The Roman Empire is the setting for the stunning new novel from Robert Harris, author of the number one bestsellers Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel.
Robert Harris is the author of eleven bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and Conclave. His forthcoming book, Munich, coming out in September 2017, is set over the four days of the Munich Conference, and is filled with the real-life characters and events of the time. Several of his books have been filmed, including The Ghost, which was directed by Roman Polanski. His work has been translated into thirty-seven languages and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.
Harris is a writer of integrity who does not seek refuge in
postmodernist nonsense...He knows how to tell a story and achieves
page-turningreadability without effort.
*Frank McLynn, Daily Express*
Explosive stuff, indeed - and, yes, it goes with a bang.
*Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph*
The depth of research in this book is staggering...Pompeii is
indeed a blazing blockbuster.
*Simon Brett, Daily Mail*
It is hard to imagine a more thorough-goingly enjoyable thriller
read
*The Sunday Times*
Harris had me imaginatively surrounded. I am lost in admiration at
his energy and skill
*Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday*
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