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Published: 26 May 2026
ISBN: 9780241587379
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 416
RRP: $34.99

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Historical fiction

Inferno

Conn Iggulden

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AD 60. Nero Claudius Caesar is Emperor. He is feared for his temper. He is known to be intoxicated by the power he wields. And why not? The Roman Empire stretches from the wilds of Britain to the deserts of Parthia. Nero is god of all he surveys.

Yet dangerous traitors lie close at hand. Generals commanding legions. Senators whispering in corridors. The people cheer in the circus – but curse him in the streets. As word of Nero’s cruelties and corruption spreads, they spark trouble in the north – Queen Boudicca revolts – and the ever unruly Gauls rebel.

Nero's empire is aflame. Rome – his city – is a tinderbox. Perhaps it is time for a cleansing fire. But no one, not even an emperor, can escape its touch . . .

Published: 26 May 2026
ISBN: 9780241587379
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 416
RRP: $34.99

Categories:

Historical fiction

About the author

Conn Iggulden

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. The first book in his new Athenian series, The Gates of Athens, was a Sunday Times top five bestseller. Protector is the latest instalment in the Athenian series.