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This debut novel is a Literary Titan Book Award Winner
As Imperial Rome forges its empire upon the ashes of war, its provinces feverish with religion, ambition and a thirst for power compete in the shadows without conscience. Save for one. An adopted Jew of a long dead son of Rome who is playing a dangerous game. Driven by a vision he is certain is the future if he does not act, he is forced to make an unlikely alliance. An alliance that is fated to bring unwelcome attention. Not all those seeking prominence in Rome are men.
At great personal cost, a provincial governor and his unwitting sons will be caught in the middle. Cassius will choose for vengeance, the ripples of his actions destined to echo across time. His brother Justus will seek the safety of obscurity. Their only allies are Caeso, a haruspex and long-time friend of their father, and Hector, a forgotten hero of the Tenth Legion. And the only clues in their search for the truth, and possibly their only hope for salvation? The discovery of a secret that could start a war!
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Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistorical Fiction
Length17 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byMartin Carroll
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 25, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
15XI. Riven
2Dedications
16XII. Signs
3Prologue 1, AD 33
17XIII. Death and Honour
4Prologue 2, AD 33
18XIV. The Believer
5I. Black Money
19XV. A Die Cast
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6II. Messalina
20XVI. Goodbye, Old Friend
7III. So It Begins
21XVII. Insidious
8IV. Brothers
22XVIII. The Key
9V. A Sleight of Hand
23XIX. Silk Road
10VI. Hector
24XX. Zeus Cometh
11VII. Alexandria
25XXI. Betrayal
12VIII. The Journey
26XXII. Destiny Stirred
13IX. New Acquaintances
27Aletheia Volume II: The Binds of Fate
14X. Sicarii
28Closing Credits
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