The Sword of Attila by Michael Curtis Ford

Now he and his army of fierce horsemen have penetrated deep into Europe and are poised to strike at the heart of the empire, the city of Rome itself. Respected and feared by friends and enemies alike, he is Count Flavius Aetius, Supreme General of the Legionsbetter known to history as the Last of the Romans.įacing him is a foe who has led his Asian hordes on a rampage of conquest and terror, from the barren steppes of the north to the very sands of Persia, ruthlessly destroying vast swaths of civilization. Adhering to the ancient code of honor on which Rome was founded, he wages a single-minded struggle against barbarian invasions and internal decadence to prevent a catastrophic reign of terror. Ultimate authority in the fragile Western Empire rests on the shoulders of one man. In an epic campaign that historians have called the most crucial in history, two great warriors match strength and tactics in a colossal struggle for the fate of the known world. Only one man has the power and courage to preserve Rome from utter destructionbut to save the Empire, he must first overcome the Sword of Attila. He and his wife educate their three children at home in Oregon. He speaks several languages and is an avid reader of the classics. He has bachelor's degrees from the University of Washington and a graduate degree from Princeton. Michael Curtis Ford is forty-three years old and is a translator and novelist. a man named Attilathe most dangerous enemy Rome has ever known. Now, he faces a man who once saved his life, a man he fears, loves and admires. Once Flavius lived among the wild Huns, rode their stout warhorses and became like a son to their king. At this pivotal moment, General Flavius Aetius is forced into a battle he does not want but cannot afford to lose. In his extraordinary new work, he brings to life the buckling Roman empire in 400 A.D., a jagged, sprawling realm of foreign fighters, unstable rulers, and battle lines stretched too far.

In his novels of ancient warfare, Michael Curtis Ford captures the roar, clamor and horror of battle as well as the intimate moments of human choice upon which history turns. Now, from across a broad plain of waving grass, a new enemy had poured out of the Eastto be led by a man whose goal was not just victory in battle, but the end of an empire. For centuries, Rome had ruled from Africa to the wilds of Britain.

The Sword of Attila by Michael Curtis Ford