With a vast cast of characters and nationalists, twists of fate, and tales of inspired leadership, David Anthony Durham perfectly captures the legendary Hannibal's world . Beginning in ancient Spain, where Hannibal's father had carved out a Carthaginian empire, the novel traces the origins of the war, the opening moves, and Hannibl's inspired choice to attack Rome via a land route most believed impossible. In graphic, panoramic prose, Durham describes...

Officer Francis, vigilante joker "The Infamous Black Tongue," and ace thief Tesseract are forced by a cold-blooded Baba Yaga into an illegal fight ring as part of her effort to placate a vicious monster from another dimension.