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A review by carlosm47
Gudarnas gunstlingar by Colleen McCullough
4.0
4,3/5
Another great entry in the Masters of Rome series. This book marks the end of the first generation of characters so to speak, and the early political careers of Pompey and Caesar. Sulla has being my favorite character in the series so far (next to Scaurus and Aurelia) so I was kinda bummed that his campaign against Mithridates was cut out of the book; understandable though since this series focuses more on Rome's inner affairs and character motivations.
One of the things I love about historical fiction is the joy of learning about new historical events while being entertained by the dramatization of events and dialogues between important characters. This is why the chapter about the Sertorian War was my highlight of the book; a conflict that I didn't know nothing about and by the end of it got a pretty good understating of what went on. It was a joy finishing a chapter and then do a fact check only to find that everything has been well researched.
Its only book 3 but I already feel like this series is going to leave an empty void when its over.
Another great entry in the Masters of Rome series. This book marks the end of the first generation of characters so to speak, and the early political careers of Pompey and Caesar. Sulla has being my favorite character in the series so far (next to Scaurus and Aurelia) so I was kinda bummed that his campaign against Mithridates was cut out of the book; understandable though since this series focuses more on Rome's inner affairs and character motivations.
One of the things I love about historical fiction is the joy of learning about new historical events while being entertained by the dramatization of events and dialogues between important characters. This is why the chapter about the Sertorian War was my highlight of the book; a conflict that I didn't know nothing about and by the end of it got a pretty good understating of what went on. It was a joy finishing a chapter and then do a fact check only to find that everything has been well researched.
Its only book 3 but I already feel like this series is going to leave an empty void when its over.