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Indlæser... The Death of Kings (original 2004; udgave 2004)af Conn Iggulden
Work InformationKongers død af Conn Iggulden (2004)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Forzado a huir de Roma, Julio César sirve a bordo de una galera de guerra en las peligrosas aguas del Mediterráneo y pronto obtiene una temible reputación. Cuando apenas ha conseguido una victoria memorable, unos piratas capturan su barco y exigen un rescate. Después de duros meses de cautiverio es abandonado en la costa norte de África donde reúne un grupo de reclutas que forjará en una unidad suficientemente poderosa para vengarse de los que lo capturaron y para reprimir un nuevo alzamiento en Grecia. Aclamado como un héroe a su regreso a Roma y cada vez más temido por sus enemigos, César se reúne con Bruto, su compañero de niñez. Pronto los dos amigos son llamados a luchar como nunca antes lo han hecho, pero un nuevo peligro amenaza la ciudad en forma de un gladiador rebelde que lleva el nombre de Espartaco The second volume in this series focuses on betrayal, greed, rebellion and coming of age in a world of violence. The battle scenes with the slave rebellion of Spartacus are well done. You can feel the fatigue and desperation on both sides. However, a little more of that could have been added to the book. It seems that this book is considerably more fictionalized than others. This does not detract from the story. Well written and a good read. Book 2 in The Empire Series, starring Julius Caesar, and I am as excited with this one as I was the first. I have put aside my harsh punishment for author's who are not historically accurate. Iggulden engages me, and keeps me turning the pages late into the night. A lot of great battle scenes where Iggulden's writing sweeps you right onto the field. His dialogue is realistic, his characters fully matured. I loved it all! So glad this author has a resume of series on the board, I look forward to them all. Immensely frustrating. Conn Iggulden is a really talented writer, who can bring the characters and feel of the late Roman republic to life; but he is so cavalier with the historical record that it's hard to give his work unqualified approval. The historical novelist will always need to tweak events to give a satisfying narrative, but Iggulden pushes this latitude so far it can only irritate readers who have even a superficial knowledge of the period. I'm no classical scholar, but the distortion of the lives of Marius and Sulla, the two greatest figures of the pre-Caesar years, removes them so far from what we know of their lives as to significantly devalue the work. Iggulden's books are an undoubted pleasure. Their willingness to play fast and loose with history must make them a guilty one. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Belongs to SeriesCæsar (2) Indeholdt iEmperor Series (The Gates of Rome, The Death of Kings, The Field of Swords, The Gods of War, & The Blood of Gods) af Conn Iggulden Conqueror & Emperor 10 Books Collection Pack Set af Conn Iggulden (indirekte)
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