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2008., Adult, Allison & Busby Call No: SC Fic Lud Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Republic Volume: 2.Summary Note: HISTORICAL ADVENTURE FICTION. 'One shall tame a mighty foe, the other strike to save Rome's fame, neither will achieve their aim. Look aloft if you dare, though what you fear cannot fly, both will face it before you die' Aulus is dead. Hailed as a hero of the republic, his sons, Quintus and Titus have new and heavy responsibilities placed upon them. Lucius, now the most powerful, and sinister, senator in Rome, is keen to manipulate the Cornelii family to achieve his own goals. Meanwhile the young Aquila lives in Spain with dreams of becoming a powerful solider to fight for Rome and discover his destiny that is hidden within his Eagled amulet. The Sword of Revenge is the second book in the Republic trilogy by Jack Ludlow.
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2009., Allison & Busby Call No: SC Fic Lud Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: HISTORICAL ADVENTURE. Apulia was in turmoil and the Eastern Empire had only itself to blame: the Byzantine possessions in Southern Italy were in open rebellion, the strife extending from the great trading ports to the rich agricultural lands that ran west to the high mountain barrier of the Apennines. Seeking to take advantage of a division between the Saracen Emirs of the island of Sicily, Constantinople had decided to invade and re-conquer that valuable possession but in doing so, in order to find the soldiers necessary for the task, harsh methods of recruitment had been employed in their nearby Italian fiefs and the results of that had come home to roost.
