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Fire in the East - Warrior of Rome
- Narrated by: Nick Boulton
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
The far-flung and isolated citadel of Arete faces out across the wasteland, awaiting the inevitable invasion. One man is sent to marshal the defences of this lonely city; one man to shore up the crumbling walls of a once indomitable symbol of Roman power; a man whose name itself means war, a man called Ballista.
Alone, Ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the Imperium.
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- J. T. Ronan
- 14-12-20
great book
really great book.
looking forward to hearing the second part I just hope it is on audible
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- David B.
- 14-03-19
dont bother
average story made more average by 5 chapters missing ! waste of a credit very frustrating
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- Bruce L.
- 07-03-19
excellent nook
I have read the entire series, they are brilliant reads. this audio rendition was no disappointment, well read it brought life to the characters and story. not sure why the other titles aren't available.
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- Craig
- 10-03-11
Money very well spent
Solid and authentic. Excellent plot and characterisation fantastically augmented by Nick Boulton's smooth and inventive narration. He has to be one of the best voices on Audible.
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- Mrs Katie Wheeler
- 01-05-18
Good yarn, nice historical context.
Good story written by someone with detailed understanding of the historical context. Occasionally let down by rather pruriant depiction of female characters.
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- Simon
- 12-07-14
Worth Persevering With
This is a really decent story and once it starts the action is excellently narrated with clearly discernible character voices. The problem, for me at least, is that the author seems so determined to demonstrate his knowledge of ancient tribes and geography that he mentions endless characters and places that barely have any relevance to the story. At times the book reads like an old, dry history text book.
I found it well worth persevering with but there is some parts which I think could have been massively trimmed to keep the story moving at a less somnolent pace.
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- Adam
- 11-06-09
warrior of rome fire in the east
Fantastic!!!!!!!!stick with it the second part is worth the wait.
Can't wait for part 2 King of Kings.
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- Mr. Anthony D. Bateman
- 02-12-17
Excellent
I read this long ago and it seemed more exciting, the narrator is a bit bland. The story however makes up for that, and the graphic description of life at this time is worked well into the tale. Sergey must of been terrible for both sides and the intense nerves of citizens and attackers comes over brilliantly.
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- Tommy
- 23-12-23
Chapters missing
There’s a big jump in the story from chapter 12 to 17. Other than that, it’s well written easy listening but highly predictable. If you don’t engage your brain whilst listening then it’s enjoyable.
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- Michael
- 31-03-11
An excellent introduction to age old conflicts
The battle between East and West is age old fought out since ancient times by Greeks and Persians (though with a lot of ambiguity as to national identity and loyalty at times) and then by the Romans against the Sassanids, the new kids on a very old block. Sidebottom plunges into the action, the heroic but fallible Ballista is an outsider, a barbarian imperial hostage risen to senior military command and sent on what rapidly comes clear is a suicide mission with a rag tag army defending a frontier town against the might of the Sassanids (and they were mighty, frequently contesting much of Asia Minor and the wider Middle East with the Romans and its successor state of Byzantium and often winning).
The action evokes the Alamo, the siege of Minas Tirith in the Lord of the Rings with a sheen of I Claudius or Count Belisarius, the characters are good and believable. Sidebottom is an academic with a Buchanesque touch; this comes totally recommended and the narration is brillant.
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