{"product_id":"the-sign-of-the-blood-hardcover","title":"The Sign of The Blood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence O'Bryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Exciting and original,\" \u003c\/em\u003eSJA Turney\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eauthor of\u003cem\u003e Caligula.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCool mist settles over the legion advancing toward the Persian army. Constantine, the son of an emperor, the Roman officer leading the attack, tells his men to halt - something is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore long, the battle rages. He frees a slave named Juliana. She is half Persian and half Roman. As they are pursued to Britannia over land and sea, he learns that she can see the future - his future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 306A.D., long before Constantine the Great converted to Christianity and became the first Christian emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo ensure he survives, he must eliminate his enemies. But who must die first? The priestess, Sybellina, who joined them in Rome and practices dark and seductive magic? Or the brutal legion commanders who surround his father? Or, as Juliana suspects, are those who want him dead even closer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping historical novel about Constantine's bloody rise to power, the woman who helped him, and the real reason he supported a persecuted Christian minority, a decision which changed the world into the one we know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews of previous books by the author: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A delight,\" \u003c\/em\u003eYorkshire Evening Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'... superbly executed...' \u003c\/em\u003eIrish Examiner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Well written, beautifully descriptive, and with smart dialogue and a compelling air of menace throughout, ' \u003c\/em\u003eThe Lancashire Evening Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A brisk plot...which draws the reader into a conspiratorial rapport, ' \u003c\/em\u003eTelegraph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 474\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023487549579,"sku":"9781912732807","price":65.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/GPouhLJRoA9781912732807.webp?v=1779249027","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-sign-of-the-blood-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}