**PRE-ORDER NOW to secure the special Collector’s Edition – available only while stock lasts and exclusive to the first print run**<\/b><\/p>\n
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN THE NEW YORK TIMES<\/i>, BBC CULTURE, THE MIRROR<\/i> AND RADIO TIMES<\/i><\/p>\n
The Sunday Times <\/i>number one bestselling author returns to Ancient Rome in his latest thriller <\/b>– coming August 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n
‘A master storyteller’ <\/b>OBSERVER<\/i><\/p>\n
Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar’s 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir.<\/p>\n
The other is Octavius’s closest friend, Agrippa.<\/p>\n
To claim Octavius’s inheritance, they must fight the giant figures of the Roman Empire – and, against all odds, they win. Octavius becomes the Emperor Augustus. For twenty years, they rule the world together.<\/p>\n
Now Agrippa is fifty. Ailing and alone, betrayed by his wife’s infidelity, he takes refuge in his house on the Bay of Naples and begins to write his memoirs. Yet to stir up the past can be dangerous. From his earliest meetings with Julius Caesar, through the epic conflict with Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the great naval battle of Actium and the endless wars to expand the empire, he describes how one man has dominated his life: the cunning, ruthless, unknowable Octavius.<\/p>\n
When it comes to power, does friendship exist at all?<\/p>\n
‘The king of the page-turning thriller’<\/b> i PAPER<\/i>
\n‘Harris’s cleverness, judgment and<\/b> eye for detail are second to none’ <\/b>SUNDAY TIMES<\/i>
\n‘Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match’ <\/b>FINANCIAL TIMES<\/i>
\n‘A master of historical fiction<\/b>‘ <\/b>TLS<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SIGNED PRE-ORDER<\/h3>\n
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Secure a signed hardback copy of Agrippa<\/em> by Robert Harris, available now as a limited signed pre-order. This gripping new historical thriller from the bestselling author of Fatherland<\/em>, Pompeii<\/em> and Conclave<\/em> is expected to be one of the most talked-about fiction releases of 2026.<\/p>\n Renowned for blending meticulous historical research with compelling storytelling, Robert Harris has become one of the UK\u2019s most celebrated thriller writers, making signed editions highly collectible for fans of historical fiction and suspense alike.<\/p>\n Publication date: 27 August 2026. All signed pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.<\/p>\n Order your Robert Harris signed book today \u2014 pre-orders are limited and may sell out quickly. Supplied by an independent UK bookshop and carefully packaged to protect collectible condition.<\/p>\n Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar’s 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir. The other is Octavius’s closest friend, Agrippa. To claim Octavius’s inheritance, they must fight the giant figures of the Roman Empire – and, against all odds, they win. Octavius becomes the Emperor Augustus. For twenty years, they rule the world together. Now Agrippa is fifty. Ailing and alone, betrayed by his wife’s infidelity, he takes refuge in his house on the Bay of Naples and begins to write his memoirs. Yet to stir up the past can be dangerous. From his earliest meetings with Julius Cleopatra, the great naval battle of Actium and the endless wars to expand the empire, he describes how one man has dominated his life: the cunning, ruthless, unknowable Octavius. When it comes to power, does friendship exist at all?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[216,16428,26102],"product_tag":[69,1387],"class_list":["post-119583","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-fiction-hardback","product_cat-pre-order-carousel","product_cat-signed-and-special-editions","product_tag-historical-fiction","product_tag-political-legal-thriller","pa_book_author-harris-robert","pa_cover-hardback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-hardback-original","pa_imprint-hutchinson-heinemann","pa_language-english","pa_pages-9480","pa_publisher-hutchinson-heinemann","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","sold-individually","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n