In the first century AD, the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra an officially neutral kingdom. Palmyra's royal household is on the brink of open revolt, and so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers Macro and Cato is dispatched to defend its king and guard its borders.
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"Exciting and fast moving and entertainiing book brings Roman soldiering to life and explore the ralationships between those at the top of the military and those at the bottom and how even those at the lower racks can often be more astute and clever in battle plans than those paid to create them." — Penny (4 out of 5 stars)
"Exciting and fast moving and entertainiing book brings Roman soldiering to life and explore the ralationships between those at the top of the military and those at the bottom and how even those at the lower racks can often be more astute and clever in battle plans than those paid to create them."
" I totally loved this book. I read it in 2 days when I was in the hospital. "
" This was a great book. Fun plot and conflict. Scarrow can write a fight scene better than anyone. "
" The book which grabbed me for the whole ancient warfare genre. Captivating story with, while perhaps not always likeable, interesting and deep characters. "
" guy is phoning it in, others in serires better "
" Classic Scarrow, what an epic novel. Read more of my review at specsandginger.wordpress.com "
" A very moving story about the Roman conquest. When it comes to winning there is good and bad side, there are only winners and losers. "
" Alas, I realised that this was part 8 of a big series AFTER I had completed the novel. Well written. "
" Cato once again proving himself worthy of his rapid promotion. A gritty tale in the desert surrounding palmyra. This is a great series of books. "
" Best one of the series. "
" Readit - brilliant as ever! "
" this series just keeps getting better and better "
" This was my introduction to Simon Scarrow - and I was hooked. Have bought almost all the other books in the series! "
" Not my favorite historical fiction. The read was fun at times, but too many elements were cliched or lackluster. The book didn't make me really relate with the characters or make me feel like I was in the place. "
" So far, this is an amazing book. "
" Never a moment to stop and take a breathe with these two characters. Fast paced as usual and a great read to boot. Showing us yet more of the ancient Roman Empire and the fighting style of yet another enemy,fascinating stuff. "
" Loved it, the first Simon Scarrow I read, but certainly not the last. "
" I really wanted to like this book, but... characters very underdeveloped left me not interested and not able to Finnish after reading half way though. "
" This wasn't my usual genre but I enjoyed it because it was different. Brilliant historical research, with good descriptions and summaries of the era. Battlefields came alive and characters were believable and authentic. "
" i was very annoyed by the non-time period language and slang. honestly, roman soldiers during BC something saying 'sunshine'? it just does not work. overall quite interesting though "
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