The Falling Sword (Clash of Empires)
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Storytelling is as ever of a top-notch quality, for me this author is one of the best in this field of Ancient history, simply because Ben Kane brings this ancient Roman/Greek world vividly to life in a most wonderful way, with lifelike characters, whether they are real historical or superb fictional, and also the brutal atmosphere of these political and warlike times are brought to us in a most brilliant fashion. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. But I think there's something that leaders who fall on the sword for their team have that leaders who only fess up when the mistake is so obviously their fault don't.
As a result, the Roman characters are the ones that the reader should care about, empathize with, whatever.AD 14: Five long years have passed since the annihilation of three legions in the wilds of Germania. Charismatic as ever, he raises another large tribal army, which will harry the Romans the length and breadth of the land.
For whatever reason, and I have my suspicions as to why but will keep them to myself, this particular volume falls somewhat short when compared to other Ben Kane books. Faithful Memory (Legendary Two-Handed Sword): each enemy hit by Falling Sword increases the damage of Blessed Hammer by 60-80% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 10 times. It happens more than you might think - jumping from the wheel to a lower part of the deck, off the boat onto the island or into the water, from the crow's nest onto a ramming ship, a tucker up on a cliff side, etc. A man so easily and repeatedly outmaneuvered doesn’t seem much of a threat, and we get no focus on his military skills to compensate for it.
Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this. I thought the story was leading us to where Demitrios and Felix maybe would meet up on the former battlefield where they both lost comrades/brother. The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which Hanno knows he must fight as never before - just to stay alive. It was great to revisit Felix and Demetrios again as I enjoyed the personal battle between the two of them in Clash of Swords. Ambientación excelente, rigor militar notable alto, personajes bastante buenos en su mayoría, aunque en este caso lo que le falla un poco es la trama, que sin ser aburrida, le falta algo de chispa al conjunto.
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In these moments, when it is difficult for others to have compassion it's doubly important that we give it to our team members, our family, and our friends.
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