From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Briar Club comes a historical saga about obsession, betrayal, and destiny.
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, 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 |
| Publication date: | 3rd March 2015 |
| Author: | Kate Quinn |
| Publisher: | Berkley an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 518 pages |
| Series: | Empress of Rome |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Narrative theme: Politics General Fiction Family Drama |