Lady of the eternal city
Quinn, Kate2015
Book
"Elegant, secretive Sabina may be Empress of Rome, but she still stands poised on a knife's edge. She must keep the peace between two deadly enemies: her husband Hadrian, Rome's brilliant and sinister Emperor; and battered warrior Vix, who is her first love. But Sabina is guardian of a deadly secret: Vix's beautiful son Antinous has become the Emperor's latest obsession. Empress and Emperor, father and son will spin in a deadly dance of passion, betrayal, conspiracy, and war. As tragedy sends Hadrian spiraling into madness, Vix and Sabina form a last desperate pact to save the Empire. But ultimately, the fate of Rome lies with an untried girl, a spirited redhead who may just be the next Lady of the Eternal City"--
Main title:
Lady of the eternal city / Kate Quinn.
Author:
Quinn, Kate, author
Work:
Edition:
Berkley trade paperback edition.
Imprint:
Penguin, 2015.New York : Berkley Books, 2015.©2015.
Collation:
518 pages ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Rome series ; 4.
Audience:
Adult.
Contents:
"Elegant, secretive Sabina may be Empress of Rome, but she still stands poised on a knife's edge. She must keep the peace between two deadly enemies: her husband Hadrian, Rome's brilliant and sinister Emperor; and battered warrior Vix, who is her first love. But Sabina is guardian of a deadly secret: Vix's beautiful son Antinous has become the Emperor's latest obsession. Empress and Emperor, father and son will spin in a deadly dance of passion, betrayal, conspiracy, and war. As tragedy sends Hadrian spiraling into madness, Vix and Sabina form a last desperate pact to save the Empire. But ultimately, the fate of Rome lies with an untried girl, a spirited redhead who may just be the next Lady of the Eternal City"
ISBN:
9780425259634 (paperback)0425259633 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.6
LC class:
PS3617.U578
Language:
English
Subject:
Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138Antino©·us, approximately 110-130 -- FictionHadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138 -- FictionAntinoèus, approximately 110-130Antinoèus, approximately 110-130 -- FictionAntinous, approximately 110-130 -- FictionAntinoüs, approximately 110-130Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138Antinoüs, approximately 110-130 -- FictionHadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138 -- Fiction117 - 138Historical fictionBetrayal -- FictionFICTION -- HistoricalFICTION -- GeneralFICTION / HistoricalFICTION / GeneralRome -- History -- Hadrian, 117-138 -- FictionRome (Italy) -- History -- Hadrian, 117-138 -- FictionRome (Empire)Rome (Empire)Rome -- History -- Hadrian, 117-138 -- FictionHistorical fictionHistorical fictionHistorical fictionRomance fictionFictionHistoryHistorical fictionHistorical fictionRomance fiction
BRN:
2651284