Usurper

The Parthian Chronicles, Book 7

By: Peter Darman

Narrated by: Andrew Kingston

Doting father? Man of peace? These things are not you, Pacorus. Have you not heard of the hydra? Cut off one of its heads and two more will replace it. You defeat one enemy and another springs forth to torment you, just as the gods torment you with endless strife. After the defeat of Mark Antony Pacorus has returned to the city of Dura to prepare for a happier campaign: the wedding of his daughter to a prince of a kingdom on the eastern frontier of the Parthian Empire. Pacorus and his family and friends travel to the east to attend the wedding of Princess Isabella, but old scores need to be settled and a new power is rising beyond the Indus that will threaten the empire itself. Can Pacorus and the surviving Companions can save the empire and the reign of the young, duplicitous king of kings from the barbarian hordes in the east? ‘Usurper’ followers on from ‘Sons of the Citadel’.

A map of the Parthian Empire can be found on the maps page of my website: petedarman.com.

©2017 Peter Darman (P)2024 Peter Darman

Critic reviews

"Usurper sees Darman at his best; he has got the mix of fast-flowing narrative and authentic military action spot on. This book follows Pacorus and his fellow Kings as they journey to Afghanistan for a royal wedding. Luckily, for battle-loving aficianados, disaster strikes and Pacorus is forced to defend the Parthian Empire from a new Eastern threat." —British Army Rumour Service review, January 2018

Ezcellent

I enjoyed this tale immensely, excellent combination of fiction and historical fact, a worthy beginning to commence a series, well done.

Captivating

Well written and well narrated. Keeps u engaged. Excellent narrator, long story but you don’t get bored

excellent

An excellent in side fictional view of the slave revolt that became the Spartacus Wars.

A most important book

Everything you want to know about the Parthenon and more, you will learn from this book. A most enjoyable reading.

I loved the book!

I very much enjoyed this novel,. It's quick pace and still developed the main characters in way that keep 's the reader engaged.