8 Jul 2026 | 7.30pm | Rausing Building
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We are delighted to welcome back Ben Kane as he releases the final book in his Hannibal series:
A Land Aflame
211 BC: Hannibal’s struggle against the Romans in Italy continues, but the Carthaginians have been utterly defeated in Sicily. Fleeing the island to Spain, Hanno and Aurelia are shipwrecked, and taken prisoner by local tribesmen. Unless they escape, a life of slavery and brutal treatment awaits.
Aurelia’s brother Quintus is posted with his comrades to Spain, where a new commander – Scipio – has been given the task of defeating the Carthaginian generals who hold sway over most of the peninsula.
Here, on the third front, there will be marches of incredible endurance, epic sieges and huge set piece battles. The very outcome of the war hangs in the balance.
Who will emerge victorious, Rome or Carthage? Only the gods can tell.
Ben Kane
Ben Kane’s passion for history has taken him to more than 60 countries, and all 7 continents. He has walked hundreds of miles in Roman military gear, including Hadrian’s Wall, and is known to lead history tours in Italy and Germany. Eleven of his twenty novels have been Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers. Published in fifteen countries, he has sold more than two and a quarter million books worldwide. He lives in Somerset, where he writes full time.