Once again we join the Capsarius and his comrades but this time， venturing south， in to the heart of Kush。 Having read the first book， I was always going to enjoy the next instalment。 If you haven’t read the first yet however， you could easily pick the storyline up and really enjoy this book none the less。 The story is one of friendship， respect， humour， war， but above all else， the influence of the gods。 The way the author links the divine intervention to the outcomes of events is very clever a Once again we join the Capsarius and his comrades but this time， venturing south， in to the heart of Kush。 Having read the first book， I was always going to enjoy the next instalment。 If you haven’t read the first yet however， you could easily pick the storyline up and really enjoy this book none the less。 The story is one of friendship， respect， humour， war， but above all else， the influence of the gods。 The way the author links the divine intervention to the outcomes of events is very clever and eye opening。 Coming from the point of view of a character so invested in science and medicine， believing in the gods is a hard sell。 It all becomes too much in the end for the Capsarius however， who eventually accepts that there are simply some things that science cannot explain。 A great read from start to finish filled with a rollercoaster of emotions。 5/5。 。。。more