by Santiago Posteguillo · Ediciones B · tapa dura · ISBN 9788466646468
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«Africanus. El hijo del cónsul» is the historical novel by Santiago Posteguillo, published by Ediciones B in hardback (1368 pages, in Spanish).
The book is set in the 3rd century BC, when Rome struggles to survive against the advance of Hannibal and the Carthaginians. The plot follows the childhood and youth of Publius Cornelius Scipio, the future Africanus, and blends the young man's life with the political tensions of the Republic and the course of the war.
First instalment of the Africanus Trilogy, published in 2010; followed by «Las legiones malditas» and «La traición de Roma».
For fans of historical fiction and of war and political stories from ancient Rome.
Valencian philologist and bestselling novelist specialising in ancient Rome, author of the Scipio Trilogy, Yo, Julia and the Roma soy yo series.
