Worse, the Praetors believe Nic holds the key to finding this amulet, and they will stop at nothing to steal it, even if that means harming the people Nic holds most dear. The secretive Praetors are determined to unlock a powerful amulet–one sure to bring the empire to its knees. The Praetor War–the battle to destroy Rome from within–is in full force, and Nic is caught in the crossfire. Nic may have escaped enslavement in the mines outside of Rome, but his troubles are far from over.

Click here for more!īook 2: Rise of the Wolf – Spring 2016 (Scholastic) Traitors and spies lurk at every turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic’s newfound powers for their own dark purposes.In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself and defeat the empire’s most powerful and savage leaders. But instead, he finds himself at the center of a ruthless conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle to destroy Rome from within. When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods - magic some Romans would kill for.Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his veins, Nic is determined to become free.

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