Ben kane is an irish author of historical fiction novels. He quickly falls foul of his overlord, the tribal king, who has set his heart on dionysian priestess, ariadne later to become spartacus wife. But it likely marks the first time that the thracian gladiator, who began his rebellion against rome in 73 b. Great book about the famous gladiator who defied rome. The only place where it strayed was a section of the book.
The gladiator and picks up the story straight after the end of that book. The spartacus book series by ben kane includes books spartacus. 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. Born in kenya to irish parents while his father worked there as a veterinarian. Ben kane did a good job researching and his books are fairly accurate in terms of historical events.
Crassus, the richest man in rome, has raised an army to rival spartacus, and there are murmurings of rebellion in spartacus own army. Now bestselling historical novelist ben kane returns to the source material and presents a lively and compelling n. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publishers. Spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty roman army in a brilliant recreation of one of the bestknown epics of the modern era spartacus has already done the impossible not 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, and one proconsul. In the second book of the series, called the silver eagle, kane pushes his story forward as the plot unravels and the. Pdf spartacus ebooks includes pdf, epub and kindle version. He currently lives with his family in north somerset, england. 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, braveben kanes research is meticulous and he presents his knowledge at a. The first of two epic novels which tell the story of one of the most charismatic heroes history has ever known spartacus, the gladiator slave who took on and nearly defeated the might of rome, during the years 7371 bc. He is best known for the forgotten legion, spartacus and hannibal book. 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 kanes great bestseller a novel which takes the story to its halfway point and is continued in spartacus. This historical yarn from kane the forgotten legion, 2009, etc. As to the story itself, this is my first ben kane book and i think it would be fair to. Now invincible, he marches towards the alps and freedom.
See the complete spartacus series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Rebellion spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty roman army in ben. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read spartacus. Crixus the gaul, has left with his fighters, leaving spartacus severely crippled because much of his fighting force has been. If you are still wondering how to get free pdf epub of book spartacus. These facts are not pushed onto the reader, but the writer lets a reader to soak them as he gets deeper in the story. Click on below buttons to start download spartacus. Ben kane is the bestselling author of the forgotten legion trilogy as well as spartacus.
Crixus the gaul defects, taking all his men with him. The mighty slave army, led by spartacus, has crushed all before it, scattering the legions of rome. The spartacus war is the first popular history of the revolt in english. Ben kanes latest novel begins in the thracian village to which spartacus has returned, after serving as an auxiliary in the roman army. Spartacus rebellion ben kane this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publishers. Ben kane has obviously done extensive historical research for much of the novel is an education in itself on roman life and especially the events revolving around the spartacus rebellion circa 72 bc. Growing up, ben was always an avid reader, but his favourite books were. Clash of empires ben kane ebok 9781409173403 bokus.
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The mighty slave army, led by spartacus, has crushed all before it. However readers having read spartacus 1 had little choice but to buy the second book if only to complete the story. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He writes the forgotten legion chronicles, hannibal, and eagles of rome series. Ben kane author ben kane is the bestselling author of the forgotten legion trilogy as well as spartacus. This author is a must read if you are interested in roman empire novels. Ben kane book list fictiondb your guide to fiction books.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spartacus. A lifelong student of military history, kane has traveled widely, visiting more than sixty c. A lifelong student of military history, kane has traveled widely, visiting more than sixty countries on seven continents. Ben kane born 6 march 1970 is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction.