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kiwimrsmac's review
5.0
Another superb historical fiction book by [a:Adrian Goldsworthy|6429037|Adrian Goldsworthy|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1404619702p2/6429037.jpg]. A violent military romp filled with humour, love, revenge and beheadings. Set around Roman Vindolanda and the coast of the United Kingdom.
The historical notes at the back of the book were just as interesting and entertaining as the story itself.
A worthy sequel to the first book in the series.
As I have personally found a couple of the writing tablets whilst volunteering at Vindolanda, knowing that the author incorporates the information from the Vindolanda Writing Tablets into his novels makes it even more special.
If you enjoy historical fiction/Roman history/military novels, then this is the book for you. You don't necessarily need to read [bc:Vindolanda|34525793|Vindolanda (Vindolanda #1)|Adrian Goldsworthy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1489156041l/34525793._SY75_.jpg|55659980] before reading [bc:The Encircling Sea|36350564|The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2)|Adrian Goldsworthy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507092966l/36350564._SY75_.jpg|58032877], but I recommend it.
The historical notes at the back of the book were just as interesting and entertaining as the story itself.
A worthy sequel to the first book in the series.
As I have personally found a couple of the writing tablets whilst volunteering at Vindolanda, knowing that the author incorporates the information from the Vindolanda Writing Tablets into his novels makes it even more special.
If you enjoy historical fiction/Roman history/military novels, then this is the book for you. You don't necessarily need to read [bc:Vindolanda|34525793|Vindolanda (Vindolanda #1)|Adrian Goldsworthy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1489156041l/34525793._SY75_.jpg|55659980] before reading [bc:The Encircling Sea|36350564|The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2)|Adrian Goldsworthy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507092966l/36350564._SY75_.jpg|58032877], but I recommend it.
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