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The Forgotten Legion

Forgotten Legion Chronicles 1

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Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman on his way home from a good night out. At 13 years old, they and their mother are sold: Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome, and their mother into obscurity and death in the salt mines.

Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, born enemy of Rome, but doomed to fight for the Republic in the Forgotten Legion.

Brennus is a Gaul; the Romans killed his entire family. He rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day - and mentor to the boy slave, Romulus, who dreams night and day of escape and of revenge.

The lives of these four characters are bound and interwoven in a marvellous story which begins in a Rome riven by corruption, violence and political enmities, but ends far away, where Romulus, Brennus, and Tarquinius find themselves fighting against the Parthians and overwhelming odds.

©2011 Ben Kane (P)2011 Random House Audio Go Genre Fiction Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Exciting Military Rome
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Although not, I think, quite as good as the Eagles Trilogy, the Forgotten Legion,
nevertheless, has started well, even though some of the narrative was repeated several times over.

I understand that this is the first book that Ben Kane has had published and it does not disappoint. Once I made it through the first chapter, I was well and truly hooked. Fortunately, I have come to the table late in the Ben Kane seres of books and do not have to wait for the next book to be published.

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I had to 'hang in' for the first chapters un till the three men came together and pthen everything fell into place and it was then very hard not to have a marathon audio time.

Best war story I've heard in a long time.

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cracking story. brings ancient Rome to life. Can't praise this book too highly. More please.

Ben Kane is a brilliant wordsmith.

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If you like this era of history this is a writer that you will love , the story is brilliant and the performance is 1st class- you feel every emotion as if your actually there in story. Can’t fault this production.

The Forgotten Legion

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A really entertaining story,can't wait to get into the second in the series.
Great work Mr Kane.

Great story,highly recommended

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