The Evening of The World Iain Pears while her brother Zachs cruelty

while her brother Zachs cruelty and obsession pushes her to the edge

shutting down the life-giving implants that enable so many to survive

when rumours of a 'fallen angel' cause a frenzy across London

and two weeks of work by crack search-and-rescue teams have failed to turn up a single clue

The Evening of The World Iain Pears while her brother Zachs crueltyTHE EVENING OF THE WORLD is set in the period of the barbarian invasions. Its hero is a young Roman nobleman named Marcus. He undergoes extraordinary experiences as he searches for meaning and stability in a twilight world where the old gods are dead or dying, but their mysteries still attract, and the new religion is threatened by new barbarisms. Marcus's journeys take him over the empire, from Italy to Greece and Byzantium, to the camp of Alaric the