The Fort

City of Victory, Book 1

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

Narrated by: Stephen Perring

From best-selling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly authentic, action-packed adventure set on Rome's Danubian frontier.

AD 105: Dacia

The Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube, centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming but also knows that enemies may be closer to home.

Many of the Brigantes under his command are former rebels and convicts, as likely to kill him as obey an order. And then there is Hadrian, the emperor's cousin, and a man with plans of his own.

©2021 Adrian Goldsworthy (P)2021 W F Howes

Hard to follow, weaker than the last books.

In addition to the problems others have pointed out, Goldsworthy seems to have a problem establishing imagery, setting a scene and describing characters adequately. He kind of does not do it at all most of the time just a short note at the beginning of the chapter of the time and place. It is very difficult to keep track of what is going on if you are listening to this while doing something. I had to relisten to the whole first half of the book. The Vindolander series had this issue but had a strong hook, provocative characters and a sufficiently narrow cast and perspective. This one is all over the place and the narrator does not help. His choice of voicing Hadrian as a homosexual fop is unforgivable.

Awful Narrator

Love the series but unfortunately the narrator change is a disaster for me. Voice never changes, you can't tell whose talking so constantly trying to piece the story together as your not sure who is who.
Please bring back the narrator from previous books

Falls a little short of the 3 previous Novels

Changing the reader was a disappointment for me Stephen Brand is among my very favorite performers. This was also good but I found it lacking compared to the first three novels which are among my all time favorites. I hated the end and the entire story was a let down compared to Vindolanda etc. I believe I have read everything Goldsworthy has written and will continue to do so. A terrible way to treat such a loved character. You left him no way out. The entire premise was off from the start. Not Mr. Goldsworthy’s best work. It just didn’t fit and screws up the future. I guess I just didn’t like it.

Another good book

I loved this book just as much as I loved the first series I just wish they made it known it is a continuation

lucky it's free

the story should be good but the scattered thought patterns screw it up, could be the performance.