The confessions of young Nero / Margaret George.
Record details
- ISBN: 0451473388
- ISBN: 9780451473387
- ISBN: 9780451473387 : HRD
- ISBN: 0451473388 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780451473387 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0451473388 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 514 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-514). |
Summary, etc.: | "New York Times bestselling author Margaret George has brought history to vivid life with her chronicles of queens and kings. Now, she turns her gaze to an Emperor ... Built on the backs of those who fell before it, Julius Caesar's imperial dynasty is only as strong as the next person who seeks to control it. In the Roman Empire no one is safe from the sting of betrayal: man, woman--or child. As a boy, Nero's royal heritage becomes a threat to his very life, first when the mad emperor Caligula tries to drown him, then when his great aunt attempts to secure her own son's inheritance. Faced with shocking acts of treachery, young Nero is dealt a harsh lesson: it is better to be cruel than dead. While Nero idealizes the artistic and athletic principles of Greece, his very survival rests on his ability to navigate the sea of vipers that is Rome. The most lethal of all is his own mother, a cold-blooded woman whose singular goal is to control the empire. With cunning and poison, the obstacles fall one by one. But as Agrippina's machinations earn her son a title he is both tempted and terrified to assume, Nero's determination to escape her thrall will shape him into the man he was fated to become--an Emperor who became legendary. With impeccable research and captivating prose, The Confessions of Young Nero is the story of a boy's ruthless ascension to the throne. Detailing his journey from innocent youth to infamous ruler, it is an epic tale of the lengths to which man will go in the ultimate quest for power and survival"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68 > Fiction. Rome > History > Nero, 54-68 > Fiction. Emperors > Rome > Fiction. |
Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Silas Bronson Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | FIC GEORGE, M (Text) | 34005107024316 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |