Carthage: A Novel - Hardcover

Leckie, Ross

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0862419441 ISBN 13: 9780862419448

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Set in the second century B.C. Carthage recounts, after three hundred years of acrimony and two bitter wars, the final, fateful clash between the two superpowers of the ancient world--Rome and Carthage. Completing Leckie's superb trilogy, Carthage tells the final chapter of the great Punic wars, the deadly rivalry between the bastard sons of Hannibal and Scipio, and the total destruction of the Carthaginian empire. The breadth of Leckie's knowledge of the period coupled with his poetic prose style brings the classical world to life in a truly masterful manner.

About this title

Book Description:

The thrilling conclusion to Ross Leckie's acclaimed classical trilogy, following HANNIBAL and SCIPIO.

From the Back Cover:

'I fought the Romans once. It no longer seems a prudent thing to do.'

Carthage tells the unforgettable story of the third and final Punic War: that of a great city and a people's eradication under the relentless rise of Rome. Its chief characters, one the bastard son of Hannibal, the other of Scipio, wished it otherwise. Both seek peace, but are caught up in war. As they struggle between duty and belief, they stand to lose everything in the face of their fathers' devastating legacies.

The many voices that tell this story are woven into a masterful exploration of human drives, political intrigue and the process of history-making itself.

'The final volume of Ross Leckie's Punic trilogy is the most interesting . . . imaginative but convincing detail makes the reader a tourist to a lost world.' Herald

'A considerable achievement in which learning has been enlightened by the imagination . . . a fast and gripping narrative.' Scotsman

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About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0862419441
• ISBN 13: 9780862419448
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240