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Thunder of the Gods: Empire VIII

Empire, Book 8

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Thunder of the Gods: Empire VIII

By: Anthony Riches
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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The eighth book in the Empire sequence takes Centurion Marcus Aquila and his Tungrian legion on a dangerous mission to the heart of the Parthian empire.

With Rome no longer safe, Marcus and the Tungrians are ordered east, to the desolate borderlands where Rome and Parthia have vied for supremacy for centuries.

Ordered to relieve the siege of an isolated fortress, their task is doomed to bloody failure unless they can turn the disaffected Third Legion into a fighting force capable of resisting the terrifying Parthian cataphracts.

And Marcus must travel to the enemy capital, Ctesiphon, on a desperate mission, the only man who can persuade the King of Kings to halt a war that threatens the humiliation of the empire and the slaughter of his friends.

©2015 Anthony Riches (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton Action & Adventure Historical Fiction Fiction Royalty Rome

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Another great book in the series. Wonderful characters and so descriptive in the telling. A truly excellent series this is. The narrator too is tops! 5 stars from me.

Storytelling and plot

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A rival to the Macro & Cato series by Simon Scarrow. Looking forward to the next one!

Another excellent book in the series

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Ok we're on book 8. It was great. This book reads differently than the previous. It's not a criticism, in fact I thought it was quite well done.
Although Marcus is still our main man. The way I found it was, all the usual suspects are in the book, but everyone gets a lot bigger part to play. We all know the gang & as the books have introduced them to us (books 1 to 7 many many thanks to Saul, you make it happen for me) they all, well nearly all have larger parts in this book. You find out a little bit more about some, others just get bigger parts or missions to go on.

Great book bring on IX.

Great book.

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My breath was held as new tribune Vaurus went into battle ,twice, brilliantly told expertly written, another fantastic book in the series, with hordes of eastern warriors.

In the east

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Another in the series which has become addictive, well read and good mix of characters.

Great

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Great story by A.R. and superb narration by Saul Reichlin. He really does his research.

Anthony Riches at his best.

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The narration history and locations, are credible and superb.A great genre series.
Highly recommended

The descriptive prose.

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Good performance. gripping listen from start to finish. ideal for historical fiction listeners. can't wait to start next book.

Good listen

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Yet again brilliant I am going to have a very big hole in my life when I finish this series of books

Next one please

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Another page turner from Riches. His writing is off such a high standard and the narration is superb. Thank you!

Another great book and narration

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