AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two. The latest blazing novel in the Warrior of Rome seriesThe western provinces - Gaul, Spain and Britain - have been seized; to the east, on the plains of northern Italy, armies muster. War is coming. Everyone must choose a side.Ballista must journey the Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth. Yet not all welcome Ballista's return. Does treachery pose the greatest danger?