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Sto caricando le informazioni... The fort (originale 2021; edizione 2021)di Adrian Keith Goldsworthy
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"I think Goldsworthy has reached sufficiently high on the cursus honorum to net three stars." "Goldsworthy’s complementary passions for history and writing fiction are obvious to anyone who reads his novels." Appartiene alle SerieCity of Victory (1)
AD 105: Dacia. The Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube, centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming, but also knows that enemies may be closer to home. Many of the Brigantes under his command are former rebels and convicts, as likely to kill him as obey an order. And then there is Hadrian, the emperor's cousin, and a man with plans of his own... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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A nice touch was telling the story, not only from the Roman side, but also from the Dacian side, through the actions of one of its warriors, Brasus. The novel started slowly and built up to the threefold assault on the fort and Ferox's final meeting with Hadrian, who has his own ideas about events. ( )