From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy,a profoundly authentic,action-packed adventure set on Rome's Danubian frontier.AD 105: DACIAThe Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace,but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube,centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming,but also knows that enemies may be closer to home.Many of the Brigantes under his command are former rebels and convicts,as likely to kill him as obey an order. And then there is Hadrian,the emperor's cousin,and a man with plans of his own...Gritty,gripping and profoundly authentic,The Fort is the first book in a brand new trilogy set in the Roman empire from bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy.Reviews for the Vindolanda Trilogy:'No one knows the Roman army better than Adrian Goldsworthy,and no one writes more convincing Roman fiction'Harry Sidebottom'An authentic,enjoyable read'The Times'Gritty and realistic... Goldsworthy's characters are authentically ancient and his descriptions of Roman Briton ring true'Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781789545760Number of pages: 496Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Goldsworthy's meticulous historical knowledge is very much in evidence in The Fort. There are multiple perspectives,ranging from Hadrian's to a Dacian mystic's. This makes for an extraordinarily rich picture of a battle on the empire's bordersPart adventure,part thriller but it's also a dramatic and credible recreation of Roman and barbarian life and an exploration of the ancient political world... An historian can bring a lot to a fictional tale but only if they have the novelist's gene and understand imaginative storytelling too,Goldsworthy does. He writes fiction with the accuracy of an academic and the flair of a creative writer... The author understands the Roman mentality,the historical events that underpin the fiction and the physical and cultural landscape of the empire'PRAISE FOR THE VINDOLANDA TRILOGY:'Praise the gods,Ferox returns in a novel of explosive action and profound authenticity. No one knows the Roman army better than Adrian Goldsworthy,and no one writes more convincing Roman fiction'Harry Sidebottom,on Brigantia.'Gritty and realistic... Goldsworthy's characters are authentically ancient and his descriptions of Roman Briton ring true'Daily Telegraph (Sydney).'Incredibly authentic... Plenty of action and a cracking read for lovers of historical fiction or fans of Roman history'What Cathy Read Next.'An authentic,enjoyable read'The Times.'Much more accurate than the usual action fiction about legionaries and Rome... Brings the reader closer to the true nature of Roman Britain'
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