{"product_id":"9780008771508","title":"The Eagle and the Wolf : Book 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Doherty, Gordon \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical adventure\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 August 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Age of Attila' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 242 x 40 | 676g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is the best book I’ve read this year, hands down' Conn Iggulden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Hun hordes and Germanic tribes maraud through Imperial lands, two legendary men – Attila the Hun and the “Last of the Romans” General Flavius Aetius find their fortunes entangled with the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Flavius Aetius, a noble Roman son, is an outsider in a savage land. He has been banished, given as hostage to the barbaric Huns and sent to the edge of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What the Huns do not know, however, is that his father and mother have been murdered in a coup. He is an orphan, with no value at all. His life hangs on a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this new harsh world, he manages to find one grudging ally, a young boy named Attila.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A brotherhood is formed. One that, the shamans foretell, will shatter the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The Eagle and the Wolf is historical fiction at its most epic' Matthew Harffy, author of the Bernicia Chronicles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Doherty combines real history with vivid imagination in a way few can rival' Anthony Riches, author of the Empire series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Highly recommended, and I can’t wait to read on' Alex Gough, author of the Mark Antony series and the Outcasts of Rome series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A beautifully crafted historical fiction novel' Peter Gibbons, author of the Viking Blood and Blade trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53381983928656,"sku":"9780008771508","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9780008771508.jpg?v=1786199337","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008771508","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}