{"product_id":"9780743498661","title":"Imperium (Cicero Series #1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFatherland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePompeii\u003c\/i\u003e, comes the first novel of a trilogy about the struggle for power in ancient Rome.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his “most accomplished work to date” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), master of historical fiction Robert Harris lures readers back in time to the compelling life of Roman Senator Marcus Cicero. The re-creation of a vanished biography written by his household slave and righthand man, Tiro, Imperium follows Cicero’s extraordinary struggle to attain supreme power in Rome.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn a cold November morning, Tiro opens the door to find a terrified, bedraggled stranger begging for help. Once a Sicilian aristocrat, the man was robbed by the corrupt Roman governor, Verres, who is now trying to convict him under false pretenses and sentence him to a violent death. The man claims that only the great senator Marcus Cicero, one of Rome’s most ambitious lawyers and spellbinding orators, can bring him justice in a crooked society manipulated by the villainous governor. But for Cicero, it is a chance to prove himself worthy of absolute power. What follows is one of the most gripping courtroom dramas in history, and the beginning of a quest for political glory by a man who fought his way to the top using only his voice—defeating the most daunting figures in Roman history.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42371128361021,"sku":"9780743498661","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780743498661_p0.jpg?v=1771566784","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780743498661","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}