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Glad it’s not over

Revisado: 07-25-24

I went into this listen thinking it was the final in the series and I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say you’ll find towards the end there’s just no way and it in fact is not. The whole series, as with everything I’ve read by this author, is brilliant and this is no exception. I hope a new Tom Swan novel is next but will be ok with any of the active series’ continuing. At no point does this read drag - I finished it in a day as I couldn’t stop with the listen. Is great!

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Fantastic series

Revisado: 03-02-24

If you like Histotical Fiction with a little bit of intrigue and violence this entire series is for you. Check it out.

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Good story with poor reader

Revisado: 05-24-23

The story is great, and follows that era of a Roman history fairly accurately. The reader, however, pauses a lot and struggles with certain words. They could have picked someone with more knowledge what he was talking about.

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Tremendous story overcomes average reader

Revisado: 05-07-23

This is the beginning of the saga of William Gold - English man at arms, mercenary, knight and student of the ways of the chivalrous life. I think this author is one of the best at historical fiction today and highly recommend this along with all of hus historical novels. They follow actual events well, get the reader attached to the main characters and create a storyline that’s difficult to stop listening to once you start.

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Follett’s Masterpiece

Revisado: 03-16-23

Not much needs to be said regarding this book as it’s all already been said. Yes it’s long, and it is at time a little slow, but the development of the characters around the building of the Cathedral, their interactions and the way in which the author neatly wraps up each side story is truly remarkable.

While all the books in this series are fantastic, this one will ultimately stand the test of time.

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Great series

Revisado: 02-06-23

As I didn’t get the other 5 from audible I’m considering this review for the entire series - and it really was fantastic - up there with the Last Kingdom. The narrator does a tremendous job and the story sucks you in so that you never want to put it down. My only wish was for some type of companion to help keep up with all the characters - with the number that died sometimes when there would be a reference I couldn’t remember who they were talking about - but don’t let that take anything away from how good I thought the books were.

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Slow start but strong finish

Revisado: 12-16-22

I had a little trouble getting into it first, largely because I’m not overly familiar with events during this historical period. Once it picked up I did a little reading on the time period as well, and it ends on a high note, making me both more interested in the period as a whole and excited to listen to the next novel in the series.

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Fantastic

Revisado: 09-21-22

I’ve actually stopped writing reviews for Christian Cameron because I feel like I say the same thing every time. And look, I love historical fiction, so I’ve read a lot of it - abs only discovered Mr. Cameron during the pandemic.

And I haven’t read anything by him that wasn’t deserving of five stars - and this was definitely no exception. The character development over the course of the four books is fantastic, story lines always interconnect with few vagaries, and he stays in line with what was a tidally occurring at the time to the best of a fiction writer’s ability to do so.

I eagerly await the next in line.

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One of the best

Revisado: 04-14-22

In a series full of great stories, the Gladiator is one of the best. Action packed, suspenseful and an unexpected ending keeps me on my toes even after having read it several times.

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Just a fantastic book?

Revisado: 03-06-22

The lead character, Tom Swan, really develops in this second book of the series, and becomes yet another of Cameron’s magnificent lead characters!

The story itself is just as good, with the first have covering some action in Rome and Venice before Swan takes a group of crusaders to Belgrade.

I can’t recommend it enough!

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