Smoke & Mirrors
by Harry Sidebottom
A tense and brilliantly dramatic short story from the bestselling author of the Throne of the Caesars Series. Maximinus Thrax is desperate to raise money for the army, but his advisors dissuade him from taxation, fearing another uprising. The spy Censorinus is sent to Abonouteichus to steal the secrets of rich and powerful men who have confided in the oracle there.