I love the characters and action in this book by ben kane. If you like movies like gladiator and 300 then this book. Its always interesting to find out where writers get their ideas from. I suppose you have to have certain hollywood aspects to most modern books. The facts are vividly described along with accurate sketch of the characters. I think one reason i avoided it was because ive seen the stanley kubrick film umpteen times and id watch it again tonight if i had it and i kind of assumed that that is the last word on the spartacus story. Some find it when theyre researching a time period, or watching a tv programme. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read spartacus. Ben kane is one of the famous novelist and known for his historical fictions. We are still offering free book deliveries anywhere in the socalled vancouver area. Ive stood at cannae and pictured hannibals army meeting the massed legions of. Enemy of rome the forgotten legion trilogy the forgotten legion the silver eagle the road to rome spartacus. Ben kane born 6 march 1970 is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction. Spartacus books is a nonprofit, volunteerrun bookstore and resource centre.
The store has been run collectively for over 40 years our storefront is currently closed so we can better engage is social distancing and protect our community. Growing up, ben was always an avid reader, but his favourite books were. Jealous of his attachment to ariadne, a dionysian priestess, the thracian king betrays spartacus to the romans who take him, along with ariadne, into captivity and to the school of gladiators at. Crixus the gaul, has left with his fighters, leaving spartacus severely crippled because much of his fighting force has been removed.
The spartacus book series by ben kane includes books spartacus. There was no question either of returning to her family. Now bestselling historical novelist ben kane returns to the source material and presents a lively and compelling new vision of the man who was spartacusroman army auxillary, slave, gladiator and ultimately the leader of an. As to the story itself, this is my first ben kane book and i think it would be fair to say that kanes books get categorised into the roman soldier buddy story. Ben kane is an irish author of historical fiction novels. Great book about the famous gladiator who defied rome. See all books authored by ben kane, including the forgotten legion, and the silver eagle, and more on.
Ben kane is a master of blending action, storytelling, living characters and historical and military detail. He is best known for the forgotten legion, spartacus and hannibal book. This book starts with a story of betrayal by spartacuss own people of thrace. Ben kane did a good job researching and his books are fairly accurate in terms of historical events. His feet were blistered, the muscles of his legs hurt and the weight of his mail shirt was making his back ache. Spartacus spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty roman army in ben kane s brilliant recreation of one of the bestknown epics of the modern era spartacus has already done the impossiblenot only has he escaped from slavery, he and his seconds have created a mighty slave army that has challenged rome and defeated the armies of three praetors, two consuls. Ben kanes second novel based on the reallife conquests of the thracian warrior spartacus commences with the military leader at his. The odyssey has begun which will see spartacus become one of the greatest legends of history, the hero of revolutionaries from karl marx to che guevara, immortalised on screen, and now brought to life in ben kane s great bestseller a novel which takes the story to its halfway point and is continued in spartacus. Pdf spartacus ebooks includes pdf, epub and kindle version. Spartacus series book 1 ben kane author 2012 rebellion spartacus series book 2 ben kane author 2012 the patrol hannibal series ben kane author michael praed narrator 2014 the silver eagle forgotten legion chronicles series book 2 ben kane author 2011. Treacherous and violent, he immediately seizes spartacus and sells him to a roman slave trader looking for new gladiators. In ben kanes brilliant novel, we meet spartacus as he returns to thrace, ready to settle down after a decade away.
Spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty roman army in ben kane s brilliant recreation of one of the bestknown epics of the modern era spartacus has already done the impossiblenot only has he escaped from slavery, he and his seconds have created a mighty slave army that has challenged rome and defeated the armies of three praetors. Ben kanes latest novel begins in the thracian village to which spartacus has returned, after serving as an auxiliary in the roman army. Spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty roman army in ben kane s brilliant recreation of one of the bestknown epics of the modern era spartacus has already done the impossiblenot only has he escaped from slavery, he and his seconds have created a mighty slave army that has pdf challenged rome and defeated the armies of three. He currently lives with his family in north somerset, england. The story is well known and ben kane appears to have researched his subject well, thus giving spartacus and his followers strong characterization. Ben kane is the bestselling author of the forgotten legion trilogy as well as spartacus. He writes the forgotten legion chronicles, hannibal, and eagles of rome series. Spartacus 1 ben kane ben kane the gladiator chapter i southwestern thrace, autumn 74 bc when the village came into sight at the top of a distant hill, a surging joy filled him. As you go through the events that unfold in the storyline, you would be interested too read the book until the end. He quickly falls foul of his overlord, the tribal king, who has set his heart on dionysian priestess, ariadne. See the complete spartacus series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
A lifelong student of military history, kane has traveled widely, visiting more than sixty countries on seven continents. The mixing of fact and fiction is a good recipe for producing an exciting story, if hollywood are considering remaking the 1962 movie i think mr kane should be considered to write the screen play. This book has been around a few years since 2012 but had passed me by as i was busy reading other books by ben kane. Building on the character and drama of the first novel, ben kane has turned this legendary figure into a living, breathing and rounded man charismatic, fearsome, brave ben kane s research is meticulous and he presents his knowledge at a pace and with a heart. At the end of this novel, spartacus will live in your. The gladiator, a topthree bestseller on the london sunday times. Top 10 best ben kane books list of books by ben kane. Its in capua, north of naples, and is built on the site of the amphitheatre where spartacus. Sands of the arena interested in knowing what the amphitheatre where midir and his comrades will fight. As requested he mighty slave army led by spartacus has carried all before it, shredding the armies of three praetors, two consuls and one proconsul. Ben kane born 22 march 1983 is a former australian rules footballer who played with hawthorn in the australian football league afl between 2003 and 2006. My books are born from my obsession with roman history. In the second book of the series, called the silver eagle, kane pushes his story forward as the plot unravels and the political life in rome influences the lives of the. For the australian footballer, see ben kane footballer.
Born in kenya to irish parents while his father worked there as a veterinarian. These facts are not pushed onto the reader, but the writer lets a reader to soak them as he gets deeper in the story. Its the sounds, the smells, the people, the passion. The gladiator and picks up the story straight after the end of that book. While she loved her mother, and prayed for her every. Ben kanes spartacus is a classic hero displaying all the great virtues of masculinity, reminding me of the honorable heroes of times past.
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