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joabroda 's review for:
The Gates of Rome
by Conn Iggulden
adventurous
fast-paced
A good beginning to a quartet on the life and times of Julius Caesar. If you read my reviews or know me personally, you know that I am stickler for historical accuracy in my Historical Fiction reading. So it so very surprising that the liberties Iggulden takes with Caesar's early life did not bother me at all. It was such a fast paced story, filled with wonderful characters, that I got engrossed early on and could not put it down. Iggulden does comment in his notes that he took the liberties due to the 1) the lack of information available on Caesar's youth and 2) to enhance the reading.
I plan to continue the series and would recommend this book to any who enjoy HF in a war/military setting. This was the author's debut novel and I look forward to see how he grows as an writer.
I plan to continue the series and would recommend this book to any who enjoy HF in a war/military setting. This was the author's debut novel and I look forward to see how he grows as an writer.