River of Gold: Empire XI
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- Author：Anthony Riches
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Summary
After saving the emperor's life in Rome， Marcus and his comrades have been sent across the sea to the wealthy， corrupt Greek metropolis of Aegyptus， Alexandria。
An unknown enemy has slaughtered the garrison of the Empire's last outpost before its border with the mysterious kingdom of Kush。 Caravans can no longer reach the crucial Red Sea port of Berenike， from which the riches of the East flow towards Rome。
The Emperor's most trusted and most devious adviser has ordered Marcus's commander Scaurus and his trusted officers to the south。 With orders that are tantamount to a suicide mission， and with only one slim hope of success。
Can a small force of highly trained legionaries restore the Empire's power in this remote desert no-man's-land， when faced by the fanatical army of Kush's iron-fisted ruler？
An unknown enemy has slaughtered the garrison of the Empire's last outpost before its border with the mysterious kingdom of Kush。 Caravans can no longer reach the crucial Red Sea port of Berenike， from which the riches of the East flow towards Rome。
The Emperor's most trusted and most devious adviser has ordered Marcus's commander Scaurus and his trusted officers to the south。 With orders that are tantamount to a suicide mission， and with only one slim hope of success。
Can a small force of highly trained legionaries restore the Empire's power in this remote desert no-man's-land， when faced by the fanatical army of Kush's iron-fisted ruler？
Reviews
Kenny
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This nigga wrote the best series ever until book 7 imma gonna beat his ass if he doesnt turn it around
Kenny
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Rounding up - not the best in this series。 It moves to Egypt， and about the first half of the book is establishing the scene and situation in Egypt。 Which is well enough done - Meroe and Kush is a much under used and underappreciated Kingdom and are the antagonist here。 But， without too many spoilers。。。the plot doesn't really get going until the last quarter or so， and while the action scenes are as good as ever， there are a couple of bits that need a fair suspension of disbelief。 My （least？） fa Rounding up - not the best in this series。 It moves to Egypt， and about the first half of the book is establishing the scene and situation in Egypt。 Which is well enough done - Meroe and Kush is a much under used and underappreciated Kingdom and are the antagonist here。 But， without too many spoilers。。。the plot doesn't really get going until the last quarter or so， and while the action scenes are as good as ever， there are a couple of bits that need a fair suspension of disbelief。 My （least？） favourite being the Queen who just looks at our hero and decides he is powerful， should be confided in， and offered anything he damn well wants， including the key to her bedroom。 Because that happens a lot of course - this bit could have been done better for the same plot result。 And （spoiler） having spend much of the book settling in Egypt， it doesn't seem like the next book is going to be there so。。。that wasn't all needed anyway。 There's still some great action sequences， and he captures the dialogue， banter and insults between the legionaries well - but this one is completely skippable。 。。。more
Richard
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Firstly I am a big fan of this series。 The writing flows， the characters are well rounded and the story lines are compelling， but this one on occasions stalled on more than once。 It was almost that the action bypassed Marcus influence until the last part of the book。 Also some of the major characters that helped drive the previous narratives were missing。 One thing I got from the book was the discovery of the Empire of the Kush， something I shall have to have a look at。 I still enjoyed the book， Firstly I am a big fan of this series。 The writing flows， the characters are well rounded and the story lines are compelling， but this one on occasions stalled on more than once。 It was almost that the action bypassed Marcus influence until the last part of the book。 Also some of the major characters that helped drive the previous narratives were missing。 One thing I got from the book was the discovery of the Empire of the Kush， something I shall have to have a look at。 I still enjoyed the book， but， for me， it was a slight drop in form by Mr Riches。 。。。more
Jessica Long
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Good readAgain enjoyed the book， I enjoy fictional historical novels。 This series was one of the best。 Hope the author continues the series。
Unseen Library
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I received a copy of River of Gold from Hachette Australia to review。Rating of 4。25。From one of the top authors of Roman historical fiction， Anthony Riches， comes River of Gold， the action-packed and epic 11th entry in his bestselling Empire series。Aegyptus， 187 AD。 Under the command of Tribune Scaurus， decorated Centurion and former fugitive， Marcus Valerius Aquila， serves with several elite veteran officers， each of whom has displeased the Imperial hierarchy in some way。 These Roman soldiers n I received a copy of River of Gold from Hachette Australia to review。Rating of 4。25。From one of the top authors of Roman historical fiction， Anthony Riches， comes River of Gold， the action-packed and epic 11th entry in his bestselling Empire series。Aegyptus， 187 AD。 Under the command of Tribune Scaurus， decorated Centurion and former fugitive， Marcus Valerius Aquila， serves with several elite veteran officers， each of whom has displeased the Imperial hierarchy in some way。 These Roman soldiers now find themselves part of an informal troubleshooter unit， destined to die if they should ever fail one of their impossible tasks。 The Roman Empire is once again in danger as a mysterious army advances from the south of Africa， killing a major garrison and conquering a key port city at the southernmost border of the empire。 In order to solve this problem， the Emperor’s corrupt advisor sends Centurion Marcus and his comrades on another dangerous mission。 Arriving in Alexandria， Marcus and his comrades discover a rich province riddled with corruption and with a much reduced military presence。 Taking command of the local legion， Scaurus marches what soldiers he can down to the site of the massacre to find a new grim reality waiting for them。 After centuries of peace， the mysterious kingdom of Kush has once again declared war on Rome， determined to claim what is rightfully theirs from the weakened Romans。 In order to stop them， Scaurus leads his force deep into enemy territory to recapture an abandoned fortress and hold it against impossible odds。 Their mission is borderline suicidal and only has a slim chance of success， but if anyone can pull of this impossible task， it is Marcus and his friends。To see the full review， click the link below:https://unseenlibrary。com/2020/10/01/。。。For other exciting reviews and content， check out my blog at:https://unseenlibrary。com/ 。。。more
David Hughes
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Another great book from Anthony RichesAs usual a great read full of history and a plot with a twist that compels you to keep reading。 And also with the added background to the region of campaign in question。
Douglas lapsley
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This book is amazing I read it in 2 days， this whole Siries just keeps getting better and better with each new instalment can’t wait for the next one
Innes Hill
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Riches IndeedAn absolutely enthralling adventure on the edge of Empire as the author weaves his magic once again， loved almost every moment ， I may one day forgive the author for the moment I gasped， Read this you wont regret it。
Jarrod
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An extremely disappointing book for a much anticipated read。 The entire series before this has been interesting and the author has developed his writing incredibly。 Now it’s like he decided to write a history book about Egypt。 Statements like this fill up the majority of the book: “Kamelos in Greek， from the ancient local teen， gamal。 A beast introduced to Aegyptus by Rome， a turkey marvelous creature that can go for as long as ten days without drinking， due to its ability to store large quantit An extremely disappointing book for a much anticipated read。 The entire series before this has been interesting and the author has developed his writing incredibly。 Now it’s like he decided to write a history book about Egypt。 Statements like this fill up the majority of the book: “Kamelos in Greek， from the ancient local teen， gamal。 A beast introduced to Aegyptus by Rome， a turkey marvelous creature that can go for as long as ten days without drinking， due to its ability to store large quantities of water in a fleshy hump upon its back。” A few facts here and there are okay， but this is so repetitive it makes this book a tedious read。 After giving this author enough chances in his early Empire books I just won’t waste my time or money on anything he’s written again。 。。。more
Veljko
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Putting aside the robbery that is 16$ bucks on kindle， this book disappoints。 It is boring， unimaginative， dragging with mostly nothing happening。 Character growth and progression is non existent especially for Marcus who is supposedly main mc。His whole character arc became revange， and even that is not done properly。In firts 2/3 of this series we have a revange for murdered and raped family， then last third of this series we have again same motive， raped and dead wife。 And wife survived like 3， Putting aside the robbery that is 16$ bucks on kindle， this book disappoints。 It is boring， unimaginative， dragging with mostly nothing happening。 Character growth and progression is non existent especially for Marcus who is supposedly main mc。His whole character arc became revange， and even that is not done properly。In firts 2/3 of this series we have a revange for murdered and raped family， then last third of this series we have again same motive， raped and dead wife。 And wife survived like 3，4 attempted rapes in past just to be raped by EMPEROR OF ROME， because he just goes around Rome raping women。 Of course he will have to find Marcus wife form tens of thousands of other， he will of course get her pregnant and she will of course die during pregnancy。Okay now we have "tortured hero" Marcus that by the end of one of previous books gets his soul healed by woodo magic by some german "sorceres"。And everything just goes on。 From task to taks whic is fine（ even though taks are unimaginative and basically repeat themselves）but with zero character growth or progression。 Then as it seems in book 12 he will probably kill the emperor and finally gets his revange。I mean if this is not bad storytelling I don't know what is。 I will finish this series because I have invested a lot of time and money in it， but I will show my disappointment with very bad rating。I really loved this series in the beginning。 。。。more
Kate
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I love this series so much and this is one of the best - Roman Egypt！ Need I say more？。。。。 I will do， in my review which will be up shortly on For Winter Nights。
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