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The Silk Tree

12 Ratings

3.8

Duration
14H 1min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

Forced to flee Rome, merchant Nicander meets an unlikely ally in the form of Marius, a fierce Roman legionary. Escaping to a new life in Constantinople, the two land upon its shores lonely and penniless. Needing to make money fast, they plot a wicked plan to steal precious silk seeds from the faraway land of Seres, Nicander and Marius must embark upon a terrifyingly treacherous journey across unknown lands, never before completed.

© 2015 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781471299483

Release date

Audiobook: June 4, 2015

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