by WilliamNapier (Author)
The 5th century has dawned in blood. The young boy exiled thirty years ago has grown into a man. One stormy autumn day, a mysterious rider is seen out on the plains. Attila has returned, his sentence served, to claim his kingdom. He will ride out at the head of no more than one hundred chosen men, driven by the ambition to unite all the feuding Hunnish and Scythian tribes under single banner and a single king. An impossible ambition. For Attila and his chosen men must triumph over blizzards and deserts, bandit kings and hidden mountain kingdoms, and furious battle with the terrible Kutrigur Huns. But all will flock to his banner, answer his call. His power is mysterious and inexpressible, his strength of character and iron will cannot be opposed. And far to the west lies a promised empire both fabulously wealthy and tottering to its knees. An empire full of gold and silver and dark-eyed slavegirls ...the Empire of Rome. And this strange horde from out of the Scythian wilderness will bring a night to fall on that Empire like no other...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 21 Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 0752861131
ISBN 13: 9780752861135
Book Overview: The ATTILA trilogy is a bloodstained epic about the Fall of Rome, and its enigmatic destroyer: Attila the Hun. It's a story of sex, power and extreme violence and the events that put the final nails in the coffin of Roman Europe Attila is one of those elusive figures whose notoriety is only exceeded by his mystery. The perfect mix for historical fiction Conn Iggulden has demonstrated that the interest in the great stories of the past (particularly military stories) is still at its height William Napier is a fantastic craftsman of prose and possesses a wealth of knowledge of the time. An impressive combination 'If you think you don't like historical fiction, you haven't read William Napier' The Times