Tony Bradman is an award-winning writer for children of all ages whose books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Titles in A&C Black's Shakespeare Today series include Richard III and Macbeth. Space Pirates and other stories in the White Wolves series was a World Book Day recommended read in 2009.

Tony Bradman creates a thrilling narrative retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy, Julius Caesar.

Marcus

Brutus is a close friend of Julius Caesar, emperor of Rome. So how does he find himself involved in a tangled plot for his

assassination? The conspirators and the public become embroiled in the

never-ending political machinations of the great empire, with struggles

for leadership and power. And once the

terrible chain of events has been set in motion, is there any way of stopping them, or any way out?

The Shakespeare Today series captures the magic of Shakespeare's original play and sets it in an accessible and contemporary style.

'Contemporary re-telling'

Julius Caesar marks the last days of the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar, and the struggles of his

assassins in a complex political and social world, where envy and

ambition hold sway.