Ancient Rome Book News: Now out - Steven Pressfield's A Man At Arms

In spring this year Steven Pressfield, the award-winning historical fiction author published the hardcover, kindle and audiobook editions of A Man At Arms, his first novel set in the ancient world for thirteen years. The paperback edition is expected to follow in early 2022.

Steven is best known for his epic novels set in ancient Greece, such as Gate of Fire and Tides of War as well as contemporary fiction.

From the acclaimed master of historical fiction comes an epic saga about a reluctant hero, the Roman Empire, and the rise of a new faith.

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down the empire.

The Romans hire a former legionary, the solitary man-at-arms, Telamon of Arcadia, to intercept the letter and capture its courier. Telamon operates by a dark code all his own, with no room for noble causes or lofty beliefs. But once he overtakes the courier, something happens that neither he nor the empire could have predicted.

"A gripping saga of conquest and rebellion, bloodshed and faith."

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