'A blistering desert epic, brimming with tension, mystery and adventure!' -- Gordon DohertyPRAISE FOR SIMON TURNEY: 'A page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read' Ben Kane, on Sons of Rome. 'First-rate Roman fiction' Matthew Harffy, on Sons of Rome. 'A nuanced portrait of an intriguing emperor' ? The Times, on Commodus Simon Turney is from Yorkshire and, having spent much of his childhood visiting historic sites, he fell in love with the Roman heritage of the region. His fascination with the ancient world snowballed from there with great interest in Rome, Egypt, Greece and Byzantium. His works include the Marius' Mules and Praetorian series, the Tales of the Empire and The Damned Emperor series, and the Rise of Emperors books with Gordon Doherty.www.simonturney.com