ROMA NOVA EXTRA - Alison Morton

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Résumé :
A young tribune at the Roman Empire's dusk meets a fiery daughter of a Celtic prince. Their descendants battle their way through history to the 21st century where they must find their own destiny and happiness while keeping their country safe. Over sixteen hundred years, Roma Nova has seen the brave, the noble, the treacherous, the clever, the chancers, the desperate, the happy and the dutiful who pursue their lives in an enduring Roman society, ruled by women. Eight stories - four historical and four present day, and a little beyond, of the people of Roma Nova. They fight to preserve their way of life, to seek and find love and to do the right thing, just like us.A young Roman tribune is sent to a backwater in 370 AD for practising the wrong religion His lonely sixty-fifth descendant labours in the 1980s to reconstruct her country A Roma Novan imperial councillor attempts to stop the Norman invasion of England in 1066 Her 21st century Praetorian descendant flounders as she searches for her own identity and happiness. The full titles... The Girl from the Market AD 370 Victory Speaks AD 395 A Roman Intervenes 1066 Silvia's story 1987 Games 2011 Conrad and Carina's Roman Holiday 2019 Saturnalia Surprise 2027 Allegra and Macrinus 2029 Readers of the Roma Nova thriller series - INCEPTIO, CARINA, PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO, AURELIA, NEXUS, INSURRECTIO and RETALIO - will be familiar with many of the characters in these short stories. But if you are new to Roma Nova, enjoy these eight 'behind the scenes' glimpses into their lives for themselves and perhaps feel curious enough afterwards to find out more about the Roma Novans in the longer novels......

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Alison Morton writes award-winning thrillers featuring tough but compassionate heroines. She lives in Poitou in France, the home of M?lisende, the heroine of her latest three contemporary thrillers, Double Identity, Double Pursuit and Double Stakes. Her eleven-book Roma Nova thriller series is set in an imaginary European country where a remnant of the ancient Roman Empire has survived into the 21st century and is ruled by women who face conspiracy, revolution and heartache but with a sharp line in dialogueSix years' military service, a fascinating with ancient Rome and a life of reading crime, historical and thriller fiction have inspired her writing. On the way, she collected a BA in modern languages and an MA in history. For the latest news, subscribe to her newsletter at https://www.alison-morton.com/newsletter/ and receive 'Welcome to Alison Morton's Thriller Worlds' as a thank you gift....