Dictator: From the Sunday Times bestselling author

Robert Harris

Oct 2015 · Cicero Trilogy Book 3 · Random House

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'Confirms Harris's undisputed place as our leading master of both the historical and contemporary thriller' Daily Mail

'Climatic in every sense . . . I could not put it down' Guardian

There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Cicero's comeback requires wit, skill and courage. And for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static. And no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others.

'The finest fictional treatment of Ancient Rome in the English language' The Scotsman

Ratings and reviews

Couldn't put it down although a fiction, it's based on fact and gives a real insight into a civilisation that thrived for over a thousand years. Puts the Julius Caesar profile in its true perspective also the reality of living in a times where privilege and influence were bed partners with corruption and violence.

A great read that brings the death throes of the Roman Republic to life. Robert Harris does it again. It's hard to put this book down!

Great read, highly recommend it. Robert Harris has written a book which never bores you after each page.

About the author

Robert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.