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The Burning Road

By: Harry Sidebottom
Narrated by: Rupert Bush
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AD 265 - In the shadow of Mount Etna, slaves are rising up. As the rebel leader declares Sicily the new land of the free, men and women are slaughtered and cities across the island are sacked and burned.

When a ship is wrecked off the island's west coast, all but two survivors are cut down in the surf by the rebel slaves. Ballista, an experienced Roman soldier, has always found a way to survive against the odds - but his son Marcus is still just a boy.

With the burning road stretching out ahead of them, father and son must cross the war-ravaged island in a race against time to save the rest of his family and somehow find a way to extinguish the brutal rebellion, before it all goes up in flames.

©2021 Harry Sidebottom (P)2021 W F Howes Action & Adventure Ancient Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Italy Survival

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This book is every bit as fantastic as all of its predecessors, but I wish they’d kept Nick Boulton as the narrator. His skill with accents really brought all the characters to life. By comparison, Rupert Bush appears not to bother with this, and it detracts from the listening experience somewhat.

Great story. Disappointing narration.

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great story line good plot well read can't wait for the next one best ever

great

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where was nik boulton? I have all of ballistas' adventures in warrior of rome and throughly enjoyed, but this tale is spoilt by inane boring drawl that had me loosing concentration regularly, the story of father and son bonding and understanding each other within a wider slave uprising is very good but I couldn't listen again.

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The Ballista series is excellent and this edition is a great listen with a compelling story. However the narration was lacking the accents differentiating characters from different regions, such as Ballista and Maximus, that we’re used to. Otherwise the narration is good. I highly recommend this book

Excellent story, but lacks accents

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I thought the narration was poor, giving Ballista a poor character. Maybe this is just my preference. Previous narrators have done a much better job.

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