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The Lion and the Lamb
John Henry Clay
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Description for The Lion and the Lamb
Paperback. An epic novel of Roman Britain. Num Pages: 480 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
A young soldier with a secret past. An ancient family rivalry. A conspiracy that threatens to plunge Roman Britain into darkness.
Living in a hovel, beaten by a merciless commander, broken by the weather and forced to survive on starvation rations: no one looking at Paul would ever gues that he is heir to one of Roman Britain's wealthiest and most important families. But Paul had his reasons for joining the army and fleeing the family he loves.
But when rumours of a barbarian uprising from beyond the Wall begin to circulate, Paul realises that his family is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444761344
SKU
V9781444761344
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Ref
99-1
About John Henry Clay
Dr John Henry Clay is a Lecturer in History at the University of Durham, from where he has built up an international academic and research reputation in Anglo-Saxon and Frankish history and archaeology, particularly concerning themes of conversion and religious identity, landscape perception and the transition from the late-Roman to the early-medieval period both in Britain and on the Continent. ... Read more
Reviews for The Lion and the Lamb
The action of the novel is second to none. It races along, with punchy skirmishes and battles along the Wall and the northern reaches of the land. It is brutal. Life is short and cheap . . . Life on the wall is vividly recreated. Here are scenes in towns and forts that we know so well from archaeology and ... Read more