The Death of Kings (Emperor, Book 2) | Conn Iggulden

The Death of Kings (Emperor, Book 2) | Conn Iggulden | Emperor The Death of Kings

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	The Death of Kings (Emperor, Book 2) Conn Iggulden Dell, 2005 - 560 pages average customer review:based on 39 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great historical fiction!

Let's keep one thing in mind....its called historical fiction for a reason! We expect the authors to take liberties and paint us a picture and weave a story with twists and turns that relate historical facts and/or events with the lives of the characters.

I was completely drawn into this book. The characters come alive and the author gives us interesting storylines along with some historical incidents that paint a magical picture of how life and politics may have been in the time of Ceasar.

I am a fan of historical fiction types of work. This ranks high on my list of all time best reads. It was enjoyable and lively. It kept my interest. And most importantly, I couldnt wait to pick the book back up again to read what was coming next.

If you are interested in accurate history, then check under History. This is listed under fiction for a reason.....

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Emperor The Death of Kings

A great read. I would highly recomend this novel!!!!! Much better editing than his first book !!!!!!! Great character development and a can't turn the pages fast enough story pace. I can't wait for the next in the series.

Excellent Read

This is great historical fiction. The author does a great job combining fact with fiction to weave a great story. At the end of his books, the author lets us know which content in the book was fact and which was fiction. So all the reviewers complaining about the book not being accurrate need to read this part of the book. It's presented as historical fiction by the author not historical fact.

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HISTORICAL FICTION MEANS HISTORICAL FICTION

Some times real history is boring and we want to hear what we want to hear. Like for instance the Gettysburg address is considered one of the greatest speeches in American History, but woud you like to hear that when Linclon gave the speech, hardly anyone was moved, they were soaking wet from satnding listening to Websters 4 hour long speech and they were too tired and wet to even care. But in history class, you dont hear that because nobody wants to know. And I hate to admit it to you but in the back of the book there is a list of things the author changed. Did you not see that somehow, if you want to learn real history fo to school, but if you want enjoy some bits of history in a great read, buy this book. I read it twice in a week, and ive read it 5 times since then.

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Gladys et Caligula

Darn, *gladius et caligae*. For what it is - sword and sandals fantasy, not historical fiction, and there is a difference - this is great value. Much derring is done. Scarcely a swash is left unbuckled. If you liked 'Gladiator' you'll swear by this, and please refrain from going 'huh?' as noble patrician Julius Caesar works his way up from corporal, Octavian Augustus cameos as a street urchin years before he was born, and ... well, some of the fans may have trouble spelling Caesar but they know what they like. (If nothing about this tale strikes you as offbeat, I'd like to interest you in a valuable stake in the Pontifex Maximus.) The series so far doesn't come within ave distance of McCullough's 'Masters of Rome', but to be fair it doesn't aim to. This is history lite.

No sooner have we met Corporal Caesar than he is captured by pirates, ransomed, and returns with a mob of heavies to demand his money back (don't say 'me too' at the back, this bit really happened). Pausing only to put down old King Mithridates of Pontus (who had plenty of practice at being put down but none of it against Caesar), he returns in triumph to Rome and makes the exalted rank of military tribune. After that there's some political stuff before it falls to young Julius to save the Republic from Kirk Douglas (you've seen the movie - shocking, our hero didn't even get a bit part.) And there are two volumes to come.

To take an analogy you may be familiar with, it's as if Bernard Cornwell depicted Sergeant Wellington winning the Battle of Trafalgar. I have no principled objection to this but I can't help asking: why? Don't let me put you off. Mr Iggulden is a fluent writer and some of the background verges on the authentic. There is an Afterword in which the author owns up to some of the liberties he takes with the story. I'm sure he knows what he's doing, but do all his readers? I'm looking forward to the episode where Caesar stabs Brutus for two-timing him with the Queen of Sheba. Now there's an aspect of Caesar's penchants that we don't hear about.

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