The Blood of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 17)The gripping new Cato and Macro adventure in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series, not to be missed by readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. It is AD 55. As trouble brews on the eastern fringes of the Roman Empire, Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro must prepare for war . . . The wily Parthian Empire has invaded Armenia, a frontier territory claimed by Rome, ousting King Rhadamistus. The king is ambitious and ruthless, but he

in the form of an unearthly singing voice

Storytellers range from Suzi Ronson (who styled David Bowie's hair into Ziggy Stardust) to author Jung Chang by way of a hip hop 'one hit wonder' an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time and a young female spy-tester in World War II

'Hugely original and heartbreakingly real' Rosie Walsh

If you feel held back and frustrated

for the sinister Mr Whittington

With a bit of luck and some help from a series of unexpected new friends they might just make it to the big city and find what they're looking for

where the town is overrun by scientists and professors conducting ostensibly pointless research

THE GUNPOWDER PLOT looks at the reasons for the plan to blow up the houses of Parliament in 1605

Her motto: 'Let Me Hold Your Paw and Help

There she soon faces what she most fears: a super sexy guy ready to be Nina's next mistake

and speeches

the streets of 1980s Prague