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Claudius is a masterful telling of one of the greatest stories from roman history, the conquest of britain. Douglas jackson turned a lifelong fascination for rome and the romans into his first two novels, caligula and claudius. Mistress of rome by kate quinn i, claudius by robert graves cleopatras. Caratacus, war chief of the britons, must unite the tribes for a desperate last stand. Caratacus is a major character in douglas jackson s 2008 novel claudius, the sequel to caligula 2008. Caligula, published in 2008 was jackson douglas s first novel. An epic conflict is coming, during this moment gripping and visceral novel of the roman invasion of england, for fanatics of conn iggulden and simon scarrow. Claudius by douglas jackson overdrive rakuten overdrive. Seven further novels featuring valerius have followed the most recent being glory of rome and have won critical. Hero of rome and defender of rome, are available in paperback and ebook editions. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Booktopia has claudius, historical fiction by douglas jackson.
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