Title: Sword of Empire: PraetorianAuthor: Richard Foreman
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Release Date: 14th November 2013
Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary:
Set in 171 AD, Sword of Empire: Praetorian follows Gaius Maximus, a centurion officer of the Praetorian guard, as he escorts the son and daughter of a powerful German tribal chief back to their home in Germany. Amid rising tensions, and imminent battles between the Germanic armies, will Maximus's attempts be futile or will the Emperor succeed in his plans to gain back power and establish a treaty between the two rivals?
Review:
I have to admit Sword of Empire: Praetorian is not something I would usually read but as it was only 99p on Amazon Kindle I thought I would give it a try!
I was expecting the tone of the novella to be quite serious and political. I was, however, pleasantly surprised as little snippets of humour caught me off-guard and the underlying, yet subtle, themes of romance, family and rivalry made the plot interesting and entertaining.
I found some of the historical terms somewhat difficult to understand and found myself having to look-up some of the words online. However, this did not spoil by enjoyment of the novel as it was nonetheless very interesting. In particular I liked the attention and detail which was made to the historical references as it offered a short glimpse into the culture of Ancient Rome and brung the setting of the story to life.
Even though the story is quite short; a lot of action takes place and the characters are well developed and researched. However, I found some of the relationships between the characters too predictable and I would have also liked a bit more gore during the fight scenes (but that is just my weird personal taste!).
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