Conn Iggulden: The Emperor Series Books 1-5

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Emperor: The Gates of Rome first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2003

Emperor: The Death of Kings first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2004

Emperor: The Field of Swords first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Emperor: The Gods of War first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2006

Emperor: Blood of Gods first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2013

Copyright © Conn Iggulden 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013

Conn Iggulden asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of these works

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

These novels are entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in them, while at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.

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Ebook Edition © December 2013 ISBN: 9780007552405

Version: 2018-08-08

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page The Emperor Series: Books 1-5 Conn Iggulden

Copyright Copyright Copyright Emperor: The Gates of Rome Emperor: The Death of Kings Emperor: Field of Swords Emperor: The Gods of War Emperor: The Blood of Gods About the Author Also by Conn Iggulden About the Publisher Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk Emperor: The Gates of Rome first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2003 Emperor: The Death of Kings first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2004 Emperor: The Field of Swords first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2005 Emperor: The Gods of War first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2006 Emperor: Blood of Gods first published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2013 Copyright © Conn Iggulden 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013 Conn Iggulden asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of these works A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library These novels are entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in them, while at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books. Ebook Edition © December 2013 ISBN: 9780007552405 Version: 2018-08-08

Emperor: The Gates of Rome

Emperor: The Death of Kings

Emperor: Field of Swords

Emperor: The Gods of War

Emperor: The Blood of Gods

About the Author

Also by Conn Iggulden

About the Publisher

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

1 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2003

Copyright © Conn Iggulden 2003

Conn Iggulden asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

Source ISBN: 9780007437122

Ebook Edition © December 2013 ISBN: 9780007321759

Version: 2018-08-08

To my son Cameron and to my brother Hal,the other member of the Black Cat Club

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five

Historical Note

Acknowledgements

The track in the woods was a wide causeway to the two boys strolling down it. Both were so dirty with thick, black mud as to be almost unrecognisable as human. The taller of the two had blue eyes that seemed unnaturally bright against the cracking, itching mud that plastered him.