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The Eagle and the Dragon, a Novel of Rome and China by [Lewis F. McIntyre]

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The Eagle and the Dragon takes the reader on an epic journey of thousands of miles by sea and land across three continents.

When Senator Aulus Aemilius Galba is tapped to lead the first Roman mission to China, he anticipates an easy path to fame and fortune. Gaius Lucullus sees a bright military future, but his reluctant centurion Antonius Aristides would rather be somewhere else. Translators Marcia Lucia and her brother Marcus were taken from their village in China to serve the Han court, abused and despised, hiding a horrible secret. A notorious Arab pirate, with a Roman price on his head and crucifixion in his future, shadows the entourage, seeking the wealthy prize of their treasure-laden ships. But Fate has other plans for these unlikely companions, sending them together on a journey that will take them thousands of miles by sea and land across the tapestry of the mysterious worlds at the close of the first century. From the storm-tossed Indian Ocean to the opulent Hanaean court, from the wild grassy steppes north of China to the forbidding peaks of the Pamir Mountains of Bactria, they fight for their lives, hoping to find the road that will lead them back to Rome.

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February 2, 2017
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Midwest Book Review, September 2019

... a work of historical fictionset in 100 AD, inspired by an actual Roman mission to China [in 166AD]. Although the main characters are fictional, painstaking care has been topresent historical figures as authentically as possible. Packed cover to coverwith excitement and adventure, the Eagle and the Dragon is an immersive tour ofcomplex cultures from millennia past, highly recommended.

About the Author

This is the first full-length novel by Lewis McIntyre. Lewis was born in Asheville, NC, and served in the Navy for 25 years as a naval aviator, with tours taking him to many of the places in this book. Subsequently, as an open-source analyst for the Army, he developed an in-depth knowledge of the history and the culture of Central Asia. Lewis lives in La Plata, MD with Karen, his wife of 40 years, and two cats. When not writing, he enjoys running, biking, hunting and amateur radio.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MSEAC3I
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lew and Karen McIntyre Authors LLC; 1st edition (February 2, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 2, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 9706 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 555 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0692820809
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #57,804 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #39 in Historical Chinese Fiction
- #6,118 in Historical Fiction (Books)
- #6,621 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Sherry Christie

Romans Go to China

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017

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This novel reminds me of the leather-bound Age of Explorers histories I used to read for term papers -– voyages to the African empire of Prester John, and so on. In “The Eagle and the Dragon,” the author’s conceit is that descendants of Roman soldiers captured by Parthians after the 53 BC battle of Carrhae return to Rome 150 years later, accompanying an ambassador from the Chinese Emperor. A group of adventurous Romans – feisty Senator Aulus Galba, patrician tribune Gaius Lucullus, and his faithful centurion Antonius – embark on a voyage back to China, carrying gifts for Trajan’s eastern counterpart and hoping to acquire precious trade goods. The story follows them on their sea voyage to China, a trip beset by pirates, unfriendly locals, and ambassador Ming’s bad behavior toward his concubine Marcia, one of the Roman umpty-great-granddaughters. Murder at the Chinese court forces them to make a daring escape from prison and struggle across the breadth of Asia to return to Rome, pursued by the Emperor’s forces and treacherous Parthians.

It’s a humdinger of a story, accompanied by mini-maps in every chapter or so that show the reader where our heroes are. Mr. McIntyre’s awesome amount of research and/or prodigious imagination allow him to pack interesting detail into the escapades, such as a sketch of the imperial palace and a description of dining with friendly Xiongnu nomads. I wish he’d resisted the impulse to make Antonius sound like Alfred Doolittle (“Not enough room ter turn around without hitting yer messmate though… beggin’ yer pardon, sir”), but maybe that won’t bother other readers. A worthy addition to the Age of Fictitious Explorers bookshelf.

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Mountain Home

Not great but kept me reading

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2017

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This one wound up being more of a romance and even a fantasy than any kind of historical novel. While it did cover some interesting historical factoids of the period and the places, it devolved into swashbuckling pirates, steamy sex scenes and not believable royal personages. I still enjoyed it, as it kept me reading to see what would come next. I just couldn't really like it. I felt like the author lost focus or started a book with no idea of its direction or purpose. Some odd word choices, and some missing punctuation (or misplaced), but that is down to proof-reading and an editor. Overall, this was a pretty enjoyable read, but be prepared for gore, sex and a journey that seems rather improbable if not impossible, and a cast of characters who pop in and out, show up and then are never seen again, or are only mentioned as an aside. Maybe the author tried to do too much at once? Still, give it a read. It was pretty good.

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medfair

Boring and historically unlikely

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2021

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In 57 BC the Roman army under Crassus suffered a total defeat by the Parthian general Surena. 20,000 were killed, while 10,000 captured by the Parthians. Rumors implied that some of the captured Roman legionaries wound their way to China, where they took Chinese wives and founded the city of Liquian. This doubtful hypothesis, promoted by the American historian Homer H. Dubs, is generally discounted by most historians, yet forms the base of The Eagle and the Dragon narrative. From this point, everything is pure fiction. 200 years after the defeat of Carrhae, the Chinese Emperor He sends envoys to Rome with the Roman descendants serving as translators, including one (surprise surprise) attractive young woman. This by itself is extremely doubtful, as the Chinese Empire was isolationist and did not make any ouvertures to Rome ever. Roman Emperor Trajan, delighted with the prospects of economic and military relations with China, sends his own emissaries laden with millions in gold and silver as a present. The book rapidly develops into pirates versus soldiers swashbuckling adventure peppered by graphic torture, bloodshed, violence, and, what else, steamy and panting sex interludes. Intrigue follows intrigue, betrayals abound, affairs bloom - all a fertile base for pseudo-historical action story. But this type of literature greatly depends on the authors literary skills, and in this case they fail. I was bored stiff and after many a try abandoned the book at about half. Verdict - as a historical novel that paints facts with a literary narrative that lures the lay person into historical fact - it is a failure. And as a pure adventure story - it is stiff, prescription-written, and failed to hold my attention.

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Mary Rose

An Epic Book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019

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The author's first book, I bought it because the premise intrigued me - Romans in China. I am so glad I did, this is an epic book. It is a perfectly balanced story, with carefully drawn characters that quickly became live in my mind - I really cared what happened to them. Evocative descriptions of settings without being too "flowery." And a nice long book, over five hundred pages. All I can say is that I hope the author is busy writing another!

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Amazon Customer

Historical Fiction at its best

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2018

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The Eagle and the Dragon is historical fiction at its best. The story of an imagined diplomatic/trading mission between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty 1000 years or so before Marco Polo is a literary tour de force. The historical research undertaken to set the scenes is impeccable and the journey through the mountains and deserts of Central Asia give the impression of following a classical Lonely Planet guide.
If there is a slight drawback to this novel, possibly the characters are a tad wooden, one gets the feeling that the draft of the novel was much too long and the author felt it necessary to edit out some of the characterisations, nevertheless this does not detract from a riveting read.
Finally, did the meeting really take place? Could it have taken place? - Maybe!

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Annie Forsyth

Don't bother if you don't like errors

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2019

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I rarely give reviews on books but this one drove me to distraction.

The story itself is quite good but you don’t get a really good idea, just how difficult it must have been to travel in those days or the marvels of new countries especially China. Not a lot of depth really. However, some of the terms used by the author and the lack of proofing is quite honestly appalling.

Remember this story starts in 93AD to cover the next few years to 103AD
‘There’ instead of ‘Their’. The use of modern words ‘Gotten (an Americanism)’, ‘Mom’, ‘Dad’, ‘Awesome’, ‘Fall’ (American for Autumn), ‘Bust my butt’ along with modern swear words to list just a few.

Then sentences that drove me wild – very bad proofing: - ‘I don’t do normally do any my own shopping’, It is as bigger or bigger than Rome’, ‘to remind others that that the giver possessed such great wealth’. Just samples of many.

I was determined to read to the end but if you are like me would not recommend to anyone.

This type of thing is becoming more and more prevalent and spoils reading for everyone, doing little for any other books the author writes which is why I can only give this two stars

3 people found this helpful

C. Saunders

Predictable but entertaining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2018

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This is an all-action story of a Roman mission to China so you have to suspend disbelief and just enjoy the story. The characters are likeable and the villains are sufficiently villainous to satisfy. The author has done well with his descriptions of the many territories covered in the epic journey from Rome to China by sea and the way back overland. I felt the love scenes were added as something which had to be mentioned and I just skipped through to get back to the story.

Steve Gregory

When will the next one be around?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2019

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Not sure how historically accurate the basic plot is - did Rome send diplomatic / trading missions to China ? Even if this were not the case , I very much enjoyed this novel by an author I hadn't come across before . Plot is predictable in places, but pulls out surprises as well ; characterisation is credible and the whole thing kept me interested to the last page . I would happily read another book by the same writer

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Not exactly what was ordered

Epic meeting of Two Major Powers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2019

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Innovative novel of the meeting of Two Major powers ,it's long sprawling narrative is full of subplots and never fails to hold you in its vice like grip.You actually care about the main characters and although long the book maintains its pace and it is with great regret that you reach its end.I look forward to other books from Lewis.

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David John Edwards

Great read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2020

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This is an interesting tale on two levels, historically & great story telling, although fictitious it helps fill in the historical background of both empires. Would recommend reading it on both counts.