Bibliograph

A man at arms, a novel, Steven Pressfield

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A man at arms, a novel, Steven Pressfield

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A man at arms

Oclc number

1155084976

Responsibility statement

Steven Pressfield

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"From the bestselling author of Gates of Fire comes an historical epic about the early years of the Roman Empire. A Man at Arms is a Western set in Jerusalem and the Sinai desert in the first century AD, a few years after the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. The villains are the Romans. They're in pursuit of a courier bearing an incendiary letter from Paul the Apostle. For agents of Rome, this letter represents an existential threat that will propagate a new faith and a new form of resistance among those who suffer under the heel of the Roman Empire. The Romans hire a mercenary named Telamon, formerly of the Roman Tenth Legion, to interdict and destroy the letter. Telamon only fights for money. He's been guaranteed a rich reward, but he must not fail because the punishment for failure is death by crucifixion"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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