{"product_id":"libertas-alistair-forrest-9780854954278","title":"Libertas: Who can endure Caesar's vicious onslaught...?","description":"\u003cb\u003eA captivating military adventure set in Ancient Rome! For fans of Ben Kane, Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA small town is plunged into the horrors of war...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHispania Ulterior, 51 BC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe son of a baker, young \u003cb\u003eMelqart\u003c\/b\u003e has lived all his life in Munda - an idyllic mountain town untouched by the troubles of Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when General Pompey sends his sons, Gnaeus and Sextus, to create strongholds and raise new legions, the citizens of Munda find themselves pulled into Rome's conflicts. Recognising Melqart's talents as an engineer and strategist, Sextus soon recruits him to his cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs tensions between Pompey and his political rival, Julius Caesar, reach breaking point, it seems that Munda is set to become a battleground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd as darkness begins to fall over his beloved homeland, Melqart must summon all of his courage and ingenuity to save his community from destruction... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBERTAS is an action-packed historical military adventure set in Ancient Rome during the Battle of Munda.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A fast-moving tale of fortitude, survival and eventual retribution told against the background of Rome's bloody civil war. The author vividly recreates the epic battle that gave Caesar the prize he sought so avidly.'\u003cb\u003e - Douglas Jackson, author of the Gaius Valerius Verrens series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Forrest has the gift of the true storyteller - an ability to engage his readers' interest from the very first sentence.' \u003cb\u003e- Lord Cormack, politician, historian and author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alistair Forrest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854954279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854954278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.79d","brand":"Alistair Forrest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175686713599,"sku":"9780854954278","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31f9a708-4afc-4370-8c2d-d14b9f807eb9.jpg?v=1771335272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/libertas-alistair-forrest-9780854954278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}