Scipio
- 7 Aug 2008
- 9781847671004
- £10.99
- 400 pp
- 130×195mm
In a few words
An enthralling novel about one of the finest commanders in military history – the man who defeated Hannibal
Masterful...even better than Hannibal.
Allan Massie
Leckie brings the battle-tactics and manoeuvres almost cinematically alive and the sense of blood and sweat, chaos and horror linger powerfully on . . . utterly gripping.
More about
the book
Yes, we have achieved much. Have we destroyed even more?
In the name of Rome, Scipio Africanus systematically destroyed the hard-won empires of Hannibal and Alexander the Great. With breathtaking battle scenes and a tale of violent passions, Scipio is a stunning sequel to Hannibal, Ross Leckie’s acclaimed bestselling historical novel. This inspired narrative reveals the aristocrat, general, politician, and aesthete behind the Roman triumph to bring us a novel of love and betrayal, about a genius who discovers he is only a man.
A fine achievement, a thoughtful and stylish piece of historical fiction.
Brightly evocative . . . it is an erudite and immensely human story of fate, family and friendship from within a warped civilisation to which, like it or not, we owe much today.
By turns lucid, enlightening and thrilling, this is the historical novel at its best.
