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Ben Hur
Lew Wallace
Thomas Nelson, 2005
Why abridge this great novel?
Buyer beware-ok if you want an abridged copy ( I didn't) but I was in a rush and didn't notice!
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Family Favourites (Phoenix Press)
Alfred Duggan
Phoenix Press, 2007
What a pleasure this is back in print
I'm delighted that the books of Alfred Duggan are back in print after so many years and I'm particularly happy that Family Favourites is once again available. This was my first introduction to Duggan's wonderful, cynical style. I originally found this book in a used book store in Guadalajara, ...
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Emperor: The Gods of War (Emperor)
Conn Iggulden
Bantam, 2007
Emperor Saga-
+ Caesar triumphant
+ Thumbs up
+ The brilliant conclusion
+ Last Act
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The Mask of Apollo: A Novel
Mary Renault
Vintage, 1988
Passion, the Future and the Gods
+ Great Protagonist! 4 and a half stars!
+ Really breathes life into the ancient world
+ "Mask" a fine depiction of the cult of personality
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Besieger of Cities
Pyramid Books, 1968
Pyramid S-1499
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The Death of Kings (Emperor, Book 2)
Conn Iggulden
Dell, 2005
Well written
+ The adventure continues
+ If you enjoyed the first, this one is even better.
+ Fantastic Book
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Carthage
Ross Leckie
Abacus, 2001
Thoroughly Enjoyable.....
This is actually the last book in a trilogy but the first of the trilogy that I have read. I very much enjoyed this novel. No, it's not pretty and there are no characters who are all good or all bad....pretty much like real-life. The previous novels have received VERY mixed reviews and I suspect ...
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The Gates of Rome (Emperor, Book 1)
Conn Iggulden
Dell, 2004
Set your expectations, and you will enjoy this
Read this for fun, for the atmosphere of ancient Rome, but not strict historical accuracy. It's a great story, well-paced and suspenseful. Efficient use of phrase. The entire series is enjoyable.
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THE LITTLE EMPERORS (Phoenix Fiction)
Alfred Duggan
Phoenix, 2006
The best novel about the fall of Rome
Most novels about the Fall of Rome don't interest me, because their authors favor the Empire. I have always rooted for the barbarians, because in my view Rome was a deeply sick society after the "reforms" of Diocletian.
But one can always count on Alfred Duggan for an unusual take on familiar ...
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Quo Vadis
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Hippocrene Books, 1997
Superb work of literature!
+ Finally a great translation!
+ It's been a long time...
+ A different kind of Sienkiewicz...
+ A Masterpiece, Despite Glamorization of Early Christianity
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Memoirs of Hadrian
Marguerite Yourcenar
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005
Perhaps a Masterpiece
+ Notes on maturity
+ A masterpiece.
+ Memoirs of Hadrian
+ Enlightened Caesar
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Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina
Robert Graves
Vintage, 1989
At least as great as "I, Claudius"
+ An Enduring & Engaging Historical Yarn
+ Good Follow-up to My Favorite All-time Book
+ Absolutely brilliant!
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The Ides of March: A Novel
Thornton Wilder
Harper Perennial, 2003
Fascinating novel about Caesar
+ If you liked "I, Claudius," you will like this book...
+ Caesar's last months
+ A 1950's Book, set in 44 BC, and perfect for 2006
+ A unique historical novel of the last year of Julis Caesar
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The Last of the Wine
Mary Renault
Vintage, 2001
The End of the City...
+ Good novel for GLBT young adults.
+ Perfection
+ A great book for anyone interested in the Peloponnesian War
+ Drought with dream
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Emperor: The Field of Swords (The Emperor)
Conn Iggulden
Dell, 2005
Roman History
+ From Spain to Gaul to Britain and back to Rome
+ Caesar gets bogged down and so does the Emperor series
+ Emperor: Field of Swords
+ the Field of sworda
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