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  • The Hidden Legion

  • The Blood Dawn Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: Snorri Kristjanson
  • Narrated by: John Skelley
  • Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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The Hidden Legion

By: Snorri Kristjanson
Narrated by: John Skelley
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A bold new historical fantasy of God and monsters, of Heroes and Soldiers. A story of the Roman Empire as never before.

The year is 34CE. Tiberius rules the empire, and the events of Teutoberg forest are long forgotten... by almost everyone. A small band of highly specialized soldiers, scholars and rogues, run by priestess Mater Populi of the Vestal order, goes on secret operations to find and kill monsters. There are only 145 of them, and they are the Legio Occultis—the most hidden legion, or what's left of it. Twenty years ago they were the Seventeenth Legion, but after they were led into an ambush by Armenius the Traitor and decimated by barbarians the survivors came back to find that rather than being lauded by the empire they had brought shame on Rome. Nobody was willing to listen to their account of what actually happened—which was that the Barbarians were aided by a score of horrific monsters summoned by Armenius.

The 17th was officially disbanded, and it was only through the intervention of the Vestal Order that the remaining soldiers were spared execution for treason. The priestesses believed, and formed the Legio Occultis to hunt down enemies of Rome from other realms.

In the twenty years that passed, sightings of monsters grew gradually fewer. The Legio got good at what it did, and the empire slowly crushed all resistance.

But now, the diviners and the scryers are sensing that evil is marching again.

Rome is under threat.

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Magic in Roman times

What is there to dislike about this book? If you like magic and different sorts of magic, and Romans, then this is the book for you.

I wasn't as happy with the reader, but that is personal choice (he is American with American pronunciation, I am English). Saying that though, I knew which character was speaking at any one time as his voices are very distinct.

Roll on book 2, I am eager to find out the next episodes in the legions varied career.

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