.BUT FIRST, THEY MUST SURVIVE . . .This then is the story of Neros birth and raising under the watchful and scheming eye of his mother Agrippina a woman every man crossed at his peril.-PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDENBreakthtakingly good Bernard CornwellMagnificent The TimesPacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles power struggles, political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat Daily MailReaders love Nero:Iggulden draws you into Rome, its brutality and its glory, and brings it back to life with such seamless ease ***** Reader ReviewAbsolute quality from first to last page, atmospheric with a real feel for time and place ***** Reader ReviewIt was fascinating to see the seeds being planted that will lead to the Nero becoming the tyrant we know through the ancient historians, but told in such a contemporary and accessible way ***** Reader ReviewAn absolutely immersive experience throughout that throws you into the politics of Ancient Rome ***** Reader ReviewConn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024