by Valerio Massimo Manfredi · DEBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483462140
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«El imperio de los dragones» is the historical novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, published by DEBOLSILLO in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
In AD 269, Emperor Valerian and his guard, led by Metellus, fall prisoner to the Persians at Edessa and are forced to work in a mine. After escaping with the help of an enigmatic traveler, the Romans reach China, the Empire of the Center, where Metellus discovers unknown landscapes, customs and martial arts and falls in love with Yun Shan, his guide. The novel combines adventure with the clash between two cultures and a love story.
The work was originally published in Italian as «L'impero dei draghi» in 1999; this Spanish edition includes the translation by José Ramón Monreal.
Suitable for those who enjoy historical adventure novels, romance and encounters between cultures in Antiquity.
Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist.
