Attila

The Scourge of God

By: Ross Laidlaw

Narrated by: Stephen Thorne

In the fifth century, the Western Roman Empire has been overrun by German tribes. In a series of brilliant campaigns, Aetius, last of the great Roman generals, forces the Germans to settle peacefully. But his old friend Attila, leader of the Huns, has turned his attention to the West, and a confrontation between the two, now bitter enemies, is inevitable.©2004 Ross Laidlaw (P)2007 Oakhill Publishing Ltd

Critic reviews

"Laidlaw...gives a vivid picture of a distant, bloody time, and tells his story splendidly." ( The Scotsman)

Good not Great

Overall the quality of the story is good but the story is slow at times. The story doesn’t focus on Attila point of view as much as Romans dealing with the fallout from Attila and other barbarian’s action of that time. The plot development is good and as long as a person is not looking for a thrill ride every second I would recommend this book.

History sugar coated!

If you like your history sugar coated than you'll enjoy this book.

It's a great story it that makes history come alive.

Although very long, I enjoyed it and didn't get bored for even 1 second.

I call it sugar coated because with good historical fiction you learn a lot about the times while enjoying a good story.

As opposed to non-fiction which is generally dry.

It concentrates more on the Roman Empire than on Attila which is fine with me.

Needs a New Title

This book is definitely not about Attila although he is a character in the book. He's just not the main character as the title implies. Also, the narrater's choice of voice for Attila is absolutely ludicrous...like a bad used car ad.

It's not about Attila!

This book should have been titled "The Last Roman". If you get historical fiction to gain insight into cultures and peoples, and if you think this has anything to do with Attila you will be very disappointed. It is another book about the moral collapse of Rome (and there are already plenty of those).

attila?

after four ours of listening i learned quite well about roman history, then i gave up listening. i paid for attila bought roman history book.