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The Road to Rome released in USA today!
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The Road to Rome released in USA today!
Today's the day that The Road to Rome is released in the USA. Here's hoping it does well. 

Ben Kane
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
- Vanessa
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Congratulations and fingers crossed for you!
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Way to Go!
Congratulations, Ben!
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- parthianbow
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Thanks for all your good wishes.
Matt - it's very frustrating, but no, there is no word on ebooks in the USA. For whatever strange reason, my US publishers didn't purchase digital rights for the trilogy. They will in the future, I've been told, but I have no idea when. This, while ebook sales are rocketing up

Matt - it's very frustrating, but no, there is no word on ebooks in the USA. For whatever strange reason, my US publishers didn't purchase digital rights for the trilogy. They will in the future, I've been told, but I have no idea when. This, while ebook sales are rocketing up


Ben Kane
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Congratulations Ben. Who are your USA publishers? It is a bit odd them not purchasing e-book rights because as you say, this market is flying hard and fast.
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Congrats Ben and best of luck. I see you already have a review up from Madam Klausner



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Good luck with the book, Ben. Needs an e-book version, though.
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