Hannibal: Enemy of Rome

By: Ben Kane

Narrated by: Michael Praed

In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated and humiliated Carthage, their only serious rival for power in the Mediterranean. Now a brilliant young Carthaginian general, called Hannibal, is out for revenge. Caught up in the maelstrom are two young boys, Hanno, the son of a distinguished soldier and confidant of Hannibal, and Quintus, son of a Roman equestrian and landowner. A disastrous adventure will see Hanno sold into slavery and bought by Quintus's father. Although an unexpected friendship springs up between the two boys - and with Quintus's sister, Aurelia - the fortunes of the two warring empires once again separates them. They find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict and an alliance forged through slavery will be played out to its stunning conclusion in battle.

Historical with a great story include

The story started slowly but got better and better with each chapter. On to book two now.

Great narration and exciting story

Ben Kane’s historical fiction is always a fun listen, and Michael Praeed is an excellent narrator.

Terrible sound

The narrator has a great voice. However the editing is terrible. The sound all but disappears when a character is whispering, but if the other character is talking in a normal it just booms out if you’ve turned it up to listen to the whisper. I lost parts of the story line that I had to replay because of this.

brilliant

brilliant outstanding incredible can't say enough. a great story narrated exceptionally now for part two.

Good read

Excellent story and development of characters.
The story moves along at a rapid pace keeping you interested.