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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected,
This review is from: The Lost Legion (Hardcover)
I'm not sure what I thought this book would be like when I started it, but I had a feeling it would not be that great. Boy, was I wrong. This book is an epic - a fantastic journey through time to the ancient Roman Empire where the mad Emperor Caligula can send a whole legion off on a useless, suicidal mission, all to get rid of one man. We follow the XIIIth Legion, the 'Emperor's Own', as they meet obstacle after obstacle thrown in their path, but they press ever onward. This is the best, most complete picture I have ever read of what the daily life of the legionaire was really like. But there is more to this book than that. We meet a whole company of raw recruits who are more or less fooled into 'signing on the dotted line', including a newlywed poet. His bride hears 'a woman's place is with her husband' and off she goes to follow the legion. At first we see her as a childish fool but as the legion moves on and she manages to stick with it, we come to appreciate her commitment, her love and her loyalty. And so do all the others in the XIII. This crack Roman legion now has a female member, Lilia. Off they go to strange lands, exotic and dangerous, make new friends and many new enemies, all the while being followed by a stranger alone. We see the raw recruits become tough, hardened soldiers, and we know each as individuals and mourn their loses. The final 100 pages will bring tears to your eyes and joy to your heart as this brave group of men and one brave woman, both fail and suceed in their mission. And they changed the fate of half the world as well. This is an outstanding novel that left me at 4 am, with my mouth hanging open, saying "Wow". I couldn't sleep for hours, remembering all these characters who became my friends and being happy they had entered my life and allowed me to know them. This is truly an epic work. One of the best. Read it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Roman adventure story,
By traderje "traderje" (Through the Window) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lost Legion (Hardcover)
An adventure story about a Roman Legion sent on a suicide mission to find information about survivors of Crassus's defeated legions in ancient Parthia (modern Afghanistan and Iran.)The story is told mostly from the eyes of a young Roman woman recently married to a "recruit" captured by a Roman press gang and by the commander of the legion who learns that he was sent on the mission out of jealously by the Emperor Caligula of the commander's popularity and lineage. The material of daily Roman life is pretty well fictionalized and it is easy to suspend belief as to some of the improbalities and licenses taken.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I remember this book,
By Frank Barnes (Augusta, GA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lost Legion (Hardcover)
Why isn't it still in print? It was a pretty good read.
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