# The Black Stone

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- Book: [The Black Stone](https://www.bookquiver.com/nick-brown/the-black-stone) ([The Black Stone.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/nick-brown/the-black-stone.md))
- Authors: [Nick Brown](https://www.bookquiver.com/nick-brown)
- Publisher: hodder_paperbacks
- ISBN: 978-14-4477-911-0
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2015-02-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

AD 273. Obsessed by the solar religions of the east, the emperor Aurelian sets out to obtain every sacred object within his realm. But one - a mysterious rock said to channel the power of the sun god - lies beyond his reach. Warrior-priest Ilaha has captured the legendary stone and is using it to raise an army against Rome. For Imperial agent Cassius Corbulo and ex-gladiator bodyguard Indavara, stopping him constitutes their greatest challenge yet. Assisted by a squad of undercover soldiers and a Saracen chieftain, they trek south across the deserts of Arabia, encountering sandstorms, murderous money-lenders and a ruthless German mercenary. And when they finally reach Ilaha's mountain fortress, they face thousands of warriors who will give their lives to protect him ... and the black stone.