Inferno

InfernoAuthor: Conn Iggulden Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 21 May 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Michael Joseph Ltd) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Nero Trilogy' series. Hardback 464 pages 241 x 164 x 43 690g *** THE FINAL EPIC IN THE NERO TRIOLOGY *** The throne is never safe especially in RomeAD 60. Rome stands at the height of its power glittering with wealth, drowning in intrigue. On Palatine Hill, Nero Claudius Caesar rules

make you grin like a gigglemug (someone who never stops smiling)

he studied science and zoology – but what he wanted most of all was to be close to the animals he was studying

etiquette and more

and the messiness of life and love and dying

Now Marlowe's on the trail of a killer

and the hairy primates that would one day evolve into humans

Packed with fun illustrations by Helen Flook

or whether it will be the one to end his life

heartwarming

It pains me to say this' GUARDIAN'Shockingly hopeful' INDEPENDENT'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' TELEGRAPH'Quite lovely' THE TIMES

Someone will do anything to protect the secrets of the past

DC than the corridors of power - think historic monuments and compelling museums