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The Leopard Sword (2012)

by Anthony Riches(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1444711822 (ISBN13: 9781444711820)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

series

Empire

review 1: For me a return to form as I just couldn't get into the last one. A straightforward enough plot is one of the strengths for this book. Too many similar stories become convoluted so the get the bandits save the town is welcome in its simplicity. Riches keeps the pace rolling along well and flips between characters more easily. But while it is a short time period only one character has any development. But then you don't read these books for that do you. This was quite enjoyable. Less was more, and I'll get the next one in the series now.
review 2: In this book, #4 in the series about the adventures of a fugitive Roman centurion Marcus Tribulus Corvus and his comrades, the Tungrian auxiliary cohort travels to Tungrorum, to protect grain supplies from the attacks... more of a notorious local bandit called Obduro, who tries to instigate a rebellion. Or is he?I'm getting tired of saying this about Riches' books but this is another great installment in what is an awesome series about army life on the frontier. This book is slightly different than the previous ones in that there's some mystery involved in trying to guess the identity of the bandit, how he keeps himself so well informed.Tungrorum is also the homeland of centurion Julis, and we get to know more about his former life as he meets, quite unexpectedly, his former lover.Reading each new "Empire" book is like meeting old friends, who nevertheless have an ability to surprise you. less

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