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The Silver Eagle
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Forgotten Legion Chronicles
By
Ben Kane
| Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 432 pages, Airport/Ireland/Expo Edition | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 04 June 2009 |
The second novel in the Forgotten Legion Chronicles takes Romulus, Brennus, Tarquinius and Fabiola, and places them in ever greater danger. The Forgotten Legion -- ten thousand legionaries made captive by the Parthians -- has marched to Margiana on the edge of the known world. In its midst are Romulus, Brennus and Tarquinius, all men with good reason to hate Rome. Together the trio must face the savage tribes which constantly threaten the area. But other, more treacherous enemies lurk within the ranks of the Forgotten Legion itself. When all hope is lost, the three friends' characters will be tested to the utter limit. Meanwhile in Rome, Fabiola, Romulus's twin sister, also fights to survive. Beset by enemies on all sides, she must travel to Gaul to find her lover, Caesar's right-hand man. There, tribal rebellion under the charismatic chieftain, Vercingetorix, threatens not just Caesar's route to power, but his life and the lives of all who support him. "From the Hardcover edition." |
ReviewsKane's ambitious sequel to The Forgotten Legion continues his chronicle of life in the tumultuous Roman Republic. After four years as a prostitute, Fabiola becomes the lover of the powerful Decimus Brutus, a top lieutenant of Julius Caesar. Her two fiery obsessions are to exploit her social status to track down her rapist father and to reunite with her brother, Romulus, a gladiator turned legionnaire captured by the Parthians at Carrahae. Forced to serve in the Parthian army, Romulus dreams of returning to his native Rome, his quest helped along by a soothsayer and a soldier from Gaul. The siblings' parallel adventures unfold in propulsive alternating chapters, with military campaigns and pitched battles making up the bulk of the narrative excitement. The historical details, graphic combat sequences, and finely drawn characters lift Kane's title above standard swords-and-sandals fare and should keep series fans sated until the next installment. (Mar.) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. "The Forgotten Legion marches again. On an epic scale, Ben Kane vividly captures the heat and the dust, and the despair of the survivors of a defeated Roman army now forced to fight for their savage captors in the barbarous lands of the east. Three men with nothing left to live for but each other and the memories of a life they fear they will never return to. Tarquinius, Romulus and Brennus battle for their very existence in the face of impossible odds while, back in Rome, Romulus's sister Fabiola is threatened by the same political forces that threaten to destroy the Republic. The Silver Eagle is an utterly engrossing combination of historical fact and believable fiction that draws the reader in and holds his interest to the last page."
-- Douglas Jackson, author of Caligula
"From the Hardcover edition."
| Publisher: | Preface Publishing | | ISBN: | 1848090129 |
| EAN: | 9781848090125 | | Dimensions: | 23.0 x 15.0 x 3.0 centimeters (0.58 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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