Sophia McDougall Libros

In 2756 AC (2003 AD in Christian terms), magnetic railways span Roman territory from Persia to Terranova, and mechanised crucifixes are ranked along the banks of the Thames. As volume one of ROMANITAS opens, Marcus Novius Faustus Leo, heir apparent to the Imperial throne, is mourning the death of his parents following a tragic accident. However, as information about the last days of his father's life becomes known to him, Marcus realises that his father's death was no accident and that his own life is in danger. Meanwhile, an escaped slave girl called Una, who possesses the power to look inside others' minds, struggles to save her brother, Sulien, from a London prison ship. In a fortune teller's stall in a Gallic flea-market, Marcus, Una and Sulien's paths cross, and the fate of the Empire rests on their shoulders...

Drie jaar na het einde van Romanitas is de relatie tussen Rome en Nionia (Japan) sterk verslechterd. En tot overmaat van ramp wordt de keizer plotseling ziek. Troonopvolger Marcus Novius, die eerder op de vlucht sloeg, wordt nu gedwongen de troon te bestijgen. Ook de voormalige slaven Una en Suliën worden betrokken bij de intriges die nog immer het leven van Marcus Novius bedreigen. En dat terwijl het Rijk voor een van de grootste bedreigingen ooit komt te staan.