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Soldier of Rome: Heir to Rebellion (The Artorian Chronicles Book 3) Kindle Edition

by James Mace (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A year has passed since the end of the Gallic rebellion of Sacrovir and Florus. Retribution has been exacted and the province is at peace once more. And yet there are some who escaped Rome's justice. They are led by a man whose heart burns with hate; an heir to rebellion. Knowing that there can be no victory against the legions; his vengeance can only be wrought through terror and murder. The Gallic city of Lugdunum will be the first to taste his wrath.The city of Lugdunum flourishes; the Twentieth Legion's Third Cohort having been stationed within the city since the end of the Sacrovir Revolt. For Centurion Proculus and his legionaries their comfortable assignment will soon come unraveled as a series of grisly murders looks to upset the order of the city. Sergeant Artorius inadvertently finds himself at the center of the search to find these mysterious killers before they undermine the city's faith in the protection of the legions; a search that will lead him on a journey into the darkest corners of what lurks in a broken man's wicked soul.
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About the Author

Multi-time Ancient History best-seller James Mace developed hispassion for history at a young age, and has made Ancient Rome a life'sstudy. He penned the initial draft of his first novel, "Soldier of Rome: The Legionary", as a cathartic means of escapism while serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq from 2004 to 2005.

His well received series,"Soldier of Rome - The Artorian Chronicles", is a perennial ancienthistory best-seller, as is his series about The Great Jewish Revolt andthe Year of the Four Emperors. In recent years, he has branched out into other historical eras, having written three books set in the Napoleonic Era, with a series about the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 planned for 2016.

He can be reached via his website: legionarybooks.net

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004UC4WTY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Legionary Books (December 9, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4678 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
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James Mace is an author, historian, and life-long storyteller. According to his parents, he’s been telling stories since he was six. He first began writing as a hobby in the early 2000s, penning physical fitness articles for a bodybuilding website and a magazine called Hardcore Muscle.

James wrote the initial draft of his first novel, Soldier of Rome: The Legionary, as a cathartic means of escapism while serving in Iraq from 2004 to 2005. He has since released thirty-two books, including thirteen Ancient History best-sellers, and five South African History best-sellers. His works currently span his two favourite eras: Ancient Rome and the British Empire. He plans to eventually delve into Medieval times, as well as the First World War.

Outside of his historical novels, James maintains a blog called The Buffed Historian, sharing random fitness and other tales from across history. His hobbies include weightlifting, road cycling, foothills hikes, travelling across the globe, live theatre, video games, and sitting down for a game of Dungeons & Dragons with friends. He lives in Boise with his wife, Tracy, and their cats.

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gary underwood
5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable continuing chronicle of a Roman soldier
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2014
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So far these have been exciting to read. I enjoy this period in history and am fascinated by the far reaching hand of the Roman Empire. While the Romans did not produce great literature or any other art, they did unite the nations of the world into one great empire. And these books bring to life that view of history with exciting action filled battles and well developed characters. It almost like being apart of the legions. I would recommend this author to anyone who love the history of Rome.
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James Dainis
4.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Ending
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2021
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One of the survivors of Sacrovir's rebellion burns with hate. He seeks out survivors of the rebellion who he feels has betrayed the cause and murders them and their families. His idea of revenge is to create as much fear as possible in the city of Lugdunum. Sergeant Artorius and the legions are hard pressed to meet the threat and end it.

There is a lot of good action and drama in this book. Things seem to fade a bit near the end as it starts to seem more like a romance novel. The final pages seem to be a lead in to the next novel in the series. Alas, the next novel doesn't pick up where this novel ends which I find very irritating and disappointing.
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John Yeager
5.0 out of 5 stars Sold on Rome.
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2014
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I enjoyed the romance and intense action. James Mace has done extensive research to create an authentic and believable environment populated with a mixture of real and fictitious characters. As with his previous books I can go back to the actual events in history and see how his characters are woven into the action. I have, and will continue to recommended his books,
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Paul Bennett
4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Tale
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2016
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Artorius and company are garrisoned in Lugdunum after quelling the Sacrovir revolt but there is still a remnant of the rebellion, led by Heracles, and he is terrorizing the area looking for revenge. The author delivers, once again, an exciting tale of intrigue filled with action, anguish, and even love. Artorius continues to develop and is becoming much more complicated and well rounded and is only one of the interesting characters the author has created. Without giving away any of the story I can state that Heracles, a former leader of the Sacrovir Rebellion, is one nasty piece of work and the plans he executes are loaded with atrocities...atrocities that hit close to home for Artorius and his cohort commander. All in all, it is an enjoyable read that gives the reader glimpses of what it was like to be part of a Roman legion with a sub-plot of Sejanus' relationship with Tiberius and his grab for power. 4.3 stars....looking forward to book 4.
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Thinker
3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2015
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This is an interesting period in classical history and familiar to many of us from I, Claudius if not from primary reading, and this fictional account adds a new dimension. James Mace seems to be trying hard - despite the mediocre and at times atrocious writing, he moves the plot along and keeps the pages turning - I understand these are just action novels, not great art, but still the writing is pretty lacking. Character development continuous to be a bit sparse, as well, though Mad Olaf jumps right out of the pages even with his short stay, with a surprising 3D feel that tells me that Mace is certainly capable of deepening his characters. As for critics who say "this isn't life in the legions" due to his expansion into a quasi-thriller/man hunt or Artorius's special ops duties, that WAS life in the legions - the men of the Roman army had a vast array of talents and tasks, and might be called upon to do a bewildering variety of missions. One of the enjoyable parts of Vol 3 of this series is the specialist talents put to work by Artorius's section in solving the puzzle and concluding the story.

Having said that, either the publishers or the author needs to take control of these manuscripts before they go into final print and either send them to a professional editor or the author needs to do the job himself. The book is absolutely riddled with ridiculous syntactical errors, confusing punctuation, incorrect synonyms and just plain amateurish editing. It's tough to really get into a story when suddenly at a heated moment you run into 'passionate veracity' (that's voraciousness in context), or can't figure out who is saying what because four lines of dialog are all rammed together in one block. It was not good in Vol 1, pretty bad in Vol 2 and ridiculous in this, Vol 3. I'm about ready to start Vol 4 and hope it isn't in LOLspeak.
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ZoltanHUN
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2013
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I love these books, I wish he would hurry about and get the last two of the series out... I can't wait! :)

Some of the stories and the way he describes legionaries VS gladiators, does clash with what we've seen in: "Spartacus".

However, when compared with the series "Rome", it does par up pretty well.
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Thomas F. Koehl
4.0 out of 5 stars The author makes excellent use of the historical narratives of the ancient writers ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2015
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The author makes excellent use of the historical narratives of the ancient writers (Tacitus, Suetonius, Livy, et al) and carefully weaves his fictional character into the history of the Roman legions. The characters are nicely developed and his writing reflects his personal military experience, many aspects of which are common to soldiers of all periods. I got hooked on the first novel in the series and immediately plunged into all of them. I recommend James Mace to anyone with even a passing interest in the Roman Army. This story narrates a rather obscure Gallic rebellion but follows the history closely, with graphic combat and interesting historical characters. A good read, it follows the tradition of C.S Forester, Bernard Cornwell and Dudley Pope, among others.
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J F Ridgley
5.0 out of 5 stars What a fantastic trip with the legions
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2014
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James writes a great story mixed well with accurate detail of the legion that most don't. If you are a Marine and love ancient history, don't miss this exciting adventure with Rome's legions as well as the Britanni tribes of Roman Britain They are a violent lot...both of them. Very nicely done and told
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Chris 22
5.0 out of 5 stars great story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2023
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Whilst I enjoyed book 3 plenty of action etc,I wonder who proof read it ??
The book contained many grammatical errors! Which one does not expect.
Words missing , some used twice such as When When at the beginning of a sentence! Other words crossed through yet left in place?
Come on let’s get it right!
Hope book four is better
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Bill Grant
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series
Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2018
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Entertaining book mixing historical fact with fictional characters
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Kenny
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2024
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Good read
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derek messenger
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2023
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A superb book of ancient Rome detailed battles ,encompassing a story of friendship and life in the legion. Excellent book
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2015
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This book ,in my opinion ,does not come up to the 2 previous novels. It seems to be somewhat disjointed and leaps about too much.Also, it contains far too many Americanisms which tend to spoil the whole ethos of the story.I hope the following novels in the series are an improvement on this one.
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