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Fortress of Radiance

The Karus Saga, Book 2

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Fortress of Radiance

By: Marc Alan Edelheit
Narrated by: Steven Brand
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Surrounded by an army of Celts and facing certain destruction, the Ninth Imperial Legion, one of Rome's most powerful military formations, has been unexpectedly transported to the world of Tannis.

The legion, now under the command of Camp Prefect Karus, finds itself lost in a strange land. Cut off from everything they have known, they find temporary shelter in the abandoned city of Carthum.

They quickly learn an unholy army of orcs, goblins, trolls, and humans known as the Horde is on the march, sweeping across the face of Tannis like a dark tide, conquering one land at a time. No force upon this world has been able to withstand the armies of the enemy. Yet the Horde has never met the might of Rome, and Karus means to fight.

In the dungeons under the palace, Amarra, last of the faithful, is found. Together, they are visited by Jupiter himself and given a series of dangerous tasks that sets them on the path of destiny. The first is to recover the dread sword Rarokan, the Soul Breaker, from the Fortress of Radiance. But the sword has a will of its own, and the enemy will stop at nothing to get the dangerous relic.

Aided by the dragons Cyln'phax and Kordem, Karus and Amarra must set out on a perilous journey to the Fortress of Radiance to bring back the dread sword. Should they fail and the enemy get to it first, all will be lost.

Bestselling, award-winning author Marc Alan Edelheit delivers this second action-packed fantasy epic in the Karus Saga. One of history's greatest mysteries, the disappearance of ancient Rome's Ninth Imperial Legion, is now revealed in this untold story. If you enjoy an original story, honorable heroes, mind-blowing twists, and pause-resisting action that puts you right in the middle of the gritty fighting, then you will love Edelheit's series.

©2018 Marc Edelheit (P)2024 Podium Audio
Action & Adventure Epic Historical Military Fantasy Fiction Rome City
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Great Second installment to this series.

this was great. continues the world building and interesting interactions with the charactors. will be getting the 3rd book. My only conplaint is the narrator lacks range or emotion in parts that could really help the story.

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Good but

It’s a great story, but why do I feel like I’ve heard this entire story before. Everything sounds familiar…. I’m calling out stuff before it happens and it just came out….

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Way too much focus on faith in Jupiter

Becomes a thinly veiled religious thing where all that really matters is that you have faith Jupiter (who is also Zeus and undoubtedly a stand-in for the good old Judeo-Christian god).

Also aggravating are the constant inter-species squabbles where nobody trusts anyone but their own group.

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Slow

The point of a Roman related book is almost exclusively the Roman legion. Which we see little of in this book. Without that there is not much to hold the reader’s attention.

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