THE HOUR OF THE FOX HAS COME!
Mara has escaped death, and is on the run with the slave-boy Phrygillus. Thomasius and Manasa are hunting a killer (or is he hunting them?)
Young Aulus is sent on a surprising mission.
Decimus is given his most dangerous assignment yet: to penetrate the intrigue and corruption at the heart of the Imperial court.
And Florianus the court eunuch, surrounded by enemies, is struggling to stay alive.
As Blood-Drinkers close in on the crumbling Western Empire, eyes turn to the East. And a cunning and ruthless player is about to make his own bid for power…
Part two of The Gardens of the West.
