AD 256 - the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman world. The sparks of Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire, and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men. All the while, Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier. The battle-bloodied general Ballista returns to the imperial cour...(展开全部)

哈里·西德博特姆（Harry Sidebottom），英国作家、历史学家，牛津大学哲学博士，代表作为《罗马战士》系列小说。他目前正在创作新的系列小说《恺撒大帝的王座》，其中第一卷《铁与锈》已于2014年出版。

Toby Wilkinson is a prizewinning Egyptologist and the author of Tutankhamun’s Trumpet: Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy King’s Tomb, A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology, and the New York Times best seller The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt. He lives in Suffolk, UK.

The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson. Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute d...(展开全部)

Leon Harold Craig为加拿大阿尔伯塔大学荣誉教授，主要研究柏拉图的《理想国》和莎士比亚的政治剧。已出版专著多部，包括《柏拉图主义的利维坦、哲学与哈姆雷特的困惑》《哲人中的英语王》《哲人与王者》等。

In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced. A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidd...(展开全部)