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The Art of War

Rome, Book 4

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The Art of War

By: Manda Scott
Narrated by: Philip Stevens
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Brought to you by Penguin.

From the Sunday Times best-selling author Manda Scott, a high-octane, stirring and exciting historical adventure full of intrigue and action. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Robert Harris and Conn Iggulden.

Rome on a knife edge. A traitor in the midst.

AD 69. The year of the four emperors. Three emperors have ruled in Rome this year and a fourth, Vespasian, has been named in the East.

As the legions march toward civil war, Sebastos Pantera, the spy whose name means leopard, returns to Rome intent on bribery, blackmail and persuasion: whatever it takes to bring the commanders and their men to Vespasian's side.

But in Rome, as he uses every skill he has ever learned of subterfuge, codes and camouflage, it becomes clear that one of those closest to him is a traitor who will let Rome fall to destroy him.

Together, the two spies spin a web of deceit with Rome as the prize and death the only escape.

©2013 Manda Scott (P)2021 Penguin Audio Ancient Historical Historical Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Rome War Mystery

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Critic reviews

"Superior in almost every way...one of the most entertaining 'Roman' novels I have read.... Head and shoulders above the crowd." (Simon Scarrow)

"Intricately woven, cleverly plotted. Miss this at your peril!" (Ben Kane)
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I enjoyed the whole series as a whole, and am a bit sad it is the end after 4 audiobooks. I’m sorry not to find out what happened to Pantera in the end, wondering throughout the books whether he would ever make it back to Britain to ever see his daughter. That’s a bit of a letdown that there a few loose ends to the storyline. Of all 4 books I still enjoyed the 1st the most, and the 2nd was still good, after that it took some determination to stick with it to the end… but overall I enjoyed the human and realistic portrayal of all the characters, and the historical context, a lot of learning came with it! That made it really worthwhile.
I also enjoyed the narrator’s capacity to bring all the diverse characters to life, giving each their distinctive voice, tone and accents! Great job for an audiobook, this is what kept me going!
Now I’m turning to the Boudica series, which I only learned about through these books, and looking forward to them!

A little disappointing at the end of the series

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It was a real effort to finish this book. I am relieved it is the last in the series. I started with the Boudica series which I thoroughly enjoyed, before reading that this was a kind of follow on. I wish I hadn't bothered. This last book especially has failed to captivate me. I found it jumped from character to character, leaving me unsure which character I was listening to, and finding I didn't care. It may be of interest to some, bit not for me.

This book lost my interest

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