{"product_id":"9780692289198","title":"Legions of the Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year is 9 AD, and Publius Quinctilius Varus has just been appointed by Emperor Caesar Augustus to oversee the subjugation of the Germanic people and annexation of the German lands. Varus, a lawyer and former governor of Syria, has frighteningly little experience as a military leader. He is resolved to prove himself as one, nevertheless. He believes the Germanic people to be conquered. He is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis ranks are filled with seasoned veterans and novices alike, the latter of which includes Lucius, a young man whose conscription into the Roman imperial legions represents only the first step in his epic, and terrifying, destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValerius Maximus, a young Roman tribune, enters the legions of the Rhine as well-only to find that the danger he anticipated from abroad actually lies within his own ranks. The vicious politics of the officer corps prove to be more treacherous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, German nobleman Arminius lies in wait, preparing for the inevitable appearance of the Roman legions and growing in his determination to liberate his people from Rome's rule at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fates of these men soon converge in a bloody battle that will decide the course of their countries...and their lives. The Germanic foes spring a monstrous ambush in a driving rain storm. The future of Western civilization turns in the blink of an eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark L. Richards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784813781232,"sku":"9780692289198","price":17.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692289198","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}