
The Forgotten Legion
Forgotten Legion Chronicles 1
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Michael Praed
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By:
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Ben Kane
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.
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can't stop listening
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Ps there are some strange parts but doesn’t come up as much in the next books
Great story, Great Performance
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Great Story, Great Reading
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Amazing Start to a Series
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Well done
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Everytime someone goes poking around in sheep's guts to determine the future I couldn't pay attention. The prophecies are not vague things either, those piles of sheeps guts are very specific about the future. Who knew?
As annoying as that is, it doesn't come close to level of cringe involved with the brothel. The idea of a young prostitute working her way up Roman society by seducing powerful men could be a compelling story, but it isn't how this book was marketed and I certainly didn't appreciate the level of detail. Maybe teaching 13 year old girls that stuff was common in ancient Rome but it isn't now and I have a modern man's sensibilities. Hard pass.
I really loved Clash of Empires so I figured this would compare. It does not. I might still give his Spartacus series a try. Oh, the narrator does a pretty solid job. I liked his performances quite a bit. I may be imagining it but I also think he was as uncomfortable reading the sex descriptions as I was to listening.
detailed descriptions of sex
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Tiresome trope
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MC1 - The bestest and most famous gladiator in Rome. He's a killer with a conscience.
MC2 - Warrior/Druid type out for revenge against Rome. He sees/predicts the future and fights like a commando.
MC3 - Slave boy who is smart and good looking, has amazing fighting skills but cares deeply for those around him. Mentored by MC1 + MC2.
MC4 - Twin sister of MC3. She becomes the best whore in all of Rome, but manages to stay unjaded. Loved by (almost) all including other whores, brothel slaves, the madam, and the rich and famous.
I think this is the author's first book and he has several more, so maybe later books in the series get better and his writing has improved. But I don't think I can get past the endless cliches, stereo types and easy/unrealistic escapes to find out.
Too many Mary Sue's
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