Fire in the East

Warrior of Rome, Book 1

A.D. 255. The Roman imperium is stretched to the breaking point, its authority and might challenged throughout the territories and along every border. One man is sent to marshal the defenses of a lonely city and to shore up the crumbling walls of a once indomitable symbol of Roman power, a man whose very name means war: a man called Ballista.

So unfolds an epic drama - a story of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, of brutal, bloody warfare.

The spectacular flair for explosive action and depth of literary and geographic knowledge, as well as the psychological complexity of the characters, makes Fire in the East the most authoritative historical adventure novel this year.

©2008 Harry Sidebottom (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship." ( The Times, London)

Tough Listen

The author of this book used a lot of language that was tough to follow and understand. Once I got passed the jargon of Roman soliders, the story was intriguing.

Excellent

Really good book. Excellent narrator. On to the next in the series, more to come.

It’s legit

It a great historical fiction story… and it’s a series. It’s worth the listen, give it a try

loved it!

best roman fiction, great story line and plot twists. thumbs up! Sidebottome has a dry, subtle sense of humor that is very clever.

Was going to give 3 stars and yet....

I am reconnecting after a few decades long hiatus from Roman historical fiction. Initial disappointments in this book are a lack of detailed descriptions the what and why, so important ( I think) in this genre. Sudden changes in narrative with no transitions made me wonder if I missed a paragraph or so. BUT.. the story line is good, riveting at times. Extra star! Don’t get me wrong, even at a 3 star rating this would be a fun read. My own expectations were different, that’s all.