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Legionary (Legionary 1)
Fiction » Historical » General
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Published: April 16, 2011
Words: 126,453 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458028969
Short description
The Roman Empire is crumbling, and a shadow looms in the east…Extended description
The Roman Empire is crumbling, and a shadow looms in the east…376 AD: the Eastern Roman Empire is alone against the tide of barbarians swelling on her borders. Emperor Valens juggles the paltry border defences to stave off invasion from the Goths north of the Danube. Meanwhile, in Constantinople, a pact between faith and politics spawns a lethal plot that will bring the dark and massive hordes from the east crashing down on these struggling borders.
The fates conspire to see Numerius Vitellius Pavo, enslaved as a boy after the death of his legionary father, thrust into the limitanei, the border legions, just before they are sent to recapture the long-lost eastern Kingdom of Bosporus. He is cast into the jaws of this plot, so twisted that the survival of the entire Roman world hangs in the balance…
Tags
adventure, ancient, battle, war, rome, roman, legion, goths, constantinople, legionaries, legionary, heroism, huns, byzantium, byzantine, julius caesar, legions, armour, harry turtledove, comitatanses, limitanei, spatha, ostrogoths, david gemmell, simon scarrow, conn iggulden, sam barone, bernard cornwell, valerio massimo manfrediAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Hans Vyt
on Nov. 17, 2011 :
(no rating)
I just finished this book. I have to say that i really enjoyed it ! And i'm looking forward to the next installment to this series !
I'm not totally sure it follows history as it really happened but i do not really care ! What i really appreciate is that this book was a very fast and easy read BUT it really built a story. And this is what a lot of books lack. Be an easy read AND be really good built up ! So, thumbs up to the writer 8 You've got one more fan ! Greets from Belgium
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Mike Hodgkinson
on Oct. 10, 2011 :
Good book, will be familiar to people who enjoy books by contemporary historical fiction writers Conn Iggulden or Bernard Cornwall.
Looking forward to Gordon Doherty's next book.
(reviewed long after purchase)