Mark of the Thief (Mark of the Thief, Book 1): Volume 1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780545561556)

Jennifer A. Nielsen, author of the NYT and USA TODAY bestselling Ascendance Trilogy, has woven an electrifying tale of greed and power, magic and destiny, and one boy's courage at the heart of it all.

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for.Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his veins, Nic is determined to become free. But instead, he finds himself at the center of a ruthless conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle to destroy Rome from within. Traitors and spies lurk at every turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic's newfound powers for their own dark purposes. In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself and defeat the empire's most powerful and savage leaders.

Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
ISBN-10: 0545561558
ISBN-13: 9780545561556
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 12/29/2015
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 171641 / Mark of the Thief