Romanitas: Volume 1
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In 2756 AC (2003 AD in Christian terms), magnetic railways span Roman territory from Persia to Terranova and mechanised crucifixes are ranked along the the banks of the Thames. As volume one of ROMANITAS trilogy opens, Marcus Novius Faustus Leo, heir apparent to the Imperial throne, is mourning the death of his parents following a tragic accident. However, as information about the last days of his father's life becomes known to him, Marcus realises that his father's death was no accident and that his life is in danger. Meanwhile, an escaped slave girl called Una, who possesses the power to look inside other's minds, struggles to save her brother Sulien from a London prison ship. In a fortune teller's stall in a Gallic flea-market, Marcus, Una and Sulien's paths cross and the fate of the Empire rests on their shoulders.
Author: Sophia McDougall
Format: Paperback, 544 pages, 130mm x 197mm, 488 g
Published: 2006, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
In 2756 AC (2003 AD in Christian terms), magnetic railways span Roman territory from Persia to Terranova and mechanised crucifixes are ranked along the the banks of the Thames. As volume one of ROMANITAS trilogy opens, Marcus Novius Faustus Leo, heir apparent to the Imperial throne, is mourning the death of his parents following a tragic accident. However, as information about the last days of his father's life becomes known to him, Marcus realises that his father's death was no accident and that his life is in danger. Meanwhile, an escaped slave girl called Una, who possesses the power to look inside other's minds, struggles to save her brother Sulien from a London prison ship. In a fortune teller's stall in a Gallic flea-market, Marcus, Una and Sulien's paths cross and the fate of the Empire rests on their shoulders.
Romanitas: Volume 1