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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway: Volume 3: Leeds to Carlisle
Stanley C. Jenkins and Martin Loader
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Leeds to Carlisle - The line from Leeds to Carlisle furnished the Midland Railway with an...
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The City: A World History
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The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient...
The Romans and Trade
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Andre Tchernia is one of the leading experts on amphorae as a source of economic history, a pioneer...
The Cambridge Companion to Erotic Literature
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The Cambridge Companion to Erotic Literature offers an introduction to key debates in the study of...
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Stumbling Blocks: Roman Poems
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Through six earlier books Karl Kirchwey has rewarded readers with poems of great musicality, visual...
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Follow Me
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The next must-read page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Madeley. A man’s...
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Gods Of Rome
Games
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An epic fighting game set in an age of myth and legend that shows you exactly what your mobile...
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ClareR (5603 KP) rated The Last Hour in Books
Mar 28, 2018
The main character, Ballista is instantly likeable. A man with morals and honour, he discovers a plot to assassinate the Emperor that runs deep in the political and military world of Rome. He, and he alone, is the one to stop the assassination of his friend, the Emperor Gallienus. Rightly or wrongly, whether he agrees with the way that Gallienus runs the Empire or not, he is duty bound to save him - if only to save the lives of his wife and children.
I would love to be able to pick out and describe a favourite part of the book, but that comes well in to the second half (and I don't want to spoil the fun for anyone else!). I haven't read a book with quite so much action in a long time. There were some real 'heart in mouth' sections, and great character building (how Harry Sidebottom found the time and space to do that, well! I suppose that's why he writes and I don't!).
I will be on the look out for more of the authors books!
Thanks to The Pigeonhole for the chance to read this book!
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Rome MVR - Time Window
Travel and Education
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Rome MVR is the best application to visit Rome across the ages and see what it looked like in the...
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Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure
Teresa Lavender Fagan and Paul Veyne
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Located northeast of Damascus, in an oasis surrounded by palms and two mountain ranges, the ancient...