Empire of dragons - Brossura

Manfredi, Valerio M.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0330438263 ISBN 13: 9780330438261

Casa editrice: Pan, 2011

Riassunto

Southern Anatolia, 260 AD The town of Edessa, a Roman outpost, is on its last legs, besieged by the Persian troops of Shapur I. Roman Emperor Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to draw up a peace treaty, but it is only a trap and the Emperor and his twelve guards are chained and dragged away to work as prisoners in a solitary Persian turquoise mine. After months of forced labour the Emperor dies, but his guards make a daring escape lead by the heroic and enigmatic chief, Marcus Metellus Aquila. They meet a mysterious, exiled Chinese Prince, Dan Qing, and agree to safeguard his journey home to reconquest his throne from his mortal enemy, a eunuch named Wei. Thus begins the adventures of the Romans and the Prince as they journey to China. There they will discover that they aren't the first of their kind to arrive in China: they were preceded centuries before by the survivors of the 'lost legion'.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

A sensational new action-packed adventure from the bestselling author of the 'Alexander' trilogy and The Last Legion

L'autore:

Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor of classical archaeology at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has published nine works of fiction, including the 'Alexander' trilogy, which has been translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. He has written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world, and has written screenplays for cinema and television.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0330438263
• ISBN 13: 9780330438261
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288