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Altar of Blood: Empire IX

Empire, Book 9

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Altar of Blood: Empire IX

By: Anthony Riches
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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About this listen

"A master of the genre." (The Times)

The ninth novel in the thrilling Empire sequence leads Centurion Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians to the battlefield that was one of Rome's most disastrous defeats.

The Tungrians have no sooner returned to Rome than they find themselves tasked with a very different mission from their desperate exploits in Parthia. Ordered to cross the river Rhenus into barbarian Germany and capture a tribal priestess who may be the most dangerous person on the empire's northern border, they are soon subject to the machinations of an old enemy who will stop at nothing to sabotage their plans before they have even set foot on the river's eastern bank.

But after their Roman enemy is neutralised, they face a challenge greater still. With two of the Bructeri tribe's greatest treasures in their hands, they must regain Roman territory by crossing the unforgiving wilderness that was the graveyard of Roman imperial strategy 200 years before. And capture by the Bructeri's vengeful chieftain and his warband can end in only one way - a horrific sacrificial death on the tribe's altar of blood.

©2016 Anthony Riches (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Exciting Rome

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Critic reviews

"This is fast-paced and gripping 'read-through-the-night' fiction, with marvellous characters and occasional moments of dark humour. Some authors are better historians than they are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both." (Conn Iggulden)
"Stands head and shoulders above a crowded field...real, live characters act out their battles on the northern borders with an accuracy of detail and depth of raw emotion that is a rare combination." (Manda Scott)
"A damn fine read...Fast-paced, action-packed." (Ben Kane)
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A great story, nice addition to the series especially the hints to the future but why could you not let him have the woman he loved?

Why......

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Laughed and cried again. So happy there’s more to come in this brilliant series. The narrator’s choice of voices can be very misleading to the character would be my only complaint

Another star in the series

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Never wanted this series to end . Narrator is brilliant. Hanging off every word and always wanting more

AMAZING!

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Where does Altar of Blood rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In the top 50 one of the better Empire books a good Roman tale in this type of book

Who was your favorite character and why?

Did not have one

Which character – as performed by Saul Reichlin – was your favourite?

Marcus

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No

Any additional comments?

No

Plot kept moving

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more about a barbarian seer than the altar. I have given all 8 previous books 5 stars to overall, performance, and story, though thourghly enjoyable and as usual excellently narrated, the start of the story is upsetting to a fan of this series, and thus the following adventure seemed broken and at times disjointed. perhaps with a now deserved break and with a new series written, book ten will be injected with the original brilliance.

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When this series is finished it will be heart broken I have become part of Marcus's family I have been in all his battles and hard ships I have laughed and I have cried this series of books are incredable what an author 👌👌👌👍👍👍

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Another in the series which has become addictive, well read and good mix of characters.

Excellent

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The storyline built around a set of characters was kept interesting by the writer. A well written story.

The growth of the characters.

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Just brilliant story - the series so far, the writing and the narration, the past brought vividly to life!

Excellent

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the text can be a little soppy at times but the narrator keeps things going at a good pace.
I like this series because the main characters are constant but the series allows each of them to come to the fore.

another great story

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