Life is short and cheap in Nero's arenas. And now that Rawena is a gladiator, a single stab might cause the death of humanity. Rome, 54 AD: Rawena overcomes a lion with just a spear and a dagger, making the emperor believe she's a sorceress. Cursed to unleash a plague when steel pierces her heart, the immortal Celtic woman fears that Nero's desire to learn her secrets will trigger a catastrophe. Unless her next opponent does it first. Her...