In the Shadow of Heroes
By (Author) Nicholas Bowling
Chicken House Ltd
Chicken House Ltd
1st August 2019
2nd May 2019
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
823.92
Paperback
384
Width 141mm, Height 203mm, Spine 26mm
270g
Fourteen-year-old Cadmus has been scholar Tulluss slave since he was a babyhis master is the only family he knows. But when Tullus disappears and a taciturn slave called Togformerly a British princessarrives with a secret message, Cadmuss life is turned upside-down. The pair follow a trail that leads to Emperor Nero himself, and his crazed determinationto possess the Golden Fleece of Greek mythology. This madcap quest will push Cadmus to the edge of the Roman Empireand reveal unexpected truths about his past