Lustrum: A Novel

Lustrum: A Novel

The second book in the stunning Roman Empire trilogy by Robert Harris, author of the acclaimed bestsellers <b>Fatherland</b>, <b>Enigma</b>, <b>Archangel</b>, <b>Pompeii</b>, <b>Imperium</b> and <b>The Ghost</b>.<br><br>It is 63 BC, the year when Cicero is consul. Most of his time in office is devoted to uncovering and thwarting a violent conspiracy to overthrow the state, ostensibly led by Crassus and a group of disaffected senators. <br><br>Underlying it all is the great rivalry between Cicero and Caesar who represent two different types of ambition: one orthodox, the other revolutionary. As Caesar’s power grows, Cicero must face the inevitable compromises that come with power; is it justifiable to use illegal methods in order to save the Republic?<br><br>Robert Harris yet again proves himself a master of historical fiction as he takes the reader to the heart of republican Rome with a novel that is at once brilliantly researched and utterly gripping.