by Harry Sidebottom · PENGUIN BOOKS LTD · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141032290
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«Fire in the East» is the historical novel by Harry Sidebottom, published by Penguin Books in paperback (448 pages, in English).
In AD 255, the Roman Empire is reeling from threats on all its frontiers. The most serious comes from Persia: the Sasanian Empire is preparing to invade the Roman citadel of Arete. There, Ballista, whose name means «war», must organize the defence, rally the defenders and shore up the walls before the assault.
First instalment of the Warrior of Rome saga, comprising six novels; the Penguin Books edition was published in 2009.
For fans of historical and military fiction, especially stories set in the Roman Empire and Antiquity.
Harry Sidebottom is a British author and historian, best known for his two series of historical novels the Warrior of Rome, and Throne of the Caesars. He is Quondam Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at St. Benet's Hall, Oxford, and lecturer at Lincoln College.
