The Emperor Series Books 1-4
The first four books in Conn Iggulden’s acclaimed Emperor series brilliantly interweave history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar: the greatest Roman of them all. Now in one complete eBook for the first time.THE GATES OF ROME, THE DEATH OF KINGS, THE FIELD OF SWORDS, THE GODS OF WAR.From the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the treachery that threatens to tear it apart, this is an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal. Look out for the fifth and final instalment in the series, published in 2013.
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The Emperor Series: Books 1–4
Conn Iggulden
These novels are entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in them, while at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.
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Emperor: The Gates of Rome first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2003
Emperor: The Death of Kings first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2004
Emperor: The Field of Swords first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
Emperor: The Gods of War first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2006
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EMPEROR
THEGATES OF ROME
CONN IGGULDEN
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it, while based on historical events, are the work of the author's imagination.
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2003
Copyright © Conn Iggulden 2003
The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Ebook Edition © 2009 ISBN: 9780007321759
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To my son Cameron and to my brother Hal, the other member of the Black Cat Club
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The track in the woods was a wide causeway to the two boys strolling down it. Both were so dirty with thick, black mud as to be almost unrecognisable as human. The taller of the two had blue eyes that seemed unnaturally bright against the cracking, itching mud that plastered him.
‘We're going to be killed for this, Marcus,’ he said, grinning. In his hand, a sling spun lazily, held taut with the weight of a smooth river pebble.
‘Your fault, Gaius, for pushing me in. I told you the river bed wasn't dry all the way.’
As he spoke, the shorter boy laughed and shoved his friend into the bushes that lined the path. He whooped and ran as Gaius scrambled out and set off in pursuit, sling whirring in a disc.
‘Battle!’ he shouted in his high, unbroken voice.
The beating they would get at home for ruining their tunics was far away and both boys knew every trick to get out of trouble – all that mattered was charging through the woodland paths at high speed, scaring birds. Both boys were barefoot, already with calluses developing, despite not having seen more than eight summers.
