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David McK (3576 KP) rated Blood of the Bear (Fire Born volume 5) in Books

Oct 18, 2024 (Updated Oct 18, 2024)  
Blood of the Bear (Fire Born volume 5)
Blood of the Bear (Fire Born volume 5)
Angus Donald | 2024
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is the final(?) entry in Angus Donald's 'Fire Born' series about the Viking berserker Bjarki Bloodhand in the time of Charlemagne, a series which - will enjoyable enough - has never *quite* managed to hit the heights of his Robin Hood 'Outlaw Chronicles' series of novels.

Here, we have Bjarki living a quiet life at the start of the novel, before events transpire to drag him - and his sister Tor - back into the conflict between the Christian Franks and the pagan Danes/Saxons, events that culminate in one of the few Frankish (temporary) defeats.

Worth a read? Yes.
As good as the Outlaw Chronicles series? No.
  
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David McK (3576 KP) rated Revenge of Rome (Eagles of the Empire #23) in Books

Apr 21, 2025  
Revenge of Rome (Eagles of the Empire #23)
Revenge of Rome (Eagles of the Empire #23)
Simon Scarrow | 2024
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Entry #23 in 'Simon Scarrow's long-running Macro and Cato series, this is a trilogy-capper (of sorts) to the story began in 'Death to the Emperor' about Queen Boudica's rebellion against Rome.

Whilst the previous novel - 'Rebellion' - dealt largely with the battles won by Boudica (including the sack of Londinium), this instead follows the 'mopping-up' (for want of a better word) operation against her: something that, truth be told, is often over-looked.

With Cato and Macro deciding to quit Brittania (again) at the end of the tale and with the former resigning his commision, I'll be interested is seeing where any further novels go ...