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  • Son of Mars (A Novella of Ancient Rome)

  • The Marius Scrolls, Book 1
  • By: Vincent B. Davis II
  • Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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Son of Mars (A Novella of Ancient Rome)

By: Vincent B. Davis II
Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
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Before Julius Caesar ruled Rome, his uncle Gaius Marius was the most powerful man in the eternal city. Once a provincial nobody with a ruined family, Marius only had one way to power: the sword.

Years later, he writes to his protege Quintus Sertorius, explaining to him how he rose through the ranks of the Roman legion to become the most powerful man in the Republic.

He wants to encourage and inspire the young man but gets lost in the retelling of his first experience of war, love, and killing.

A polarizing man from the beginning, Marius was doomed to have people singing his praises or cursing his name. Now, for the first time, Marius speaks for himself.

©2018 Vincent B. Davis II (P)2019 Vincent B. Davis II
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never gets old.

this is my second time around with this book. once again it was gripping. the feelings the narrator conveys are mind blowing. to sum it up in a word. "BRILLIANT "!!!!

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Amazing ancient Roman historical fiction

This book follows Gaius Marius, from when he joins the legion and is appointed as Scipio’s bodyguard. The way the author blended the fact and fiction was well done, and in a way that this feels like it could be a true story. The characters are great, and I really enjoyed the fight scenes as well. The narrator does a fantastic job with this book. He really puts emotion into his voice, and listening to this book really elevates it above reading it. Overall, this was a great short story, and I’m looking forward to listening to the rest of the series.

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A great read/listen

Sons of Mars..
A great novella, this series of Roman stories is off to a fantastic start. And as novellas are perfect for a couple of lunchtime listens.
Narration is excellent in both style and quality.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this honest review.

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Different but good.

I received a free audiobook copy of this story by the narrator. He's my #1 fav narrator! While I love learning about anything history-related, I felt like this genre was kind of out of my norm (per the time period), I was willing to give it a try.

While I had a little trouble "getting into" the story at the beginning, I liked it overall. It was easy to follow along to and I liked the writing concept of the author using one character to write a letter to another one. That was different. I also liked being able to see how much the main character was able to grow, especially given this was a short story, and it didn't seem forced or unbelievable.

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EXCELLENT!!

Loved it! can't wait to begin 2nd Novella. Read MAN WITH TWO NAMES & THE NOISE OF WAR - BOTH WERE GREAT. CAN'T WAIT TO START... BODIES IN THE TIBER #3!!

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