Conn Iggulden - The Emperor Series Books 1-4

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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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

Copyright © Conn Iggulden 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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Table of Contents

Title Page The Emperor Series: Books 1–4 Conn Iggulden

Copyright Copyright Copyright Emperor: The Gates of Rome Emperor: The Death of Kings Emperor: The Field of Swords Emperor: The Gods of War About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher 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. 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 Copyright © Conn Iggulden 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Version 1 FIRST EDITION Conn Iggulden asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of these works 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. HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication. Ebook Edition © December 2012 ISBN: 9780007514526 Version: 2017-08-18

Emperor: The Gates of Rome

Emperor: The Death of Kings

Emperor: The Field of Swords

Emperor: The Gods of War

About the Author

Also by the Author

About the Publisher

Emperor: The Gates of Rome Emperor: The Death of Kings Emperor: The Field of Swords Emperor: The Gods of War About the Author Also by the Author About the Publisher

EMPEROR

THE GATESOF ROME

CONN IGGULDEN

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it, while based on historical events, are the work of the author's imagination.

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

The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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 e-books.

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Ebook Edition © 2009 ISBN: 9780007321759

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

Copyright

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.