The splendor before the dark [large print] : a novel of the Emperor Nero / Margaret George.
With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero Augustus commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is unquestioned. But in the tenth year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero's complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace--and the politicians... For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is now tied to Rome's--and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for glory dangerous. Throughout the empire, false friends and spies conspire against him, not understanding what drives him to undertake the impossible. Nero will either survive and be the first in his family to escape the web of betrayals that is the Roman court, or be ensnared and remembered as the last radiance of the greatest dynasty the world had ever known.
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- ISBN: 9781984827500 (paperback)
- Physical Description: x, 840 pages (large print) ; genealogical table, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Large Print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Subject: | Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68 > Fiction. Emperors > Rome > Fiction. Large type books. Rome > History > Nero, 54-68 > Fiction. |
Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
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100 Mile House Branch | LP GEO (Text) | 33923006046886 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
Quesnel Branch | GEO (Text) | 33923006046894 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
Trail and District Public Library Main Branch | F GEO (Text) | 35110001059597 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |