A review by travelsalongmybookshelf
The Fort by Adrian Goldsworthy
4.0
I have not read many books, if any, set in this period and my knowledge is very limited to school, many moons ago and TV.
This book lands you deep in Roman territory and I have to admit I found it difficult to get into at first. There are maps to get your bearings but I could have done with a cast list to get to grips with the characters - I do so love a list!
Flavius Ferox is a centurion sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube. There is peace between Rome and the Dacian Kingdom but will it last? Many of the Brigantes that he commands are former rebels and very likely to kill him as to obey him.
There is also Hadrian - yes that one- the emperors cousin with plans of his own...
This book gets you right inside the Roman world, it is highly detailed and meticulously researched. I ended up down several rabbit holes looking things up. It became emersive, gritty, bloody and a great insight into the Roman world, I learned a lot!
There are battles galore and I was rooting for Ferox and his men even though they are Romans, they felt like the underdogs at points during this story.
I’m looking forward to the next in this series!
Thanks to Head of Zeus for my copy of this book.
This book lands you deep in Roman territory and I have to admit I found it difficult to get into at first. There are maps to get your bearings but I could have done with a cast list to get to grips with the characters - I do so love a list!
Flavius Ferox is a centurion sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube. There is peace between Rome and the Dacian Kingdom but will it last? Many of the Brigantes that he commands are former rebels and very likely to kill him as to obey him.
There is also Hadrian - yes that one- the emperors cousin with plans of his own...
This book gets you right inside the Roman world, it is highly detailed and meticulously researched. I ended up down several rabbit holes looking things up. It became emersive, gritty, bloody and a great insight into the Roman world, I learned a lot!
There are battles galore and I was rooting for Ferox and his men even though they are Romans, they felt like the underdogs at points during this story.
I’m looking forward to the next in this series!
Thanks to Head of Zeus for my copy of this book.