Carthage : A novel

I fought Romans once. It no longer seems a prudent thing to do.

Carthage concludes the internationally acclaimed trilogy that began with Hannibal and continued with Scipio. Here, Ross Leckie tells of the final Punic War: the story of a great city and a people’s utter eradication under the relentless rise of Rome. But its chief characters, one the bastard son of Hannibal, the other of Scipio, would have wished it otherwise. Both seek peace, but are caught up in a war. As they struggle between duty and belief, they stand to lose everything in the face of their fathers’ devastating legacies.

Written as a series of letters and entries, the multiple voices of the novel are woven into a masterful exploration of human drives, political intrigue and the process of history-making itself.

Praise for Carthage:

'Leckie's writing is as clear as spring water, and as refreshing.'

Independent

'A vivid, well-researched novel. Time and again we feel we are there, in the state rooms of senators and princes, or sailing the Mediterranean in a small, swift boat, or walking the streets of the great city itself...What makes Carthage such a good read is the way in which Leckie manages to make tragedy of this inalienable historical fact.'

Sunday Herald

'The final volume of Ross Leckie's Punic trilogy is the most interesting...distinguished by gripping plot and good writing...imaginative but convincing detail makes the reader a tourist to a lost world.'

Herald