Complex, detailed, entertaining and, at times, shocking; this is the final episode of Robert Fabbri's epic ficionalised biography of Vespasian. The characters leap into life, new ones and those from earlier episodes. Surely some brave film producer will take a project of bringing this now-completed series onto the screen.
Vespasian's world is now in the Middle East and his eventual rise to the imperial purple is risky but logical. His energy is extraordinary and he scales besieged city walls well into his sixth decade. His timing and natural political acuity are sharpened by the advice of his loyal friends. Altogether an absorbing adventure as we watch Vespasian's agile rise to ultimate power as the culmination of decades of luck, bravery and planning.
I would have wished to have one last book in the series covering his imperial reign. I wonder what Robert Fabbri will tackle next. I intend to start at the beginning of Vespasian's life as I only came across this series for the last 2 books so have the delights of seven more to read!
Vespasian's world is now in the Middle East and his eventual rise to the imperial purple is risky but logical. His energy is extraordinary and he scales besieged city walls well into his sixth decade. His timing and natural political acuity are sharpened by the advice of his loyal friends. Altogether an absorbing adventure as we watch Vespasian's agile rise to ultimate power as the culmination of decades of luck, bravery and planning.
I would have wished to have one last book in the series covering his imperial reign. I wonder what Robert Fabbri will tackle next. I intend to start at the beginning of Vespasian's life as I only came across this series for the last 2 books so have the delights of seven more to read!