Young Marcus Attilius Primus becomes the aquarius of the great Aqua Augusta when its former chief engineer disappears after 20 years on the job. In this fine historical by British novelist Harris (Archangel Enigma Fatherland), an upstanding Roman engineer rushes to repair an aqueduct in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, which, in A.D. With his trademark elegance and intelligence, Robert Harris, bestselling author of Archangel and Fatherland, re-creates a world on the brink of disaster. But Pompeii proves to be a corrupt and violent town, and Attilius soon discovers that there are powerful forces at work-both natural and man-made-threatening to destroy him. His plan is to travel to Pompeii and put together an expedition, then head out to the place where he believes the fault lies. And now there is a crisis on the AugustaвЂ™ s sixty-mile main line-somewhere to the north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.ДЄttilius-decent, practical, and incorruptible-promises Pliny, the famous scholar who commands the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. Springs are failing for the firstВ time in generations. The young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct that brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay of Naples.

The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii.Д«ut the carefree lifestyle and gorgeous weather belie an impending cataclysm, and only one man is worried.

The worldвЂ™s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. A literally shattering climax.' - The New York Times Book ReviewДЄll along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empireвЂ™s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer.

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