{"product_id":"nero","title":"Iggulden Conn: Nero [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bold and brilliant return to Rome as he tells the story of \u003ci\u003eNERO \u003c\/i\u003e- last of the the Julio-Claudian emperors . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A master storyteller' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Epic and in a class of his own' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e----\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eANCIENT ROME, AD 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIt begins with a man's hand curled around another's throat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then his whole family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Next all his friends. It is as if he never existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHIS IS ROMAN JUSTICE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Into this fevered forum, a child is born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Agrippina knows that opportunity waits, even in your darkest moments. Her son is everything. She can make this boy, shape him into Rome itself - the one all must kneel before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBUT FIRST, THEY MUST SURVIVE . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis then is the story of Nero's birth and raising under the watchful and scheming eye of his mother Agrippina - a woman every man crossed at his peril.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e----\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breakthtakingly good' \u003c\/b\u003eBernard Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Pacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles \u003cb\u003epower struggles\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epolitical machinations\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003ebloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eNero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Iggulden draws you into Rome, its brutality and its glory, and brings it back to life with such seamless ease' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsolute quality from first to last page,\u003c\/b\u003e atmospheric with a real feel for time and place' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It was fascinating to see the seeds being planted that will lead to the Nero becoming the tyrant we know through the ancient historians, but \u003cb\u003etold in such a contemporary and accessible way\u003c\/b\u003e' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eabsolutely immersive experience throughout\u003c\/b\u003e that throws you into the politics of Ancient Rome' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iggulden, Conn","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48077847920979,"sku":"9780241587331","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/conn-iggulden-iggulden-conn-nero-2024-paperback-9780241587331-55678441718099.jpg?v=1714431024","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/nero","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}