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| Title | : | Sword of Rome (Gaius Valerius Verrens #4) |
| Author | : | Douglas Jackson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | August 15th 2013 by Bantam Press |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Roman |
Douglas Jackson
Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 4.32 | 507 Users | 28 Reviews
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'The story I now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace.' Tacitus, The HistoriesAD 68. The Emperor Nero's erratic and bloody reign is in its death throes when Gaius Valerius Verrens is dispatched to Rome on a mission that will bring it to a close. With Nero dead, the city holds its breath and awaits the arrival his successor, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania. The Empire prays for peace, but it prays in vain. Galba promises stability and prosperity, but his rule begins with a massacre and ends only months later in chaos and carnage. This will become known as the Year of the Four Emperors, a time of civil war which will tear Rome apart and test Valerius's skills and loyalties to their very limit. Fortunate to survive Galba's fall, Valerius is sent on a mission by Rome's new Emperor, Otho, to his old friend Vitellius, commander of the armies of the north. Vitellius's legions are on the march, and only Valerius can persuade him to halt them before the inevitable confrontation. In an epic adventure that will take him the length and breadth of a divided land, the one-armed Roman fights to stay alive and stave off a bloodbath as he is stalked by the most implacable enemy he has ever faced.
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| Original Title: | Sword of Rome |
| ISBN: | 0593070542 (ISBN13: 9780593070543) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gaius Valerius Verrens #4 |
| Characters: | Gaius Valerius Verrens |
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Ratings: 4.32 From 507 Users | 28 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books Sword of Rome (Gaius Valerius Verrens #4)
When we left Gaius Valerius Verrens at the end of Book 4 of the "Hero of Rome" series of novels by Douglas Jackson, Valerius was attempting to elude the Roman Emperor Nero's assassins in Antioch and escape to the safety of Vespasian's headquarters in Africa. He has been charged with the care of the daughter of his former commander and mentor Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo who was ordered by Nero to commit suicide and he and his faithful freedman and former gladiator, Serpentius, are determined to keep
Durante el año de los cuatro emperadores y tras la caída de Nero y Galba, Otho y Vitellius lucharán por establecerse como sucesores. Valerius será enviado a Colonia para negociar entre los dos candidatos, pero se verá forzado a escoger bando y luchar por su vida.
ReviewOver the last few book of the Gaius Valerius Verrens series i have been forced to re-evaluate my views on Roman fiction writers. They fit into different brackets, there are the Roman crime writers, the Roman mystery writers, the Roman Blood and Guts (or sandals as some would class them) writers and there are the Roman Adventures, this last one for me is the cream of the crop, the beating heart of Roman fiction, getting into the hearts and minds of the characters and how they lived, how
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Absolutely fantastic addition to arguably the finest Roman series. Douglas Jackson has an incredible ability to put the reader into the mind of his Hero of Rome Valerius and the result is a powerful rollercoaster that towards the end put my heart and stomach into my mouth. The aftermath of Nero's death was a dangerous time for Rome and here we experience exactly why. Superb.
4.5 starsJust finished reading Sword of Rome by Douglas Jackson the 4th book in the Gaius Valerius Verrens SeriesWhat a great series this is! I cant wait to carry on.This book starts off in AD 68 - With Nero dead, the city holds its breath and awaits the arrival his successor, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania.These are not books for the faint of heart, with intense battles, in the great numbers. You feel you can hear the ground move with the pounding of thousands of Roman feet
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