{"product_id":"9781780225388","title":"The Legate's Daughter: From the author of the classic bestseller, Eagle in the Snow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of EAGLE IN THE SNOW an epic Roman tale about a kidnapping and rescue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scene is Rome in the troublesome year 24 B.C.  Emperor Augustus is in ill health and the city is seething with intrigue. There is speculation about the succession, uncertainty in the capital and unrest on the frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question of an heir is acute. Augustus has only one child, a daughter, Julia. She is married to Marcellus, marking the young man with the Emperor's favour, but some disagree with the match. Powerful rivals engineer crisis and conspiracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese events are seen through the eyes of Curtius Rufus, ex-centurion, gambler, and a man dissatisfied with life. He comes to the attention of Augustus's lieutenant, Marcus Agrippa, who leads Curtius into the puzzling affair of the legate's daughter, kidnapped, it appears, by pirates and held in captivity in the African desert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135342788848,"sku":"9781780225388","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780225388_p0.jpg?v=1763711490","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780225388","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}