num_pages: 111
description: “Action-packed historical fiction. From the first few savage pages, the reader is right there beside Titus. The action keeps on coming until the tense and brutal conclusion.” Derek Birks, author of The Last of the RomansRome 38BCPirates have cut off Rome’s grain supplies, antagonising the new Caesar, Octavian. Pacts and compromises have failed, so now Octavian must go to war to eradicate the threat.But can his impoverished navy overcome a superior fleet, commanded by Sextus Pompey? His spymaster, Agrippa, has placed a man inside Pompey's camp – but former centurion Titus Villius Macer must choose where his loyalties lie. The veteran who once saved the pirate leader’s life is torn between a friendship rapidly turning sour and his pledge to serve Rome.Titus and his reliable second-in-command, Crispus, must employ guile – and bloody their swords – to navigate the conflict and protect those closest to them. But sometimes the greater battle is how a man deals with betrayal where he least expects it. Alistair Forrest is a journalist and editor. He is author of Libertas, Line in the Sand and the Agents of Rome series in which Viper Pit is the sequel to Nest of Vipers."A pacy and entertaining follow-up. A must-read for fans of the genre." Richard Foreman, author of Spies of RomePraise for Alistair Forrest:'Libertas is a fast-moving tale of fortitude, survival and eventual retribution told against the background of Rome's bloody civil war.' Douglas Jackson, author of Glory of Rome'Libertas is a good read: pacy, exciting and often funny. Forrest makes us care about Munda. He captures the tragedy of a people dragged into the horror of a vicious war brought about by circumstances over which they had no control and could hardly understand.' Lynn Guest, Historical Novel Society
language: English
title: Viper Pit
publisher: Sharpe Books