Justinian

“This vivid historical novel” of the seventh-century Roman emperor “puts the reader by his side as he governs . . . with an iron hand and a bloody sword” (Publishers Weekly).

Harry Turtledove has won numerous awards and countless fans for his alternate history novels. Now, writing as H.N. Turteltaub, he draws on his expertise as a leading Byzantine scholar to present a tale of intrigue, treachery a...