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Emperor's Sword

The Imperial Assassin 1

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Emperor's Sword

By: Alex Gough
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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A desolate wasteland. A mission gone wrong. An impossible goal.

Roman scout, Silus, is deep behind enemy lines in Caledonia. As he spies on a raiding party, he is abruptly discovered by an enemy chief and his son. Mounting a one-man ambush, everything quickly goes wrong and Silus must run for his life, the head of the enemy leader in his hands. Little does he know the price he will pay...

As Silus is inducted into the Arcani, an elite faction of assassins and spies, he must return to Caledonia and risk everything in the service of his Caesar. The odds don’t look good. But failure is not an option.

A blood-soaked and unputdownable thriller set in Ancient Rome, anchored in detailed historical research, perfect for fans of Ben Kane, Conn Iggulden and Robert Fabbri.

Alex Gough is an author of historical fiction adventures set in Ancient Rome. The Carbo Chronicles, including Watchmen of Rome and Bandits of Rome are the culmination of a lot of research into the underclasses of the time.

©2021 SAGA Egmont (P)2021 SAGA Egmont Ancient Historical Historical Fiction Thriller & Suspense Ancient History Ancient Rome Fiction Thriller Rome Assassin

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Gritty and real, exciting and pacy, this is first-rate historical fiction, and Gough is clearly ready to take his place among the leading writers of the genre.
-- SJA Turney, author of the "Praetorian" series.
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Characters developed well. Humorous sideline anecdotes. No negative opinion. Not a good time to be in the military. Survival not good.

Historical interwoven storytelling.

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Took a little bit to get into it but once I did, it caught on. Yes, it’s a bit over the top but I like that about it. I really enjoyed it and David Thorpe is in my top three narrators. He does a great job on all of the characters and leads you into the story in a believable way.

Loved it.

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Narration was good, the story was ridiculous. I tried to finish but it became too goofy and distracting.

Tried to finish

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This book is junk, the story line makes no logical sense. The hero's actions are once taken by no rashenal person.

This book is junk

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