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"Exciting historical thriller"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 25, 2005

Once Vitas was part of Nero's inner circle until at a feast he tried to choke the emperor because the ruler planned to have his way with his wife Sophia, a follower of Christos. He was supposed to be sent to the arena to die but a group of Read more...

"A Fascinating Look at History and Scripture"
Reviewed by Maurice A. Williams
Posted July 9, 2006

THE LAST SACRIFICE, the second novel in the last disciple series, starts with Vitas and John, the last disciple, on a ship headed for Alexandria. Powerful people in the Empire paid the captain to deliver Vitas safely as soon as possible. The captain set sail before making the Read more...

Summary

Helius, Nero's most trusted advisor, anticipates the death of his sworn enemy, the legendary warrior Gallus Sergius Vitas, scheduled to die a gruesome death in the arena. However, the badly beaten man who appears in the amphitheater is not who he seems. Rescued by a stranger and given a mysterious scroll, Vitas is told that he must decipher this letter to find the answers he needsa letter that Helius is also determined to decipher and to keep hidden from Nero. As Nero's reign of terror grows, so does his circle of enemies.