By David Pilling
It's the yr 568 advert. From his monastic shelter in Brittany, King Arthur’s elderly grandson, Coel, starts off to write down the terrific tale of his existence. Now a monk, he's made up our minds to accomplish his chronicle earlier than loss of life overtakes him.
His story starts off presently after the demise of his well-known grandfather on the conflict of Camlann. Britain is plunged into chaos, and Coel and his mom are pressured to escape their fatherland. They take with them Arthur’s well-known sword, Caledfwlch, as soon as possessed by way of Julius Caesar. recognized to the Romans because the purple demise, it really is acknowledged to own unearthly powers.
When he grows to maturity, Cleo enlists within the Roman military below common Flavius Belisarius, the main recognized soldier of the age, and serves within the Roman invasion of Africa. He makes an enemy of the corrupt Empress of the East, Theodora, and falls into the clutches of Gelimer, the mad King of the Vandals.
Caesar's Sword (I): The purple demise follows the adventures of a British warrior of recognized descent within the glittering, deadly global of the past due Roman Empire. From the riotous streets of Constantinople, to the racetrack of the Hippodrome and the bloodstained deserts of North Africa, he needs to struggle to recuperate his birthright and his delight.
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