The Evening of The World Iain Pears 'A masterful blend of legal

'A masterful blend of legal thriller

shutting down the life-giving implants that enable so many to survive

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refuse to admit defeat

surly tutor and various servants in a grand but dilapidated old house called Skirl

The Evening of The World Iain Pears 'A masterful blend of legalTHE EVENING OF THE WORLD is set in the period of the barbarian invasions. Its hero is a young Roman nobleman named Marcus. He undergoes extraordinary experiences as he searches for meaning and stability in a twilight world where the old gods are dead or dying, but their mysteries still attract, and the new religion is threatened by new barbarisms. Marcus's journeys take him over the empire, from Italy to Greece and Byzantium, to the camp of Alaric the