A non-stop, action packed adventure from 549 AD spanning the fascinating Roman and Chinese empires. Nicander and Marius are unlikely companions and after the Ostrogoths have sacked Rome, find themselves on the road together, in an attempt to change their fortunes. The pair suffer setback after farcical setback and initially are most certainly not masters of their own destiny. The simple descriptive detailing eloquently brings the background to life; Julian Stockwin has the gift of allowing the reader to see lands for the first time through the eyes of Nicander and Marius. ‘The Silk Tree’ is an entertaining, enjoyable read and one you can gallop through in an easy sitting. ~ Liz Robinson
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Forced to flee Rome from the barbaric rampages of the Ostrogoths, merchant Nicander meets an unlikely ally in the form of Marius, a fierce Roman legionary. Escaping to a new life in Constantinople, the two land upon its shores lonely and penniless. Needing to make money fast, they plot and plan a number of outrageous money-making schemes, until they chance upon their greatest idea yet.Armed with a wicked plan to steal precious silk seeds from the faraway land of Seres, Nicander and Marius must embark upon a terrifyingly treacherous journey across unknown lands, never before completed. But first they must deceive the powerful emperor Justinian and the rest of his formidable Byzantine Empire in order to begin their journey into the unknown...An adventurous tale of mischief, humour and deception, Nicander and Marius face danger of the highest order, where nothing in the land of the Roman Empire is quite what it seems.
The Silk Tree features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Silk Tree is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Silk Tree was written by Julian Stockwin and published by Allison & Busby
The Silk Tree has 495 pages
Yes it is part of Moments of History series
£7.19
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