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M C Scott (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Jan 2010 | Series: Rome (Book 1)

'Stop this fire, whatever it takes. I, your Emperor, order it.'

The Emperor: Nero, Emperor of Rome and all her provinces, feared by his subjects for his temper and cruelty, is in possession of an ancient document predicting that Rome will burn.

The Spy: Sebastos Pantera, assassin and spy for the Roman Legions, is ordered to stop the impending cataclysm. He knows that if he does not, his life - and those of thousands of others - are in terrible danger.

The Chariot Boy: Math, a young charioteer, is a pawn drawn into the deadly game between the Emperor and the Spy, where death stalks the drivers - on the track and off it.

From the author of the bestselling Boudica series, The Emperor's Spy begins a compelling new series of novels featuring Sebastos Pantera. Rich characterisation and spine tingling adventure combine in a vividly realised novel set amid the bloodshed and the chaos, the heroism and murderous betrayal of ancient Rome.

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  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press; First Edition, First Printing edition (1 Jan 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0593055721
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593055724
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 4.1 x 24.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 287,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"This is a gripping tale, with more to come." (Daily Mail 20100205)

"As exciting as Ben Hur - and far more accurate." (Independent )

"First in a new series, this is enthralling stuff. I can't wait for the next one!" (Shropshire Star )

"This is a thrilling race-against-time historical adventure in the bestselling tradition of Conn Iggulden's Emperor series from the author of the bestselling Boudica series. The Emperor's Spy begins a compelling new series of novels (second one is due this summer in hardback) featuring assassin and spy Sebastos Pantera.Rich characterisation and spine tingling adventure combine in a vividly realised novel set amid the bloodshed and the chaos, the heroism and murderous betrayal of ancient Rome." (Lovereading.co.uk )

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Rome is burning. Only one man can save it ... A thrilling race-against-time historical adventure in the bestselling tradition of Conn Iggulden's Emperor series.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars We Didn't Start the Fire 20 Aug 2012
By Paul Harris
Format:Hardcover
Rome: The Emperor's Spy is a hard book to categorise. Part thriller, part action adventure, part religious diatribe, I finally put it down as a good read that will be too controversial for some, too complex for others, while some will thoroughly enjoy it.

Read purely as an entertainment, I found the book to be pretty good. The characters have their own personalities and motivations, pantera (the main character) is particularly well drawn and the Emperor Nero gets a better take than the normally Byron-esque version we see - 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Of course, as soon as you hear Nero, you think of Rome burning, and that is indeed the climax to this book - not giving anything away there, as this is plainly going to be the ending from very early on. It's not the fire itself that is the real thrust of this book though, but the way in which the characters are brought to it in spite of their efforts to stop it happening or make it happen. This is where the main villain, Saulos, comes in. The leader of a Christian sect who need Rome to burn to fulfill a prophecy, Saulos is better known to us as St Paul, and this is where some people will find their tastes challenged.

If you're terribly religious, I wouldn't recommend this book - St Paul isn't the pnly problem you're going to have. For anyone else who likes a complicated plot, good characters and a book that grips like a free climber going up a sheer rock face, you could do a heck of a lot worse than spending your hard-earned dinarii on this.
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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue, Fire and Chariot-Racing in Nero's Rome 13 Jan 2010
By S. J. Cuthbertson
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
As a child in the first century AD, Sebastos Abdes Pantera, son of a Roman auxiliary soldier, witnesses an anti-Roman Judean rebel being taken alive from a tomb in Jerusalem. Decades later we meet Pantera again as he arrives in Coriallum (modern Cherbourg) after a stint as a spy in Britannia, during which he went native in the turmoil of the Boudican revolt. No sooner has he landed than he's recruited by the Emperor Nero to discover the missing details of a prophecy that Rome will burn - and then stop it happening.

Sweeping through three contrasting and vividly imagined parts of the Roman Empire - Gaul, Alexandria and finally Rome itself - this epic historical thriller is ablaze with intrigue, treachery, murder and chariot-racing, and is peopled by characters of a depth and complexity not often found in this genre. Some of the characters are from Scott's Boudica series, which will please fans of these novels but won't, I'm sure, disadvantage those who haven't read them. Integral to the plot is an unorthodox take on St Paul (as he then wasn't) and the beginnings of Christianity. I've no idea how plausible this theory is, but it works in the context of the story and the author provides a copious note on the matter for those who want to pursue it.

"Rome: The Emperor's Spy" marks a welcome return to the punchy style of Scott's contemporary crime novels. The vigorous, well-paced story is satisfyingly wound up, yet there's enough in the way of loose ends and unfinished business to make this reader look forward to the next in the series.
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40 of 48 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for 2010... 1 Jan 2010
By Zibal01
Format:Hardcover
Having read the "Boudica: Dreaming" series, I was delighted to discover this new novel from MC Scott.

In this book we have some old friends from the "Boudica: Dreaming" series returning, and are introduced to some new characters who have a large bearing on the outcome of the story.

The book centres around a prophecy naming when Rome will burn. There are many twists and turns, unexpected events, and rivalries revealed, as we follow the characters from Cariollum to Rome, via Alexandria.

From the Boudica series we see the return of Caradoc, Cwmfen and Math. Math is now a 10 year-old thief and whore, as well as an apprentice for the local chariot racing team. The driver, Ajax, is another familiar face (if not name) from the previous series. There's also a brief appearance from Valerius.

New central characters are Pantera, who is The Emperor's Spy, Hannah, Shimon the Zealot, Saulos, Poros, Akakios and, of course, Nero himself. No relationship is as it seems. No-one can be taken on face value.

Politics, religion, spin, lust, love, hate, this book has it all in abdundance.

If you want to know more, I would highly recommend that you read the book - and the Boudica Series if you haven't read that!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent yet easy read
A well researched and written novel. If you enjoy Roman period fiction by such authors as Simon Scarrow and Harry Sidebottom you will enjoy this.
Published 8 days ago by kevin Hill
3.0 out of 5 stars Too much emphasis on brutality and violence overconvoluted storylines
The subject matter is truthfull and fascinating Nero did foil a plot by a christian sect to burn Rome but the storyline constantly grated on my sensibilities putting modern... Read more
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Introduced to MC Scott through the impressive Boudica series, Rome is up to the same high standard of research and enjoyment.
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A good start to the rome series. I'd already read the 2nd and 3rd books so didn't need to get to know the characters, but an excellent first book on my new Kindle. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Rome: The Emperor's Spy
I'll read just about any book, as long as it is well written. But unfortunately, I just couldn't immerse myself in this book at all. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rome: The Emperor's Spy
Have thoroughly enjoyed the Boudicca series by Manda Scott. The Emperor's Spy lived up to all my expectations. Excellent. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Romano-British relations from a different standpoint
I thought nothing could top Manda Scott's brilliant Boudicca series but her "Rome" series is not only on a par with them, it gives a new dimension to the story. Read more
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This book by Manda C. Scott is the first of the new Rome series and I have to admit this is in my view really enthralling stuff. Read more
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