Emperor

EmperorAuthor: Stephen Baxter ISBN: 9780575079229 Publisher: Orion Year first published: 12 Apr 2007 Pages: 320 Format: Paperback softback A woman gives birth to her child in a village in Northern England, the cold northern edge of the Roman Empire. As she struggles through a painful labour she begins to scream out a series of words in Latin. A language she has never heard before, much less spoken. One of the family recognises the words for what they are.

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Year first published: 08 Dec 2008

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