Miraculous, the great Roman warrior who fought at Caesar's side, finds himself in a very strange situation... Slain by a worthy fighter and with a curse placed on him by his jealous and cowardly enemy, Maxim, he is forced to roam the streets of Bath as a ghostly apparition. Lonely, and ignorant of the fate of his beloved wife and children, Miraculous is in despair. Until the year 2008, when he meets the young, down-on-his-luck David - the silver man. Together they turn their fortunes around - two very different men from very different times, but who share a special bond that will last for...

The story of Miraculous and the Silver Man continues in this exciting sequel by Patricia A Greenburgh. David the silver man, a part-time street entertainer in Bath, has qualified as a history teacher and now has a son named George. David continues his very strange friendship with General Augustus Miraculous, a reluctant ghost and former Roman warrior in Caesar's great army. Maxim, Miraculous's former enemy from Rome, uses his magic to cause a trail of troubles and leaves destruction wherever he goes. When he and Miraculous visit Naples, Maxim begins to wonder what would happen if the volcano...