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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2015

      Copyright © Harry Sidebottom 2015

      Maps © John Gilkes 2015

      Cover design by Claire Ward © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2016

      Cover photographs © Stephen Mulcahey/Arcangel Images (Roman eagle and Soldiers); Shutterstock.com (texture)

      Harry Sidebottom asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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

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      Ebook Edition © MAY 2015 ISBN: 9780007499908

      Source ISBN 9780007499915

      Version 2017-10-27