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;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Central :geo:43.3358008,-79.7899909 GEO:43.3358008;-79.7899909 DESCRIPTION:Author of Agrippa\n.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/17102720 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Robert Harris\, internationally bestsellin g author of \;Conclave\, \;discusses Agrippa\, h is sweeping new political thriller about the general who built an empire&m dash\;and paid the ultimate price. \;Agrippa \;is Harris& rsquo\;s monumental return to the world of ancient Rome on the edge of dic tatorship\, a novel for our times. The discussion will be led by esteemed publisher\, editor and author\, Jared Bland.
\nIn the turbulent afte rmath of Julius Caesar&rsquo\;s assassination\, two young men seize the ch ance to shape the future of Rome: Octavius\, Caesar&rsquo\;s cunning heir\ , and his brilliant common-born ally\, Marcus Agrippa. Together\, they fig ht for control of the empire\, navigate shifting loyalties\, vanquish thei r enemies at Philippi\, and crush the fabled lovers Mark Antony and Cleopa tra at Actium\, securing a new empire that will change the world.
\nSweeping from the blood-soaked battlefields of the Republic to the marble corridors of imperial power\, \;Agrippa \;is a masterful novel of ambition and statecraft\, loyalty and betrayal\, and how even the greatest empires are built on fragile bonds between men.
\nA Differ ent Drummer Books will be on-site with books for sale and signing after th e talk.
\nPresented in collaboration with Random House Canada and A Different Drummer Books
\nRobert Harris i s the author of sixteen widely acclaimed and bestselling novels\, includin g \;The Cicero Trilogy\, \;which won the \;Walter Sco tt Prize for Historical Fiction and other literary awards. \;Several o f his books have been adapted into films. \;His work has been translat ed into forty languages\, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Liter ature.
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