Publisher's Synopsis
For his 4th novel, Tom Peashey continues his gender bending fiction started in the Dani Chronicles Trilogy, but with a distinct historical twist. He blends second century historical facts with a captivating fictional study of life and death in ancient Rome - and yes, it has a sincere love story between two improbable lovers. The reader should be forewarned that there are depictions of explicit sex, transsexual situations and harsh but quite factual torture and death often inflicted on the vanquished by the Legions of Rome. This is, after all, still the pagan Rome of orgies, lavish feasts, captured slaves and frequent assassinations. There is no way to minimize the decaying society that was Rome during this period. This book may not be for everyone. This is often offset by both humor and tragedy - including several two hanky moments. He takes you back to 180 AD and the time of Emperor Commodus and his trusted Chancellor, General Marcus Aurelius Cleander. Their story is intertwined with bizarre facts and compelling fiction. You may find a bit of fun in trying to figure out which is fact and which is fiction. The author guarantees when he details at the end which is which - you will be quite surprised. Actual history is often more shocking than fiction. From the opening defeat of Germania and its Mighty Prince Ballomar, to the entrance of the beautiful but deadly Rosea Flos, you will be captivated by the interaction of what becomes a large extended family. The story is told in twenty-first century language making it easier for the reader to understand, but with words that may well have been spoken two thousand years ago. Sit back and enjoy a fascinating twenty years in the history of the world. Let the transition from the defeated Mighty Prince Ballomar to the glory of King Ballomar I twenty years later, begin. For other books in the series, go to www.thedanichronicles.com
