BROTHERS IN BLOOD. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat,handwritten,purple ink inscrptn: 'To Barbara Merry Christmas! Simon Scarrow.' to title page, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour photographic images+design by Nik Keevil illustrated dw/dj with silver,blue+white lettering to front panel of dw/dj,rear panel with critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain pale yellow endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1-386pp [paginated] includes 36 chapters,a brief introduction to the Roman Army,an EXCLUSIVE (for Waterstones) short story by Scarrow at end; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page, a dedication,diagram of Roman Army chain of command,a b/w map (Roman Province of Britannia AD52) and at rear 4pp b/w illustrated publisher's advert for forthcoming download apps.
ROME,AD 52.In a dark,dank cellar,a man lies in chains,fearful for his life.He carries word of a secret that endangers the lives of thousands at the farthest reaches of the Empire.Will he withstand the brutal torture that awaits him?
Britannia.The Roman troops are poised for a frontal assault on a tribal enemy whose unceasing attacks cost supplies,lives and morale.Always close to the action,the finest soldiers of the legion,Prefect Cato and Centurion Marco,lead their men into the fray with little regard for their own safety.The unexpected outcome enrages their commander - suggests that treachery is afoot.With Rome's allies struggling to control their rebellious subjects, insurrection threatens.
If there is a spy in the army's midst,the invasion of the barbaric but strategically vital island may be halted in its tracks. It's imperative that Marco and Cato eliminate the threat.But can they do so in time?
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