Everybody has heard of Alexander the Great - but few really know his story. His life is the most extraordinary story of military adventure ever told. The epic new standalone from one of Britain's best-loved historical fiction authors.
Harry Sidebottom Book order







- 2023
- 2022
The new book in the much-loved, bestselling Warrior of Rome historical thriller series.
- 2022
What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all.
- 2021
The Burning Road
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Gladiator meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road in the brilliant new thriller from the country's leading Ancient Rome expert.
- 2020
The Return
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
The sensational breakout historical thriller from Sunday Times bestseller and Ancient Rome expert Harry Sidebottom - now available to pre-order in hardback, eBook and audiobook. He came home a hero. But death isn't finished with him yet .
- 2019
A desperate rescue attempt deep behind enemy lines . . . this nail-biting adventure has all the hard-edged appeal of the Bravo Two Zero mission. When Valens, a junior officer in the Roman Army, joins a crack squad of soldiers on a dangerous mission, little does he know what's in store for him. Tasked with rescuing the young Prince Sasan, who has been imprisoned in the impenetrable Castle of Silence, the troops set out across Mesopotamia and into the mountains south of the Caspian Sea. Deep in hostile territory, inexperienced Valens finds himself in charge. And as one by one his soldiers die or disappear, he begins to suspect that there is a traitor in their midst, and that the rescue is fast becoming a suicide mission. Valens must marshal this disparate group of men and earn their respect, before it's too late . . . From the author of The Last Hour comes another fast-paced thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. For readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden. Praise for Harry Sidebottom 'Relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is Jack Reacher in ancient Rome' Ben Kane 'A cracking tale. More twists and turns than the Tiber itself' Rory Clements 'Cracking, page-turning stuff' James Swallow 'Grabbed me from the start. I loved it' Donna Leon.
- 2018
The Last Hour
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
For readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden, this is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.A lone figure stands silhouetted atop the Mausoleum of Hadrian.
- 2016
Fire And Sword
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
'Absorbing and brilliant ... Game of Thrones without the dragons' THE TIMES The third book in Sidebottom's epic series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.
- 2016
Blood and Steel
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
From the bestselling author of WARRIOR OF ROME comes the second book in an epic new series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.
- 2015
A monumental new roman series is here. 3rd century Rome, like you've never seen it before: murder, coup, terror on the streets, counter-rebellions and civil war.

