The Capsarius
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- Create Date：2022-04-01 10:19:42
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Simon Turney
- ISBN：B0971G5BJB
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Reviews
M。J。
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I really enjoyed The Capsarius。 I've read some of Simon Turney's Roman fiction in the past， but this book， without its focus on Roman Rome， is a little different， and very enjoyable。I didn't read this book quickly - rather I enjoyed it slowly， taking delight in reading a small amount each day over an extended period。 It's a story rich with detail， as our main character， The Capsarius， travels through a land he is clearly excited to visit， being so very strange to his birth lands， and yet one he I really enjoyed The Capsarius。 I've read some of Simon Turney's Roman fiction in the past， but this book， without its focus on Roman Rome， is a little different， and very enjoyable。I didn't read this book quickly - rather I enjoyed it slowly， taking delight in reading a small amount each day over an extended period。 It's a story rich with detail， as our main character， The Capsarius， travels through a land he is clearly excited to visit， being so very strange to his birth lands， and yet one he understands is filled with danger。 The heat， the lack of water， and the need to stay close to the great river Nile bring into play some very dangerous enemies， the crocodiles of the delta。 The Capsarius is not your usual Roman warrior。 He's a skilled and widely read individual， keen to hold on to the ideals he has as a medic in the Roman army， even though he's pitted against just about everyone in the legion， and his superior's really don't seem to like him a great deal - not that it worries him。 He's a man of reason， and yet one who's thrust into a strange land， with even stranger gods， and gods who seem to speak to him。 The interplay between the reasoned man forced to question his beliefs because of the pervading Egyptian religion is skillfully drawn。 This is a slow burn， which rewards the reader with two really quite different battle scenes in the second half of the book when our Roman hero finally encounters their elusive enemy， and I'm already looking forward to book 2。A wonderful read - with just the right amount of humour and peril - set in a wonderfully drawn land of intrigue and danger。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my review copy。 。。。more
Ron
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Titus Cervianus， legionnaire and combat medic， has a huge problem。 He is unpopular in his unit because of his belief in science over the gods。 The Twenty Second Deiotariana has been sent from Galatia to Egypt where it is sent south with units of the two other legions under a commander obsessed with winning and glory。 Cervianus has to navigate the ire of officers， his unit， and troubling events to survive and help his legion succeed。 This title （the first in a series） ends in a bit of a cliffhang Titus Cervianus， legionnaire and combat medic， has a huge problem。 He is unpopular in his unit because of his belief in science over the gods。 The Twenty Second Deiotariana has been sent from Galatia to Egypt where it is sent south with units of the two other legions under a commander obsessed with winning and glory。 Cervianus has to navigate the ire of officers， his unit， and troubling events to survive and help his legion succeed。 This title （the first in a series） ends in a bit of a cliffhanger as the legion is getting ready to plunge further into the interior of Egypt。 An interesting historical tale in a time and place not often covered。。Thanks Netgalley for the chance to read this title。 。。。more
Harry Preston
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