The Mark of Edain

Two slaves flee Imperial Rome, trying to get to the safety of Britannia. But the Roman Emperor has got other ideas... A gripping new novel from a writer fast becoming established as a key voice in historical fiction for children.

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Aoife and her brother Madoc are Roman slaves with a single dream: to get back to Britannia. So, when their master in murdered, they seize the chance to escape. But it isn't long before they are caught and dragged before the Emperor himself. Discovering that Aoife and Madoc are the children of the counsellor to Caratacus, the self-appointed king of Britannia, the Emperor orders them aboard his fleet. He is about to set sail to Britannia to put down Caratacus's anti-Roman rebellion, and he realises what valuable hostages the children will be.