Tyrant: A Novel [Hardcover]

From New York Times bestselling author Conn Iggulden, the second novel in this new trilogy finds newly-crowned Emperor Nero fending off court rivals while embracing his fate as the most feared, notorious ruler in Roman history.

Ancient Rome, 50 AD.

Agrippina secures her son Lucius’s fate through her marriage to Emperor Claudius. Though more intelligent than her previous husbands—and with a power that is absolute—for a time she bends her husband to her will. Claudius is gentle as a lamb with a rope around its neck.

So it is, that Lucius is adopted into the imperial family and becomes Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus.

But this is merely the first of many moves in the game of power. As mother and son risk everything—their alliances and betrayals, their cruelties and crimes, their brilliance and their ambition—this vivid tapestry is brought brilliantly to life by Conn Iggulden in Tyrant.Conn Iggulden is one of the most accomplished authors of historical fiction writing today. Among his numerous bestselling novels, he is the author of Tyrant, Nero, The Abbot’s Tale,The Falcon of Sparta,The Gates of Athens,Protector,The Lion, andEmpire, all available from Pegasus Books. Conn lives in London."Conn Iggulden is a prolific writer of historical fiction styled to pull in a wide readership. The novel takes Nero through boyhood to early manhood, marriage, mistresses, entertainment such as the magnificent arena naumachia, violent plots and intrigue, and, eventually, the conundrum over Agrippina and her matriarchal vise-grip. This kept me up well into the night.""A smartly executed second novel in a trilogy. A vivid, exhilarating plot."“The middle entry in a trilogy about Roman Emperor Nero’s turbulent life. Many details are marvelous, like the mock naval battles heldlSÊ