The Capsarius
Legion XXII, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Colin Mace
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By:
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Simon Turney
About this listen
Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and quell the uprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney. Egypt.
25 BC. Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. A former surgeon from the city of Ancyra, he's now a capsarius—a combat medic. Cervianus is a pragmatist, a scientist and truly unpopular with his legion. The Twenty Second Deiotariana have been sent to deal with uprisings and chaos in Egypt. Yet the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion either. Founded as the private royal army of one of Rome's most devoted allies, the king of Galatia, their ways are not the same as the other legions, a factor that sets them apart and causes friction with their fellow soldiers.
Marching into the unknown, Cervianus will find unexpected allies in a local cavalryman and a troublesome lunatic. Both will be of critical importance as the young medic marches into the searing sands of the south, finding forbidden temples, dark assassins, vicious crocodiles and, worst of all, the warrior queen of Kush....
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- kenneth charles owen
- 23-08-22
Thank you Simon
Another series under way, can’t wait for the next book and of course Marius’s mules XV.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-08-24
Good story; mediocre delivery.
A very very good story, written from an interesting perspective with a non standard hero mocked for his wisdom and knowledge, rather than applauded for his martial attributes, which are latent and kept firmly in check.
My only problem was with the narration. His voice is fine and he makes a reasonable effort to speak dialogue with different accents and tones so we know who's talking, although he falls short of the standards set by Peter Noble et.al.
What stands out is his long pauses almost always in the middle of the sentence where there shouldn't be a coma or full stop. They were prolific at the start.
of the book and really spoiled the listening experience. [Get my point?]. It was as if he was reading it for the first time and hadn't familiarised himself with the story or the writers style.
He got better, and I began to forget about his mistakes, but every now and again they would slip in again, distracting me from enjoying the story.
I began listening to ST's Marius's Mule series and stopped after three books because of that narrator, who made all the characters sound the same with a sneering contemptuous tone to their speech. It's a real shame because ST's knowledge of his subject is first class and his imagination also.
For all that, I've bought the second book in this series despite the same narrator; let's hope he's improved - a lot. Mick the Hick🫤
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- Neil Hackett
- 09-01-23
Typical excellence!
I was looking for something to keep me entertained & I was not disappointed.
I agree that some of the narration pauses seem long & unnecessary, however they do not get in the way of the foundation of what could be an excellent series.
More please!!
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- Jonathan
- 06-06-24
An excellent read
Well written and performed, I really enjoyed the book . It grabbed my attention from start to finish
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- The Curator
- 10-09-22
Not a bad start
This is a new series. I’ve enjoyed Turvey’s other work and I quite enjoyed this one without loving it. I’ll be interested to see how, in the second book, he manages to keep his foot soldiers in situations where they have pretty constant access to senior officers otherwise someone is going to have to get promoted pretty quickly if there’s to be anything but walk and fight to the stories.
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- Roger
- 26-08-22
Awsome
I really enjoyed this audio book, and cant wait until the next installment.
I thought the narrator was excellent, the story was slow to start but Built and built, the detail is excellent,
Highly reccomended
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- dave
- 30-07-22
Good listening
Kept me entertained all the way through. Similar to Simon scarrow in Reading and layput
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- Buzby
- 04-02-25
Another classic from Simon
Yet again a great story well put together. My only gripe is the narration falls short from previous books. Although the narrators voice is fine the pauses in odd places make it almost seem that it is being generated using AI.
Still I enjoyed the book thoroughly and look forward to the next in the series.
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- Dr. Paul W. Miller
- 25-01-25
Interesting characters
An enjoyable listen with characters who feel believable. An enticing introduction to Legion XXII. Something to relax with.
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- Han
- 12-09-23
Roman military fiction at its finest.
The book follows the journey of a combat medic during the campaign in Kush. The plot is well paced with a mixture of political intrigue, battles, Egyptian culture, Roman military life and structure. The setting of the book is particularly interesting because it not only shines a light on how ancient Egypt was even at this time, but also loosely follows a campaign that isn't well known.
Overall the characters are interesting and quite likeable. They are grounded and not heroic in skill and ability, bar the very stubborn Centurions.
if you are looking for a book with a worms eye view of life as a Roman Legionnaire, this is it.
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