The Lantern Bearers

Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the forces of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to fight against the Saxon hordes. Historical fiction.

First sentence: Aquila halted on the edge of the hanging woods, looking down.

Year

1998

Language

English

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Editions

16

Pages

281

ISBN

9780374443023

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