The TRIUMPH. [Import] [Hardcover]

Ernest K. Gann (Author)

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• Hardcover: 382 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster,; 1ST edition (1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034038820X
• ISBN-13: 978-0340388204
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,568,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Tale, Well Told, Not So, February 16, 2008

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If you are looking for a fully accurate novelization of the later part of the Roman Emperor Vespasian's reign, pass this one up. There are some inaccuracies. (One of the book's key characters died before the time this novel starts; and Domitian seems to have saved his villainy until well into his reign.) Vespasian is very well done, the action and suspense are well maintained, and you'll be surprised what character meets death with Roman dignity and aplomb. Proof, if needed, that Gann didn't need a ship or an airplane to turn out a good read.