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Rome AD 9. Augustus Caesar rules Imperial Rome at the height of its power, as the Roman Empire stretches across the known world. Cassius, son of one of her most powerful families, is the personification of Rome's imperial strength: wealthy, popular, a war hero with a decorated military career - none of Rome's fashionable parties are complete without him - except, he hides a secret. After his nerve is broken in Germany, the thought of genuine armed combat is enough to send him into a cold sweat of fear and shame. But this doesn't dissuade him from living off a false reputation so he can continue a life of casual affairs, wine, and parties, as he is seduced by the many vices of Rome. However, his scandalous life is soon upset by a summons from the Emperor's wife. It ends his happy decadent life and returns him to Germany to assist the Roman legions in their greatest ever trial, and the events that will resound down in history, in the dark forests of the Teutoburg.
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Well written and interesting
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By: Paul J Bennett
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Medalon
- Demon Child, Book 1
- By: Jennifer Fallon
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The small country of Medalon lies between the vast nation of Karien in the north and the nations of Fardohnya and Hythria in the south. For centuries the Medalonians co-existed peacefully with the Harshini, a magical race that abhors killing. But now they are gone and in their place the Sisters of the Blade rule Medalon from the Citadel. An elite army of Defenders enforces the Sisterhood's oppressive rule. The Harshini and their demons are believed to be extinct and Medalon has an uneasy peace with its northern and southern neighbours.
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Fantasy, politics and religion
- By Chris on 05-18-14
By: Jennifer Fallon
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Genghis
- Birth of an Empire
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to kill before being killed, and to conquer enemies who could come without warning from beyond the horizon. Through a series of courageous raids, Temujin's legend grew until he was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of 1,000 warhorses, to subject all nations and empires to his will.
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Simply Extraordinary
- By TR Jensen on 05-17-22
By: Conn Iggulden
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The Parthian
- Parthian Chronicles series, Book 1
- By: Peter Darman
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 24 hrs and 3 mins
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When Rome transgresses upon his father's domain that lays between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Pacorus, a prince of the Parthian Empire, is sent to exact revenge. After a string of victories, Pacorus and his men are captured in Cappadocia, clapped in chains, and sent to Italy to live out the rest of their days as slaves. But fate intervenes and Pacorus and his companions are saved from a living hell by a renegade gladiator named Spartacus. In gratitude, Pacorus agrees to help Spartacus build his army as Rome musters its legions to crush the slave uprising.
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Another view of the Spartacus War
- By Maui Diver on 08-08-18
By: Peter Darman
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The King’s Gambit
- By: John Maddox Roberts
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes listeners back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. So the garroting of a lowly ex-slave and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy.
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Great start to a series
- By P. Johnson on 09-21-17
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Nights of the Witch
- War God, Book 1
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins
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A young girl called Tozi stands at the bottom of a pyramid, waiting to be led to the top where her heart will be cut out.... Pepillo, a Spanish orphan who serves a sadistic Dominican friar, is aboard the Spanish fleet as it sails towards Mexico.... This is the epic story of the clash of two empires, two armies and two gods of war. Five hundred desperate adventurers are about to pit themselves against the most brutal armies of the ancient Americas, armies hundreds of thousands strong.
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engaging story.
- By Dennis Lewis on 12-14-16
By: Graham Hancock
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Forsaken Kingdom
- The Last Prince Series, Book 1
- By: J. R. Rasmussen
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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To save his people and the forbidden magic they're sworn to defend, Wardin Rath surrenders his birthright and his past. For seven years, he's held at the court of his deadliest enemy, oblivious to all he's lost. Until one day, the spell that stole his memories begins to crack. On the heels of a harrowing escape, Wardin's quest for answers leads him to the last magistery, where he studied magic as a boy. But he'll find no safe haven there - or anywhere.
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excellent work
- By Kojo Koomson on 06-27-24
By: J. R. Rasmussen
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Wolfblade
- Hythryn Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Jennifer Fallon
- Narrated by: Maggie Mash
- Length: 25 hrs and 25 mins
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Marla Wolfblade of Hythria is determined to restore her family's great name, but conspirators surround her: The Sorcerers' Collective, the Patriots - even members of her own family. She must make sure her son Damin lives to be old enough to restore the Wolfblade name to its former glory. Elezaar the Dwarf is a small man with big secrets - but that doesn't matter to Marla Wolfblade. Her brother is the High Prince of Hythria, and, in this fiercely patriarchal society, her fate will be decided on his whim.
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An epic political drama
- By Katherine on 07-19-14
By: Jennifer Fallon
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Wolf's Head
- The Forest Lord
- By: Steven A. McKay
- Narrated by: Nick Ellsworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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After viciously assaulting a corrupt but powerful clergyman Robin Hood flees the only home he has ever known in Wakefield, Yorkshire. Becoming a member of a notorious band of outlaws, Hood and his new companions - including John Little and Will Scaflock - hide out in the great forests of Barnsdale, fighting for their very existence as the law hunts them down like animals. When they are betrayed, and their harsh lives become even more unbearable, the band of friends seeks bloody vengeance.
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I JUST WANT TO KILL NOBLES
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 11-07-14
By: Steven A. McKay
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The Great Game
- Praetorian, Book 1
- By: SJA Turney
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Promoted to the elite Praetorian Guard in the thick of battle, a young legionary is thrust into a seedy world of imperial politics and corruption. Tasked with uncovering a plot against the newly crowned Emperor Commodus, his mission takes him from the cold Danubian border all the way to the heart of Rome, the villa of the Emperor’s scheming sister, and the great Colosseum. What seems a straightforward, if terrifying, assignment soon descends into Machiavellian treachery and peril as everything in which young Rufinus trusts and believes is called into question....
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COULDN'T KEEP MY INTEREST
- By peter on 12-05-18
By: SJA Turney
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A Shadow of All Night Falling
- Dread Empire, Book 1
- By: Glen Cook
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Across the mountains called the Dragon's Teeth, beyond the chill reach of the Werewind and the fires of the world's beginning, above the walls of the castle Fangdred, stands Windtower. From this lonely keep the Star Rider calls forth the war that even wizards dread, fought for a woman's hundred-lifetime love. A woman called Nepanthe, princess to the Stormkings…
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Nothimg like Black Company-good in a different way
- By Zap Rowsdower on 10-02-21
By: Glen Cook
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All That Glitters
- Stavin DragonBlessed, Book 1
- By: Loren K. Jones
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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This is the story of Stavin Kel'Aniston. A boy trained as a warrior, he serves his people as a caravan guard to obtain gold for their community. Stavin earned dragon-scale armor from the dragon on the mountain for his bravery, but the gift of the dragon comes at a price. Thieves, brigands, and ne'er-do-wells of every kind are attracted to Stavin. As the summer passes, Stavin fights for his life and the honor of his name.
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it is what it is
- By @tone0189 on 08-09-17
By: Loren K. Jones
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The Wolf of the North Trilogy
- Wolf of the North, Books 1-3
- By: Duncan M. Hamilton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 32 hrs and 22 mins
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Wolf of the North: It has been generations since the Northlands have seen a hero worthy of the title. Many have made the claim, but few have lived to defend it. Timid, weak, and bullied, Wulfric is as unlikely a candidate as there could be. Jorundyr's Path: Jorundyr's Path is walked only by the brave. As Wulfric pursues Adalhaid's Blood Debt, he soon learns that the path to revenge is never easy. The Blood Debt: A blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end.
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Could have been so much more, a classic even
- By Listener on 01-14-23
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- Darcy
- 10-18-23
Gripping story
Followed along with the hero, a cracking pace full of twists and turns…the pace was perfect…never a dull moment… Bravo
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- Jocko Johnson
- 02-24-20
GREAT BOOK!
Excellent all around. Fine Historical Novel. Hopefully the heroes will return when Germanicus goes to even the Score. I must say one thing, the Author states that this was Rome's greatest defeat? Maybe it was the second to that time, the 1st and worst until than being maybe in the Punic Wars. Hannibal and his army much earlier defeated Roman Army's in one I believe 3 day battle at Canne?) & killed it is estimated & recorded approximately, 50,000 to 80,000 Roman Soldiers. This was before Marius' changes the Army from Maniples to cohorts and Legions and Julius Caesars( Marius' nephew) incorporated (auxillary troops in the ranks) especially Cavalry, (from other countries, who did it better than the romans as they were not known as great horseman like Arminius , his Germans and Celts to cover flanks, scout and attack infantry and other cavalry etc) and the Army was made a standing trained & eqiupted military force. Still Julius Arminius, trained as a Roman from a youngster as a hostage learned what was needed to create maybe the second largest defeat against Rome in it's history up to that time.
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- Lawrence Jacobsen
- 11-13-21
Poor Cassius!
poor guy can't win for losing it seems. A cautionary tale about what being a hero gets you.
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- Zachary E. Jones
- 06-15-18
Great Take on Tueteborg Battle
Impressive and most enjoyable. aa bb cc dd ee ff gg hh jj kk ll
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- Jennifer F.
- 05-04-23
Great Story (Some adults bits, so beware)
I'm familiar with the Varian Disaster and what happened to the Legions, but this was a cracking story, with real and fictional characters. Plenty of action and great narration. Minor adult content (not over the top, but not for children/ teens).
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- Sherry T.
- 01-01-18
Awesome read
One of the best books I have listened to in a long while! Hope to hear more from this author - would love to see this story continued.
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- Gail N.
- 05-17-21
One of the best Roman Historical Novels EVER
"Roman Mask" was gripping, well written, well researched and a wonderful story. The dialog is by turns funny, tragic, and powerfully moving. The relationships between Casius and the other characters made the story very believable, even though no Romans actually survived the Battle of Teutoberg Forest. The narration is pitch perfect - Steven Crossley adds so much to any recorded book.
The second novel in the series, "Bedrock of Empire" is out in text but has not been recorded. I hope Steven Crossley will make room in his schedule to turn it into another blockbuster audiobook.
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- paladin
- 04-22-20
The book was good but the narrator dreadful
The narrator undermined an excellent novel. Young heroes sounded as old as the narrator. Worse we’re the voices of the women. In general there was a vocal pattern that that drove me nuts! I see that there is no audio performance for the second novel. Good. If you can’t get a good reader then better no reader. Did Mr. Brooke audition readers? If he didn’t, he should. If he did and still hired Mr.Crossley, I would be happy to audition them for him. I bought the second novel and will let my imagination, inner voice, and Mr. Brooke’s prose do a much better job.
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