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Told through the eyes of four characters – an aqueduct engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist – Pompeii is a fascinating work of historical fiction and a nail-biting thriller.
Folio has teamed up with series artist Robert Carter to create the very first illustrated edition of the novel. With a spectacular binding that depicts the mighty eruption and six full-colour illustrations, this is an enviable edition for Robert Harris fans to add to their collection.
Robert Harris masterfully recreates the final days of this doomed city, weaving suspense, historical detail and human drama into a thrilling narrative where the prospect of survival is as fleeting as the crumbling walls. Pompeii isn’t just a story – it is a gripping reminder of nature’s terrifying power.
About the Illustrator
Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.
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About the Illustrator
Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.
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About the Illustrator
Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.
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About the Illustrator
Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.
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About the Illustrator
Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.
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About the Illustrator
Robert Carter (a.k.a. Cracked Hat) has been a professional illustrator since 2002. Born in St Albans, England, he moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age, where he went on to study art and illustration at Sheridan College’s prestigious Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. With a background in traditional oil painting, Carter applies these skills in the digital realm: digital painting is now his preferred working method. Carter has received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators and a Silver for Best in Illustration at the 2018 National Magazine Awards, and he was one of Creative Quarterly’s Best 100 of 2018, among other accolades. His work for The Folio Society includes The Godfather (1969, Folio 2020), Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024) and Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025). Carter now lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.
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About the Author
Robert Harris is the author of 15 bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy – Imperium (2006), Lustrum (2009), and Dictator (2015) – Fatherland (1992, Folio 2024), Enigma (1995), Archangel (1998), Pompeii (2003, Folio 2025), The Ghost (2007), The Fear Index (2011), An Officer and a Spy (2013), which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave (2016), Munich (2017), The Second Sleep (2019), V2 (2020), and Act of Oblivion (2022). His work has been translated into 40 languages, and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.