Carthage: A Novel [Hardcover]

Ross Leckie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 9, 2001

This work completes the trilogy of historical novels that began with "Hannibal" and continued with "Scipio, Carthage", and tells of a great city's utter eradication under the rise of Rome. But its chief characters would have wished it otherwise. Both seek peace, but are caught up in war.

Editorial Reviews

Review

*'Leckie's Rome is certainly alive and kicking . a fine achievement, a thoughtful and stylish piece of historical fiction' DAILY TELEGRAPH *'A truly remarkable novel in the class of I, CLAUDIUS' Allan Massie *'Admirably done, full of interest . Leckie's narrative of action is masterly . and all the battle scenes are terrific' LITERARY REVIEW --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Since reading Classics at Oxford, Ross Leckie has worked variously as a farm labourer, journalist, teacher and copywriter. CARTHAGE is his sixth book and his third novel. He currently splits his time between Edinburgh and London. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Canongate Pub. (April 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862419441
• ISBN-13: 978-0862419448
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #995,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars He is a good writer but..., November 30, 2001

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Anibal Madeira (Lisboa Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carthage: A Novel (Hardcover)

Ross Leckie writes exciting, thrilling storys, but a writer should not work in historical fiction if he doesn't know anything about the period is writing. Every time ross goes for some detail...it's COMPLETELY WRONG...he dont even know that a primus pilus (primipilus) is the first centurion of the first cohort. If you want to read historical novels about rome, try Steven Saylor or the marvelous Colleen McCullough. Mr. Ross, You don't have to be a scholar to write historical fiction, but please...read one or two books before you write your novels.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Enjoyable....., December 3, 2001

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W. D LaRue (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carthage: A Novel (Hardcover)

This is actually the last book in a trilogy but the first of the trilogy that I have read. I very much enjoyed this novel. No, it's not pretty and there are no characters who are all good or all bad....pretty much like real-life. The previous novels have received VERY mixed reviews and I suspect this will be no different.
This is not history romantacized so it gets pretty rough sometimes but it is a good story with seemingly excellent character depiction. Also, one must bear in mind, it is a historically based NOVEL....license is taken.
If for nothing else....I was introduced to the wonder of the city of Carthage.
I have since purchased the first two novels in this trilogy and am ready to proceed.....more so now that I have read the mixed reviews as I am now very curious to see what my eventual feelings are on these novels.
In any case, I found this to be an intelligently written, thoughtful book and would recommend it. Take your time reading it...the more time you give this book the more you will get out of it.

7 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I Thought, April 10, 2002

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"princepaulo" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carthage: A Novel (Hardcover)

I bought this book thinking this was Historical fiction...I was wrong, this is trash, one of the most ridiculous books I've ever read, he doesn't know squat, and his characters are ludicrous, badly written and boring.