| First edition | |
| Author | Stephen Baxter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Time's Tapestry |
| Genre | Alternate history, science fiction |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
Publication date | July 2006 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover Paperback) |
| Pages | 302 |
| ISBN | 0-575-07432-9 |
| Followed by | Conqueror |
Emperor is a science fiction novel by British writer Stephen Baxter, the first in his alternate history series Time's Tapestry . It was first published in 2006 by Gollancz, and later published in the United States by Ace Books in 2007. [1] [2]
A mysterious prophecy from the future shapes the destiny of a family through four centuries of the Roman occupation of Britain. The story begins in 4 BC and incorporates such later events as the building of Hadrian's Wall and an attempted assassination of Constantine I. It ends in AD 418.