Empire of Dragons

Resumen del libro

Anatolia, AD 260. The Roman outpost of Edessa is on its last legs after the Persian siege, and Roman Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to negotiate peace. But the meeting is a trap and the Emperor ends up in enemy hands, along with the commander of his personal guard, Marcus Metellus Aquila, and ten of his most valiant and trusted men. Their destiny is sealed: they will rot away in a mine, forced into slavery. But Metellus - legate of the Second Augusta Legion, hero of the empire - and his men break free and find shelter at an oasis, where they meet a mysterious, exiled prince. The Romans become the prince's private militia, agreeing to safeguard the prince's journey back to his homeland, Sera Maior, the mythical Kingdom of Silk - China. And so they begin an extraordinary and epic journey through the forests of India, the Himalayan mountains, the deserts of central Asia, all the way to the heart of China - as the very survival of the world's greatest two empires is at stake.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Valerio Massimo Manfredix{0026}lt;/B es arqueólogo, especializado en el mundo clásico. Ha impartido clases en universidades de Italia y de otros países. Ha dirigido numerosas excavaciones y ha publicado artículos y ensayos académicos.x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P También es el autor, internacionalmente conocido, de más de una veintena de novelas, de las que se han vendido doce millones de ejemplares. Entre sus títulos más destacados están la trilogía Aléxandros, publicada en cuarenta países, x{0026}lt;I La última legiónx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El tiranox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El imperio de los dragonesx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El ejército perdidox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Los idus de marzox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Noche de inviernox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Odiseo. El juramentox{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Odiseo. El retornox{0026}lt;/I , a las que se suma su último gran éxito, x{0026}lt;I Teutoburgox{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P