The Lion Tamer's False Oracle
A Roman Circus Adventure

About this book:

In the dust and roar of the Roman circus, a charlatan soothsayer and a silent lion tamer chase fortune toward the heart of empire. Callistus reads the flight of birds and the entrails of sheep, selling destiny to senators and soldiers—until the omens begin answering back. Kalon speaks only in taps of his ash-wood rod, commanding beasts that weigh six hundred pounds, and he knows something Callistus doesn't: in Rome, the difference between a prophecy and a death sentence is merely who believes it.

From the salt winds of Corinth to the smoke-choked streets of the capital, *The Lion Tamer's False Oracle* follows a troupe of Greek performers summoned to the games of a new wooden amphitheater. There, the Emperor demands divine drama, the Praetor offers gold for spectacle, and the lions pace their cages with eyes that track more than meat. As the great beasts grow restless and the political knives come out, Callistus must decide whether his gift is genuine or merely good theater—and Kalon must protect them both from the consequences of the truth.

Rich with the grit, glamour, and lethal pageantry of Flavian Rome, this is historical adventure at its most visceral: a story of ambition and survival where every omen has a price, every performance a hidden cue, and the most dangerous animal in the arena might not have four legs.