The Ghosts of Athens (Death of Rome Saga Book Five)

Decadent, desperate sixth-century�Athens is the setting for the�fifth�historical thriller�featuring British adventurer Aelric It is 612 AD and Aelric�senator of the Roman Empire, fresh from a bloodbath in Egypt�is forced to divert the Imperial galley to Athens.�He finds a demoralized and corrupt provincial city threatened by an army rumored to contain�20 million starving barbarians.�Not to mention an explosive religious dispute, an unexplained corpse, and hints of something worse than murder. He will have to call upon all his formidable intellect and lethal ingenuity to survive his enemies inside and outside the city walls. ** The fifth book in the DEATH OF ROME SAGA is an exhilarating thriller and perfect for readers of Ben Kane and Simon Scarrow. 612 AD. No longer the glorious cradle of all art and science, Athens is a ruined provincial city in one of the Byzantine Empire's less vital provinces. The Emperor has diverted Aelric's ship home from Egypt to send him there, but surely there is more important business in Constantinople. Isn't Aelric needed to save the Empire's finances? Is Aelric on a high level mission to save the Empire or has he been set up to fail? The only certainty is that Aelric finds himself in a derelict palace of dark and endless corridors that Martin, his cowardly secretary, assures him pulse will an ancient evil. It Is 612 Ad And Aelric, Senator Of The Roman Empire Is Forced To Divert The Imperial Galley To Athens. He Finds A Demoralized And Corrupt Provincial City Threatened By An Army Rumored To Contain Twenty Million Starving Barbarians. Not To Mention An Explosive Religious Dispute, An Unexplained Corpse, And Hints Of Something Worse Than Murder. Richard Blake.