<p><b><i>Warrior of Rome: The Wolves of the North</i> by Harry Sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the Warrior of Rome series.</b><br><br>AD263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the Imperium of Rome.<br><br>In the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the Imperium - their savagery unlike anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each other. He must face the Heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the Eaters of Flesh, the Wolves of the North. As Ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpses. <br><br>Ballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?<br><br>Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leadi