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    The Silk Tree: An epic adventure to unravel China's most guarded secret

    By Julian Stockwin

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    "Julian Stockwin, a master of the historic novel, writes with a zeal, re-creating ancient times, with fast-paced prose, vivid characters, and matchless authenticity." - QUARTERDECK MAGAZINE

    Rome 549 AD. Forced to flee the city, merchant Nicander and legionary Marius escape to a new life
    in Constantinople. Determined to make their fortune, they plot a number of outrageous money-making
    schemes, until they chance upon their greatest idea yet.

    Armed with an audacious plan to steal precious silk seeds from the faraway land of Seres, Nicander and Marius must embark upon a terrifying and treacherous journey across unknown realms. But first
    they must deceive the powerful ruler Justinian and the rest of his formidable Byzantine Empire in order to begin their voyage into the unknown.

    In an adventurous tale of mischief and deception, Nicander and Marius face danger of the highest order, where nothing in the land of the Roman Empire is quite what it seems.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllison & Busby
    Release dateNov 6, 2014
    ISBN9780749017965
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    The Silk Tree: An epic adventure to unravel China's most guarded secret
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    Julian Stockwin

    Julian Stockwin is the internationally bestselling author of Kydd, Artemis, Seaflower, and Mutiny, the first four novels in the Kydd adventure series. Having joined the Royal Navy at age fifteen, he retired from the Royal Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander and was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE). He and his wife live in Devon, England. Visit the author's website at JulianStockwin.com.

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