Author: Thomas Harlan
Year: 2002
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Fantasy, Historical fiction
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9780312865603
9780812590128
0312865600
0812590120 |
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From the publisher (source: The Internet Book List):
In what would be the seventh century A.D. in our history, the Roman Empire still stands, supported by the twin pillars of the Legions and Thaumaturges of Rome. The Emperor of the West, the Augustus Galen Atreus, came to the aid of the Emperor of the East, the Avtokrator Heraclius, in his war with the Sassanid Emperor of Persia. But despite early victories, that war has not gone well, and now Rome is hard-pressed. Constantinople has fallen before the dark sorceries of the Lord Dahak and his legions of the living and dead. Now the new Emperor of Persia marches on Egypt, and if he takes that ancient nation, Rome will be starved and defeated.
But there is a faint glimmer of hope. The Emperor Galen's brother Maxian is a great sorcerer, perhaps the equal of Dahak, lord of the seven serpents. He is now firmly allied with his Imperial brother and Rome. And though they are caught tight in the Dark Lord's net of sorcery, Queen Zoë of Palmyra and Lord Mohammed have not relinquished their souls to evil.
This book is part of the "Oath of Empire" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Storm of Heaven"
First published in 2001
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 | "The Gate of Fire"
First published in 2000
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 | "The Shadow of Ararat"
First published in 1999
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