“Deragon weaves an expansive tapestry as four generals vie to become the next Roman emperor just before the beginning of the Christian era.

Political corruption is nothing new in this novel, which vividly explores the historical influences—and brutalities—on the modern psyche.”

~ Gay Courter
(The Midwife, Flowers in the Blood)

Courter is a New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction, has been featured in Newsweek magazine, and, for her non-fiction writing, been a Pulitzer Prize nominee.