TYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED. Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in
danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bold and brilliant return to Rome as
he tells the story of Nero - last of the the Julio-Claudian emperors . . . 'This pacy bloody
and impeccably researched novel will have you on tenter-hooks throughout' iNews 'Deft and
robust storytelling that whips through the history with plenty of blood guts and plot-twists'
The Times 'Epic and in a class of his own' Daily Mirror ---- ANCIENT ROME AD 37 It
begins with a man's hand curled around another's throat. Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a
traitor. Then his whole family. Next all his friends. It is as if he never existed. THIS IS
ROMAN JUSTICE. Into this fevered forum a child is born. His mother is Agrippina
granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you
are to the heart of the empire the closer you are to power intrigue and danger. She faces
soldiers senators rivals silver-tongued pretenders each vying for position. One mistake
risks exile incarceration execution. Or worst of all the loss of her infant son. For
Agrippina knows that opportunity waits even in your darkest moments. Her son is everything.
She can make this boy shape him into Rome itself - the one all must kneel before. BUT FIRST
THEY MUST SURVIVE . . . This then is the story of Nero's birth and raising under the watchful
and scheming eye of his mother Agrippina - a woman every man crossed at his peril. ----
PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN 'Breakthtakingly good' Bernard Cornwell 'Magnificent' The Times
'Pacy and propulsive cracking with energy violence and stirring speeches Iggulden chronicles
power struggles political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat' Daily
Mail Readers love Nero: 'Iggulden draws you into Rome its brutality and its glory and
brings it back to life with such seamless ease' ***** Reader Review 'Absolute quality from
first to last page atmospheric with a real feel for time and place' ***** Reader Review 'It
was fascinating to see the seeds being planted that will lead to the Nero becoming the tyrant
we know through the ancient historians but told in such a contemporary and accessible way'
***** Reader Review 'An absolutely immersive experience throughout that throws you into the
politics of Ancient Rome' ***** Reader Review Conn Iggulden Sunday Times bestseller June 2024
