by Mickael Lepeintre · EDICIONES TIMEO S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788493700386
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In 71 BC, King Mithridates, defeated by Roman troops, seeks refuge in Armenia with the powerful sovereign Tigranes. Rome sends the young and energetic legate Appius to capture the fugitive and confront the King of Kings. On the battlefield, Appius discovers the splendor and mysteries of the East. In this fascinating place, where even the humblest man possesses knowledge superior to that of the Roman augurs, he meets Em´Kbar, the taciturn shepherd; Sha´Ri, the sorceress with the body of a girl; and La Garra, the bloodthirsty pirate. The destinies of these characters, sometimes allies, sometimes enemies, are intertwined with unspeakable secrets and a child with extraordinary powers. As in an authentic initiatory journey, Appius' mission leads him to the gates of Antioch, where he discovers love, faces death, and defies the reason of the State.
