Ship of Rome

Stack, John

ISBN 10: 0007285248 / ISBN 13: 9780007285242

Published by Harper, London, 2009

About this Item

Some reading and cover corner creases, slight shelf wear, previous owner ink stamp to front endpaper, some foxing. ; Third printing of Harper paperback edition, 2009. Cover design by publisher incorporating images from various sources. ; The Masters of the Sea Trilogy; Vol. 1; 368 pages; Atticus is from a Greek fishing family and has risen to command the Aquila, one of the ships of Rome's small, coastal fleet. Septimus, former legionary centurion, is from Rome, born into an army family and now reluctantly in charge of the marines aboard ship. Two men of widely different backgrounds, but the arrival of the vastly superior Carthaginian navy off the coast of Sicily will forge a friendship in the heat of battle. Mass Market PB; 129 X 22 X 198 millimeters.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ship of Rome
• Publisher: Harper, London
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007285248
• ISBN 13: 9780007285242
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint; Third Printing.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Against a backdrop of the clash of the Roman and Carthaginian empires, the battle for sovereignty takes place on the high seas

Atticus, captain of one of the ships of Rome's small, coastal fleet, is from a Greek fishing family. Septimus, legionary commander, reluctantly ordered aboard ship, is from Rome, born into a traditionally army family. It could never be an easy alliance. But the arrival of a hostile fleet, larger, far more skilful and more powerful than any Atticus has encountered before, forces them to act together.

So Atticus, one of Rome's few experienced sailors, finds himself propelled into the middle of a political struggle that is completely foreign to him. Rome need to build a navy fast but the obstacles are many; political animosities, legions adamant that they will only use their traditional methods; Roman prejudice even from friends, that all those not born in Rome are inferior citizens.

The enemy are first class, experienced and determined to control the seas. Can Atticus, and the fledgling Roman navy, staffed with inexperienced sailors and unwilling legionaries, outwit and outfight his opponents.

SHIP OF ROME, full of magnificent sea-battles, packed with strong characters, torn between two powerful empires, is the first book in a new series, MASTERS OF THE SEA, by a brilliant new author.

About the Author

John Stack was born and lives in County Cork. He has always wanted to write but spent a long time working in other fields. In 2009, with the publication of Ship of Rome, he fulfilled a lifelong ambition of becoming an author.