Author: SCARROW, SIMON
Title: Pirata
Description: Headline. Paperback. Pp: 448. PIRATA - the dramatic and action-packed novel of Roman pirates in AD 25, from the bestselling authors of INVADER and ARENA. Simon Scarrow is also the Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Eagles of the Empire novels including THE BLOOD OF ROME and DAY OF THE CAESARS. nnnIt is AD 25. Pirate ships strike terror in the hearts of those who brave the seas of the Roman Empire.nWhen young Telemachus gets the chance to join the crew of the merchant ship Selene, he's delighted to escape the rough streets of Piraeus. He knows little of the dangers of life at sea. And even past hardship has not prepared him for the terror on board when a pirate ship appears on the horizon. nThe fight is bloody, but the result is never in doubt. Then the victorious pirate chief, Bulla, offers the beaten men a cruel choice: join us, or die. After surviving a brutal initiation rite, Telemachus impresses his new captain with his resourcefulness and strength, and swiftly rises through the pirate ranks. But dangerous rivals talk of mutiny and murder. While Prefect Canis, notorious commander of the imperial fleet, will stop at nothing to take control of the Adriaticum from the pirate brotherhood.nCould Telemachus be the man to lead the pirate brotherhood and challenge Rome?. ISBN: 9781472213723. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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