The Legate's Daughter
by Wallace Breem
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Author: Wallace BreemEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-10-06
ISBN: 0753818957
Number of pages: 296
Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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Book Review: Could've been better
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book on the strength of Breem's epic Eagle In The Snow and looked forward to it so much. Alas, it's nowhere near as good as it lacks all the key things that EITS has. Yes, it's superbly written and you'll feel thoroughly sandblasted after reading about marching through the desert as the portrayal is so vivid, but these are none of the set piece battles I expected, nor has it got the same edginess that EITS had. Finally, the characters just don't seem as real. The overall feeling is that it seems rushed and I often had the feeling that I was reading an abridged book.
That said, it's still worth a read and it remains one of the better books I have read about the Roman period. Furthermore, it makes a refreshing change to read about Romans in North Africa as opposed to Britain, Gaul or the Rhine. I'd recommed it to fans of the genre, but it's not in the same league as Eagle In The Snow or Imperial Governor.
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