by Michael Curtis Ford · DEBOLSILLO · tapa dura · ISBN 9788483463345
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«El último rey» is the historical novel by Michael Curtis Ford, published by Debolsillo in 2007, in hardcover, with 464 pages, in Spanish.
In the 1st century BC, Mithridates VI, king of Pontus, a monarch of Hellenistic education inspired by Alexander the Great, made confrontation with Rome the axis of his reign. The narrative, by Pharnaces, Mithridates' bastard son, shows his campaigns and his stubborn struggle against the Roman Republic for over twenty-five years.
The original English title, The Last King, was published in 2004 and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. This Spanish edition, from Debolsillo's Best Seller collection, came out in 2007.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and war fiction set in antiquity, with an interest in the wars between Rome and Pontus.
Michael Curtis Ford is an American historical novelist, writing novels about Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. He has worked variously as a laborer, a ski patrolman, a musician, a consultant, a banker, a Latin teacher, and a translator. He holds degrees in Economics and Linguistics and lives in Oregon, where he and his wife homeschool their three children. He has also written numerous articles on ancient military themes.
