Wolves of Rome

By: Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Christine Feddersen Manfredi - translator

Narrated by: Richard Hollingworth

From the international bestselling Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Wolves of Rome is a historical thriller about two brothers and the betrayal of Teutoburg Forest that devastated the Roman Empire. This is a must read for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.

Bound by Blood. Divided by an Empire.

Deep in a dark, foreboding forest, the Roman Empire will face its bloodiest test.

3 BC. Two wild Germanic brothers, Armin and Wulf, are held hostage in Rome to keep their father from rebelling against the Empire. As the years pass, they are moulded into ideal soldiers: brave, disciplined, ruthless. Attributes that are to be tested when a conspiracy arises, threatening their emperor and the Empire’s future . . .

As serving Roman soldiers, the brothers are separated at opposite ends of the Empire, each proving their bloody might on the battlefield. But Armin begins to realize that no matter how far he travels and how many lives he takes, he has an inescapable bond to his father, mother and the tribes of Germania. His goal: to unite them all under one banner.

Wulf, though, remains loyal to Rome and it soon becomes clear that both he and the might of the Roman Empire are the only obstacles standing between Armin and his dream of freedom for the Germanic people . . .

Critic reviews

A tale of loyalties tested to the extreme . . . A solid chunk of historical fiction

Has all the elements of a truly epic novel. The pages are jam-packed with excitement, danger, love, revenge, mystery and myth

Where Manfredi excels . . . is in his mastery of detail

Stand aside Gladiator, the real classics are coming

Manfredi has this genre off to a finely honed art (Barry Forshaw)

Garbage

ridiculous, unless you're 8 years old. I must write 15 words to save you a nonrefundable credit.