- Published: 1 October 2009
- ISBN: 9780099527947
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $22.99
Pompeii
From the Sunday Times bestselling author

















- Published: 1 October 2009
- ISBN: 9780099527947
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $22.99
Harris is a writer of integrity who does not seek refuge in postmodernist nonsense...He knows how to tell a story and achieves page-turningreadability without effort.
Frank McLynn, Daily Express
Explosive stuff, indeed - and, yes, it goes with a bang.
Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph
The depth of research in this book is staggering...Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster.
Simon Brett, Daily Mail
It is hard to imagine a more thorough-goingly enjoyable thriller read
The Sunday Times
Harris had me imaginatively surrounded. I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill
Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday
Since The Usual Suspects, novels and movies have become obsessed with the trick ending but .Insolently resisting this trend Harris has brought off a known-ending story
Guardian
A sophisticated thriller that takes in its stride the conventions of the historical novel, Pompeii deserves the place it will undoubtedly have at the top of the bestseller list.
Times Literary Supplement
Blazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action
Sunday Times
Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history - Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Books of the Year'
Daily Telegraph
Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster
Daily Mail
Harris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy... I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill
Mail on Sunday
The long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed
Daily Telegraph
Gripping, topical and dauntingly intelligent
Sunday Times
A stunning novel... The subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end
The Times
A whole community, buried in volcanic ash 2000 years ago, has been brought to life... Stirring and absorbing
Sunday Telegraph
A supremely good piece of storytelling, most impressively researched
The Guardian
Britain’s leading thriller writer … Explosive stuff, indeed – and yes, it goes with a bang
Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph
The depth of the research in the book is staggering … Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster
Simon Brett, Daily Mail
The final 100 pages are terrific, as good as anything Harris has done ... Stirring and absorbing
David Robson, Sunday Telegraph
Pompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph … put together with the skill of a craftsman
David Robson, Sunday Telegraph
Pompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph … put together with the skill of a craftsman
David Robson, Sunday Telegraph
Blazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action
Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Daily Telegraph
Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster
Simon Brett, Daily Mail
Harris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy... I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill
Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday
The long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed
Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph
Gripping, topical and dauntingly intelligent
John Carey, Sunday Times
A stunning novel... The subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end
Beryl Bainbridge, The Times
A whole community, buried in volcanic ash 2000 years ago, has been brought to life... Stirring and absorbing
David Robson, Sunday Telegraph
A supremely good piece of storytelling, most impressively researched
Diana Athill, Guardian
Blazingly exciting... Harris, as Vesuvius explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative... pulse-rate-speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action
Sunday Times
Breakneck pace, constant jeopardy and subtle twists of plot... a blazing blockbuster
Daily Mail
Harris has done a tremendous job in evoking life in ancient Italy... I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill
Mail on Sunday
The long drawn-out death agony of the two cities is brilliantly done. Explosive stuff indeed
Daily Telegraph
Robert Harris's Pompeii is his best yet: as explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history - Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Books of the Year'
Daily Telegraph
Gripping, topical and dauntingly intelligent
Sunday Times
A stunning novel... The subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end
The Times
A whole community, buried in volcanic ash 2000 years ago, has been brought to life... Stirring and absorbing
Sunday Telegraph
A supremely good piece of storytelling, most impressively researched
The Guardian
Britain's leading thriller writer . Explosive stuff, indeed - and yes, it goes with a bang
Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph
The depth of the research in the book is staggering . Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster
Simon Brett, Daily Mail
The final 100 pages are terrific, as good as anything Harris has done ... Stirring and absorbing
David Robson, Sunday Telegraph
Pompeii by Robert Harris was another triumph . put together with the skill of a craftsman
David Robson, Sunday Telegraph