Edition |
Berkley trade paperback edition. |
Description |
518 pages ; 21 cm. |
Series |
An empress of Rome novel ; 4 |
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Quinn, Kate.
Rome ; 4.
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Summary |
"Elegant, secretive Sabina may be Empress of Rome, but she still stands poised on a knife's edge. She must keep the peace between two deadly enemies: her husband Hadrian, Rome's brilliant and sinister Emperor; and battered warrior Vix, who is her first love. But Sabina is guardian of a deadly secret: Vix's beautiful son Antinous has become the Emperor's latest obsession. Empress and Emperor, father and son will spin in a deadly dance of passion, betrayal, conspiracy, and war. As tragedy sends Hadrian spiraling into madness, Vix and Sabina form a last desperate pact to save the Empire. But ultimately, the fate of Rome lies with an untried girl, a spirited redhead who may just be the next Lady of the Eternal City"-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
"Elegant, secretive Sabina may be Empress of Rome, but she still stands poised on a knife's edge. She must keep the peace between two deadly enemies: her husband Hadrian, Rome's brilliant and sinister Emperor; and battered warrior Vix, who is her first love. But Sabina is guardian of a deadly secret: Vix's beautiful son Antinous has become the Emperor's latest obsession. Empress and Emperor, father and son will spin in a deadly dance of passion, betrayal, conspiracy, and war. As tragedy sends Hadrian spiraling into madness, Vix and Sabina form a last desperate pact to save the Empire. But ultimately, the fate of Rome lies with an untried girl, a spirited redhead who may just be the next Lady of the Eternal City" |
Subject |
Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138 -- Fiction.
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Antinoüs, approximately 110-130 -- Fiction.
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Rome -- History -- Hadrian, 117-138 -- Fiction.
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Rome -- History -- Hadrian, 117-138 -- Fiction.
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FICTION -- Historical.
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FICTION -- General.
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Antinoüs, approximately 110-130
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Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138
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Rome (Empire)
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Chronological Term |
117-138
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Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Romance fiction
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History
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Historical fiction
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Fiction
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Historical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Romance fiction.
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ISBN |
9780425259634 (paperback) |
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0425259633 (paperback) |
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