The Capsarius
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- Author：Simon Turney
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Summary
Warrior and combat medic， Titus Cervianus， must lead a legion and quell the uprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney。
Egypt。 25 BC。
Titus Cervianus and the Twenty Second Deiotariana have been sent to deal with uprisings and chaos in Egypt。 Yet the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion。 Founded as the private royal army of one of Rome's most devoted allies， the king of Galatia， their ways are not the same as the other legions， a factor that sets them apart and causes friction with their fellow soldiers。
Cervianus is no ordinary soldier， either。 A former surgeon from the city of Ancyra， he's now a capsarius – a combat medic。 Cervianus is a pragmatist， a scientist， and truly unpopular with his legion。
Marching into the unknown， Cervianus will find unexpected allies in a local cavalryman and a troublesome lunatic。 Both will be of critical importance as the young medic marches into the searing sands of the south， finding forbidden temples， dark assassins， vicious crocodiles， and worst of all， the warrior queen of Kush。。。
Egypt。 25 BC。
Titus Cervianus and the Twenty Second Deiotariana have been sent to deal with uprisings and chaos in Egypt。 Yet the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion。 Founded as the private royal army of one of Rome's most devoted allies， the king of Galatia， their ways are not the same as the other legions， a factor that sets them apart and causes friction with their fellow soldiers。
Cervianus is no ordinary soldier， either。 A former surgeon from the city of Ancyra， he's now a capsarius – a combat medic。 Cervianus is a pragmatist， a scientist， and truly unpopular with his legion。
Marching into the unknown， Cervianus will find unexpected allies in a local cavalryman and a troublesome lunatic。 Both will be of critical importance as the young medic marches into the searing sands of the south， finding forbidden temples， dark assassins， vicious crocodiles， and worst of all， the warrior queen of Kush。。。
Reviews
Paul Bennett
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BLURBWarrior and combat medic， Titus Cervianus， must lead a legion and quell theuprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney。Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier。 And the Twenty Second is noordinary legion…Egypt。 25 BC。 A former surgeon from the city of Ancyra， Titus Cervianus is now acapsarius – a combat medic。 He is a pragmatist， a scientist – and deeply unpopularwith his legion， the Twenty Second Deiotariana。The Twenty Second have been sent to deal with uprisings in Egypt。 BLURBWarrior and combat medic， Titus Cervianus， must lead a legion and quell theuprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney。Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier。 And the Twenty Second is noordinary legion…Egypt。 25 BC。 A former surgeon from the city of Ancyra， Titus Cervianus is now acapsarius – a combat medic。 He is a pragmatist， a scientist – and deeply unpopularwith his legion， the Twenty Second Deiotariana。The Twenty Second have been sent to deal with uprisings in Egypt。 Founded as theprivate army of one of Rome's most devoted allies， their ways are not the same as theother legions'， which sets them apart and causes friction with their fellow soldiers。Marching into the unknown， Cervianus will find unexpected allies: a local cavalrymanand a troublesome lunatic。 Both will be of critical importance as the young medicmarches through the searing sands of the south， finding forbidden temples， hiddenassassins， and worst of all， the warrior queen of Kush…Reviews for Simon Turney:'A blistering epic brimming with tension， mystery & adventure！' Gordon Doherty'A page turner from beginning to end… A damn fine read' Ben Kane'First-rate Roman fiction' Matthew HarffyREVIEWI've been a long time admirer of this author。 The only thing he does that causes any consternation on my part is that he writes too many good books too damn fast。 On top of that， he keeps veering off into new regions for yet another series。 I mean， how am I supposed to deal with all of this？ I'll tell you how。。。by reading his stuff and being blown away time and time again。 The Capsarius is no exception to all of the things that make this author stand out。 Impeccable research combined with a vivid imagination。。。story telling that keeps you turning the pages。。。a diverse cast of characters。。。 In a succinct summation - another triumph for yet another captivating series。 Pulse racing action in the burning lands of the Nile。 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Jonathon
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Simon Turney is the gift that keeps on giving。Another fantastic book by this author that puts the reader in the place after Ceaser and just at the start of the emperor's of Rome。It's been fun to see the different side of the legions by viewing it through the eyes of a capsarius。You can really feel the weight of burden on the main characters shoulders ， not only from his everyday life in the legion but from him wrestling with his inner daemons。 Anybody who was a fan of Marius Mules will absolutel Simon Turney is the gift that keeps on giving。Another fantastic book by this author that puts the reader in the place after Ceaser and just at the start of the emperor's of Rome。It's been fun to see the different side of the legions by viewing it through the eyes of a capsarius。You can really feel the weight of burden on the main characters shoulders ， not only from his everyday life in the legion but from him wrestling with his inner daemons。 Anybody who was a fan of Marius Mules will absolutely love this and I personally can't wait to get stuck in to the series 。 。。。more
Jane
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Exciting and informative novel about a capsarius [combat medic] during Emperor Augustus's reign。 The capsarius and his legion are transferred to Egypt from Galatia [modern Turkey]。 The story covers how this legion fits in with the other legion sharing the same fort--the XII， especially Cervianus， who has been shunned by the other legionaries because of his seeming bringing bad luck， his scientific turn of mind， and perhaps jealousy。 He does find two friends， Ulyxes， an outspoken troublemaker and Exciting and informative novel about a capsarius [combat medic] during Emperor Augustus's reign。 The capsarius and his legion are transferred to Egypt from Galatia [modern Turkey]。 The story covers how this legion fits in with the other legion sharing the same fort--the XII， especially Cervianus， who has been shunned by the other legionaries because of his seeming bringing bad luck， his scientific turn of mind， and perhaps jealousy。 He does find two friends， Ulyxes， an outspoken troublemaker and an Egyptian auxiliary cavalry officer， Shenti。 They undergo a harrowing anabasis south to Kush [modern Sudan] where they hope to take revenge on a Kushite attack on Roman territory。 They take back a fort at the border。 Their commander wants to push on into Kushite territory and defeat the Kushites completely。 There are instances where we see what a capsarius does; Cervianus is just fulfilling his Hippocratic oath， even to men who have snubbed him and one who has been bitten by a crocodile for whom he cares， with no help from his own medical staff。 The story ended on a cliffhanger--preparations for a further march south。 If there is a sequel， I'd like to read it。 。。。more
Annarella
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This is not a fast paced， action-packed book about some Roman legionary but a very clever， well researched and compelling story about a clever man in a new world facing superstition and nastiness who will find strange allies， discover the unknown， and face very strong enemies。It’s epic and it prepares the scene for the action and exciting things that will come。Simon Turney can surely write historical fiction， and this was an excellent story that kept me hooked an turning pages。 It wasn’t love at This is not a fast paced， action-packed book about some Roman legionary but a very clever， well researched and compelling story about a clever man in a new world facing superstition and nastiness who will find strange allies， discover the unknown， and face very strong enemies。It’s epic and it prepares the scene for the action and exciting things that will come。Simon Turney can surely write historical fiction， and this was an excellent story that kept me hooked an turning pages。 It wasn’t love at first pages， but the story grew on me as I got to know the different characters and travel with themTitus Cervanius is a fascinating character， a man of his time and very modern at the same time。 He’s well developed and interesting， I look forward to reading more about him。The historical background is well researched and vivid， I learned something new and travelled with the characters in the ancient Egypt。I can’t wait to read the next story as I want to know what will happen。This one is strongly recommended。Many thanks to Aries and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
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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The Capsarius is an easy to like character who brings a ‘human being’ approach to being in the Roman army。 The story has an undertone of an underdog becoming more and more influential the deeper in to the campaign the army marches。 The difference of opinions and personalities in amongst the army means that there is a battle on two fronts， that of the real local enemy and that of comrades and officers of all levels who should be working together。 I really enjoyed this book and will certainly read The Capsarius is an easy to like character who brings a ‘human being’ approach to being in the Roman army。 The story has an undertone of an underdog becoming more and more influential the deeper in to the campaign the army marches。 The difference of opinions and personalities in amongst the army means that there is a battle on two fronts， that of the real local enemy and that of comrades and officers of all levels who should be working together。 I really enjoyed this book and will certainly read the next instalment。 。。。more
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