Ballista is back! New Harry Sidebottom novel out today.

Harry Sidebottom has just published a new novel in his Warrior of Rome series, Falling Sky. It is currently available in hardcover and kindle format from Zaffre books. The paperback is due out next year.

AD 265, Gaul - The Roman Empire is on the brink. Emperor Gallienus has amassed a huge army across the Alps to seize back the mountains from the usurper Postumus. War has come.

Ballista and his cavalry are on the frontline, battling in the most brutal of conditions. But if he is to survive the campaign and finally retire to his beloved Sicily, it's not just the battlefield he needs to navigate.

As he and Praetorian Prefect Volusianus lay siege to Postumus' armies, it becomes clear the greatest threat to Ballista's life might just come from within his ranks. After all, Volusianus has shown he will go to any distance for his own ends. Is Ballista just another pawn in his game?

Hardcover: Latest edition: 2022 Publisher: Zaffre ISBN: 978-1838778019 Pages: 384 Availability and latest price on Amazon:

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