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A review by mw2k
Rome's Fallen Eagle by Robert Fabbri
4.0
More of the same, but it's not quite the unity the prior three books are. The hunt for the Seventeenth's Eagle occupies the first half, then we jump forward two years to the invasion of Britain of 43 AD. So what we have are two complete (though connected) stories in one here.
That aside, this is the most brutal of the four so far. There's not so much scheming and politicking going as there is pure, unadulterated battle. The Roman invasion of Britain is described in stark, gory terms that any war tale aficionado will love. Others? It might be tiresome stuff.
But for the first time in this series, Vespasian actually wonders what it'd be like to be emperor - or at least wonder what it'd be like without the Julio-Claudian dynasty in charge.
All up, well-researched historical fiction with a smattering of literary license to fill in the gaps.
Bring the fifth one on.
That aside, this is the most brutal of the four so far. There's not so much scheming and politicking going as there is pure, unadulterated battle. The Roman invasion of Britain is described in stark, gory terms that any war tale aficionado will love. Others? It might be tiresome stuff.
But for the first time in this series, Vespasian actually wonders what it'd be like to be emperor - or at least wonder what it'd be like without the Julio-Claudian dynasty in charge.
All up, well-researched historical fiction with a smattering of literary license to fill in the gaps.
Bring the fifth one on.