River of Gold: Empire XI Joe Abercrombie Sometimes surviving isn't enough

Sometimes surviving isn't enough

winner of the 1992 Sunday Express Book of The Year Award

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Mings world is changed forever

River of Gold: Empire XI Joe Abercrombie Sometimes surviving isn't enoughAfter saving the emperor's life in Rome, Marcus and his comrades have been sent across the sea to the wealthy, corrupt Greek metropolis of Aegyptus, Alexandria. An unknown enemy has slaughtered the garrison of the Empire's last outpost before its border with the mysterious kingdom of Kush. Caravans can no longer reach the crucial Red Sea port of Berenike, from which the riches of the East flow towards Rome. The Emperor's most trusted and most devious