Publisher: New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Annotation: After the unexpected death of Attila the Hun, his legacy was thought destroyed on the battlefield. It lives on however in Odoacer and Onulf, the sons of one of Attila's greatest generals. They flee the chaos after a rival kills their father, an unfortanate casualty in the infighting that erupted following Attila's death. They go their separate ways, with Odoacer rising up to be a military leader and conqueror to defy the might of the Roman Empire. After his people were annihilated in an invasion by the Romans years later, he flees to Italy, where he again rises in prominence and reunites with his brother in the Roman army. Together, they lead a revolt against the last emperor of Rome who has gone mad, and their father's murderer, who is now a leading figure in the Empire.
This book is inspired by true events and after extensive research concerning the end of an empire. It is a follow up to the author's The Sword of Attila, but readers won't suffer if they haven't read that one.
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