Emperor: The Blood of Gods

Emperor: The Blood of Gods
Conn Iggulden

The epic new novel in Conn Iggulden’s bestselling EMPEROR series: this special edition eBook features an exclusive short story by the author.Julius Caesar has been assassinated. A nation is in mourning. Revenge will be bloody.Rome’s great hero Julius Caesar has been brutally murdered by his most trusted allies. While these self-appointed Liberatores seek refuge in the senate, they have underestimated one man: Caesar’s adopted son Octavian, a man whose name will echo through history as Augustus Caesar.Uniting with his great rival Mark Antony, Octavian will stop at nothing to seek retribution from the traitors and avenge his father’s death. His greatest hatred is reserved for Brutus, Caesar’s childhood friend and greatest ally, now leader of the conspirators.As the people take to the streets of Rome, the Liberatores must face their fate. Some flee the city; others will not escape mob justice. Not a single one will die a natural death. And the reckoning will come for Brutus on the sweeping battlefield at Philippi.

EMPEROR THE BLOOD OF GODS

CONN IGGULDEN

Copyright

While some of the events and characters are based on historical incidents and figures, this novel is entirely a work of fiction.

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Map © John Gilkes 2013

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Source ISBN: 9780007271191

Ebook Edition © July 2013 ISBN: 9780007285440

Version: 2017-05-12

To George Romanis

‘I am the most peaceable of men. All I ask is a humble cottage with a thatched roof, a good bed, good food, fresh milk and butter, flowers before my window and a few fine trees at my door; and if the dear Lord wants to make my happiness complete, he will grant me the joy of seeing some six or seven of my enemies hanging from those trees. Before their death I shall forgive them all the wrongs they did me in their lifetime. One must forgive one’s enemies – but not before they have been hanged.’

Heinrich Heine

Table of Contents

Title Page (#uff084258-d0b3-5cef-a956-8b0b2f5261e3)

Copyright (#u4969c4d4-bae3-51bd-9e74-96321dd52c85)

Dedication (#u6c3f523e-c0b0-5283-a1bd-bc23da5dfe67)

Epigraph (#u97611b26-155c-5d20-875a-d0b5264cd84e)

Maps (#u117c9e2c-bb8f-572b-abba-2f0b3a538c42)

Prologue (#u5878aa19-5f21-54ae-ab3a-e789571bd8a8)

Part One (#u5fb26056-bdfc-5c09-9d14-50304fe7e728)

Chapter One (#u481126fd-63ba-5156-8bb5-7f1ec1326d2e)

Chapter Two (#u58bbcf65-0853-58e9-b4ce-0d0788dcab49)

Chapter Three (#u67b6bb68-b361-51b0-9449-7230661d766f)

Chapter Four (#uf33f61b0-36ce-5fa4-8243-b93b0905c963)

Chapter Five (#u7494e41f-f917-5db8-a3ad-46f64f0f380b)

Chapter Six (#u5bf1e983-8eca-5355-8764-92b2603a3afc)

Chapter Seven (#u086fcdfd-9f45-5e3b-aff6-c25c40ec8d80)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Three (#litres_trial_promo)