Emperor: The Field of Swords: A Roman Empire Novel

Amazingly written. You feel engulfed in the novel as if you were a part of it . You can see the characters in front of you. The battle scenes are epic . The best i have read in a long time

Without quoting the exact events of history as the author explains which parts he had to change or condense, this was a very interesting read. My sons aged 15 and 12 are both reading the series now and their interest into the Roman history is being sparked. Loved these books :) History buffs have comments to make about more correct historical books to read, but keeping in mind that these books are Historical Fiction!

In this third of five novels about Rome and Caesar, we go to Gaul and Britain. Sometimes real history is almost too amazing to believe, as are the books about Julius Caesar. He travels to Gaul, links up with Mark Antony, and proceeds to tame the wild tribes of the land. He also takes a massive fleet of ships to invade Britain, only to be forced to return to Gaul and deal with the rebel king Vercingetorix. With each book in the Emperor series I can sense how the author grows more and more professional. He no longer makes mistakes in naming the war machines of the Roman legions. Now they are ballistae, onagers, and scorpion bows (and no more catapults). I didn’t find a single mistake in the book, although the formatting of the Kindle book failed, maybe something went wrong with the download. When I go to chapters, it only shows one bullet point. The rest is gone, as is the cover. Also it doesn’t show page numbers, which is really annoying. I tried deleting the book and reloading it with no different result. I’m eager to get going on the fourth book, and also the fifth, which I will be reading for the first time.

Fantastic story and great writing. We have so few great writers of history today conn is one of the very best as is Cornwall. Today any sappy love story in the past is considered " historical " and most are trashy crap

This volume of the series concentrates on the machinations of the first Triumvirate. While Pompey gets the erstwhile pleasure of being the power in Rome and Crassus has a total monopoly on trade, Caesar gets his dream of carte blanche in Gaul. Filled with epic battles, intrigues and political negotiations, this third in the series is as engaging as its predecessors, Gods of war and Death of Kings. A must read for history buffs and those who love action and adventure.

I'm a big fan of Roman History and have studied it extensively: I've been to Rome and all over Italy more times than I can count. I type that, not to pass myself off as an expert, but in the hopes that this information will put my review in context. So...what did I think? I enjoyed the writing style and the story line a lot but really struggle with how badly mis-characterized some of the major historical figures are. Octavian is one of my favorite people in history and this books absolutely misses the boat on him and that flaw alone drives me batty to the point of distraction. With each historical character, it feels as if Igguiden didn't even attempt to tap into their writings or exploits in order to connect his story and the characters with reality. It's hard to rate, in that I've read and enjoyed these books, but in order to do so, I had to divorce myself from any knowledge or sense of who these men and women were in real life, or, more appropriately, how I envisioned them to be. In summary, my neurosis and love of this period in Roman History keeps bumping into my overt affection for it. I will read anything about this time period because I love it, but that very reading and studying caused me to hate how he drew the characters up. In the end, the rating is "like it" and I did, but, if this were presented as a fiction about characters the author created, then it would be five stars.

I've been devouring every book I could get my hands on since I learned to read as a toddler, and Conn Iggulden has firmly established himself as my all-time favorite author with his Emperor and Conqueror series. Only complaint is that I can't get anything else done until I've finished the whole series because I can't put the books down.

This book helps visualize Roman History & glory with so much fun and pace. Covers the entire life of Julius Ceasar & Marcus Brutus with such details (obviously fiction). When we visited Rome, we could so well relate to Forum, colosseum and other sights as I could visualize the scenes in my mind. I an now at this 3rd book of Conn Iggulden series and can't put it down. Highly Recommended.

As the title says, Once you start with the first of the four emperor book saga you'll will read the three others in no time. If the author took some liberties with the historic reality, he always indicate at the end of the books, what and why.

arrived promptly and as described great book and i loved the series

ユリウス・カエサルを主人公とした大河小説の第3部。イスパニアで力を蓄えたカエサルがローマに戻り、ポンペイウス、クラッススと三頭政治を謀ると、自らはガリア、ブリタニアへの遠征に出る。そしてガリアを平定したカエサルが軍勢を率いてルビコン渡河に差し掛かるところまでが描かれています。 第2部から続いて、ブルートゥスの母とカエサルの関係、そしてブルートゥスをはじめ長年にわたり労苦をともにしてきた仲間たちとの友情が、ドラマを形づくってゆきます。ガリア、ブリタニアでの戦闘場面の描写がテンポよく、飽きさせません。治安の悪化したローマ市内の恐怖感もよく描き出されています。 さて次作では「采は投げられた」あとのカエサルの苦悩がどのようなドラマを生むのか、今から待ち遠しいです。

Ich habe den zweiten Teil dieser vierteiligen Serie zufällig in Australien auf einem Flohmarkt gekauft. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt wusste ich nicht, dass es sich hierbei um eine Serie handelt. Ich wollte einfach nur ein wenig Unterhaltung für den langen Rückflug nach Deutschland. Diese Erwartungen wurden bei weitem Übertroffen, obwohl ich mich selbst nicht als "Bücherwurm" bezeichnen würde. Binnen kürzester Zeit habe ich den zweiten Teil durchgelesen und mir sofort alle anderen Teile geholt. Ich glaube ich habe noch nie so viel in so kurzer Zeit gelesen. Die Bücher handeln von Ceasar und seinem Leben. Sie basieren größtenteils auf Fakten, weichen manchmal aber auch ein wenig von der Geschichte ab. Am Ende eines jeden Buches wird erläutert, was echt und was erfunden war (das allermeiste ist jedoch echt, außer bei dem ersten Buch, bei dem Caesar noch ein Kind / Teenager ist - hier gibt es nicht viele übermittelte Fakten). Ich finde, die Bücher haben eine gute Mischung aus Humor, geschichtlichen Fakten, interessanten Charakteren und auch großartigen Schlachten. Sie zeichnen ein schönes Bild der römischen Zeit. Ich muss schon sagen... Ceasar hatte ein sehr interessantes Leben... Ich fand das Buch leicht verständlich. Das lag evtl. daran, dass ich gerade aus Austalien kam. Ich würde meine Englischkenntnisse dennoch nicht als überragend ansehen. Ich habe die deutsche Version nicht gelesen, aber wer mit englischen Büchern zurecht kommt und das Szenario interessant findet, sollte unbedingt zugreifen!

Wont be able to put down. Super good set of books. Conn Iggulden is king of history. Love the series.