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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 Assassin Ancient Rome Fiction Rome Espionage Ancient History

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Critic reviews

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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Quite a good story but once the second main character is introduced it becomes frustrating. More like Abbott and Costello meet the Romans.

Not too bad

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I don’t know what to make of this new series yet. We are constantly being told that our hero is that the Romans have and yet he and little mate mess up every mission they’re sent on. It was enjoyable enough though.

Not sure

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Loved this book for the story and characters. Plenty of action brought the events to life

Excellent story

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Difficult to be on the side of the Romans. What did they ever do for us after all? Thought Silas was a thoroughly dislikeable character but perhaps that was the intent? Not sorry I bought this but I won't be bothering with the sequels.

Enjoyed this.

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I really don't like this book , it has not appealed at all and I usually like this genre but I'm not allowed to return it so I just won't listen to any more of it.

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