BAXTER, STEPHEN — Emperor : Time's Tapestry Book 1

London, Gollancz. 2006, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0575074329) Hardcover. Book, A woman gives birth to her child in a village in Northern England, the cold northern edge of the Roman Empire. As she struggles through a painful labour she begins to scream out a series of words in Latin, a language she has never heard before. Only later does it become clear that the woman has spoken a prophecy that relates to the death of the Emperor, a prophecy that if enacted will change the fate of the Roman Empire . and all of the future beyond to the present day. Is the weaver of time's tapestry trying to change the lives of men ? 202p. map. New/New.