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The Great Game

Praetorian, Book 1

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The Great Game

By: SJA Turney
Narrated by: Piers Hampton
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Promoted to the elite Praetorian Guard in the thick of battle, a young legionary is thrust into a seedy world of imperial politics and corruption. Tasked with uncovering a plot against the newly crowned Emperor Commodus, his mission takes him from the cold Danubian border all the way to the heart of Rome, the villa of the Emperor’s scheming sister, and the great Colosseum.

What seems a straightforward if terrifying assignment soon descends into Machiavellian treachery and peril as everything in which young Rufinus trusts and believes is called into question, and he faces warring commanders, Sarmatian cannibals, vicious dogs, mercenary killers and even a clandestine Imperial agent. In a race against time to save the Emperor, Rufinus will be introduced, willing or not, to the great game.

©2015 SJA Turney (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Fiction Historical Fiction Rome

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I loved the twists and turns of this story, it's immersiveness and delivery which was first class! I am not very familiar with late empire Rome so had to do a bit of background reading for context. The tale remained true to history and was spun so well that it's end is a bit of a rollercoaster although in very believable.

Wonderfully descriptive story narrated well

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A good listen, enjoyed the journey of the character , good plot twists and an all together different look at comudus to other authors

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This novel is a really riveting piece of fiction writing and the narration is the best on audible and there are several outstanding narrators that I have listened to over the years. Whilst the content of audiobooks matter it is the narrator that brings it to life. This book, and I expect the other two in the series so far, combines both. Now I will listen to the next book in the series, the price of treason and hope that there will be a lot more to follow once they are written and recorded..

Riveting novel and outstanding narration

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State of the art for this genre .
As good as Simon Scarrow and I don't say that lightly.

Brilliant

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This book had me gripped from start to finish. The writing was superb and the performance was captivating.

Fantastic

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Fast moving , well researched and a fresh view on old events .. not often I leave a review but this is well worth a listen

Upto iggulden standard

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the author has an excellent knowledge of the time in which the story is set and brings alive the intrigues of ancient Rome, together with an unlikely hero, this is an excellent story. narrated to perfection. loved it.

excellent.

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Very good subject with more than enough suspense , detail and colour to match this subject.

Thank you for this book.

Enjoyed the book and presentation very much.

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A most enjoyable listen a great and entertaining story well performed. I am so looking forward to the next one 😀

A great listen

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Good storyline and enjoyable character’s , well researched, and first class narration looking forward to the next sequel.

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