Brigantia
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Brigantia
Narrated by:
Peter Noble
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Narrated by:
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Peter Noble
From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly authentic, action-packed adventure set in Roman Britain.
AD 100: BRITANNIA.
THE EDGE OF THE ROMAN WORLD.
Flavius Ferox is the hardbitten centurion charged with keeping the peace on Britannia's frontier with the barbarian tribes of the north. Now he's been summoned to Londinium by the governor, but before he sets out an imperial freedman is found brutally murdered in a latrine at Vindolanda fort – and Ferox must find the killer.
As he follows the trail, the murder leads him to plots against the empire and Rome itself, and an old foe gathering mysterious artefacts in the hope of working a great magic. Bandits, soldiers, and gladiators alike are trying to kill him, old friends turn traitor, and Ferox is lured reluctantly to the sinister haunts of the old druids on the isle of Mona, and the bitter power struggle among the Brigantes, the great tribe of the north...
'An instant classic of the genre' HARRY SIDEBOTTOM.
'An authentic, enjoyable read' THE TIMES.©2019 Adrian Goldsworthy (P)2019 WF Howes
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Critic reviews
Great characters, great atmosphere, great read
The earlier books combined exciting storytelling with a strong sense of historical authenticity. In Brigantia, however, the action often feels more like a Hollywood blockbuster than a novel set in Roman Britain. Moonlit lion fights and rooftop chases, along with Bond-style villains and secret double lives, push Ferox toward caricature. This implausibility is compounded by questionable equipment choices: gladiators sent to kill Ferox choose to wear heavy arena helmets that would restrict vision, and foot warriors use cavalry face masks likely intended historically for ceremonial display rather than combat.
The novel is still well written, and Adrian Goldsworthy remains exceptionally good at bringing Roman Britain to life. However, for me, the increasing emphasis on cinematic action came at the expense of the historical realism that made the earlier Flavius Ferox novels so compelling. Overall it is probably still worth reading, but I found it the weakest book in an otherwise outstanding series.
Disappointing
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