Alistair Forrest was brought up in the Middle East dashing to and from the UK for a spot of schooling Hes lived in six countries all told and visited many of the rest Hes worked for three UK newspapers and edited travel photographic and natural health magazines He ran a PR company for a decade Perhaps moving to Alderney in the Channel Islands with his wife Lynda in 2019 has put an end to his nomadic lust Who knows But at least he now lives near a beach and quite a few other creative types. He also edits a UK health food magazine and helps the States of Alderney with medi Alistair Forrest was brought up in the Middle East dashing to and from the UK for a spot of schooling He s lived in six countries all told and visited many of the rest He s worked for three UK newspapers and edited travel photographic and natural health magazines He ran a PR company for a decade Perhaps moving to Alderney in the Channel Islands with his wife Lynda in 2019 has put an end to his nomadic lust Who knows But at least he now lives near a beach and quite a few other creative types. Busy guy site_link A thrilling story of intrigue and battle in Ancient Rome For fans of Ben Kane Conn Iggulden Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow A Greek governor strays into the vipers nest 33BC On landing in Ephesus to trade Lachares a Greek sea merchant is seized and unfairly executed by Mark Antony the triumvir of Rome s eastern provinces Lachares crew are left to deliver the news to his son Eurycles the governor of a Greek trading post Horrified Eurycles vows to take revenge on Mark Antony With conflict brewing between Antony and his greatest political rival Octavian Caesar Eurycles is invited to work against Antony s cause by smuggling two defectors out of his camp Eager for an opportunity to get close to his enemy Eurycles pledges his ship and men to Caesar Now embroiled in the deadly machinations of spies and defectors Eurycles must decide who he can trust And when Mark Antony s legions land in Actium and begin to prepare for an all out war Eurycles starts to wonder whether he will survive long enough to exact his revenge SEA OF FLAMES is an action packed historical military adventure set in Ancient Rome during the Battle of Actium Murder blood and political intrigue that will have you reaching for your gladius Alistair Tosh author of Siege Sea of Flames A thrilling account of the Battle of ActiumExciting Roman battle yarnThis isn t just about the great Battle of Actium and the larger than life characters of Antony and Cleopatra that starred in it Embedded in this historical background which is described with energy and scholarship are the stories of sympathetic characters on their own journeys Exciting empathetic and convincing English Best book I have read this yearSo we ll written enjoyed the history and detail of the characters in this story I look forward to many English
| Sea of Flames: A thrilling account of the Battle of Actium By Alistair Forrest |
| 085495354X |
| 9780854953547 |
| English |
| 248 |
| Kindle Edition |
., Here he writes historical fiction Libertas Line in the Sand Agents of Rome series Nest of Vipers Viper Pit as of 2020 with book 3 Vipers Venom due 2021: Here he writes historical fiction Libertas Line in the Sand Agents of Rome series Nest of Vipers Viper Pit as of 2020 with book 3 Viper s Venom due 2021. He also edits a UK health food magazine and helps the States of Alderney with media relations