The gladiator spartacus series book 1 ben kane author 2012 rebellion spartacus series book 2 ben kane author 2012 the patrol. Ben kanes latest novel begins in the thracian village to which spartacus has returned, after serving as an auxiliary in the roman army. He quickly falls foul of his overlord, the tribal king, who has set his heart on dionysian priestess, ariadne later to become spartacus wife. Ben kane s spartacus makes a nice contribution to the genre by focusing on one of romes foes spartacus, the thracian gladiator who the period has much to offer the discipline of the legions, treacherous senatorial politics, the transition from republic to empire, warlike barbarian tribes, religious ferment, almost an entire continent under. Ben kane s latest novel begins in the thracian village to which spartacus has returned, after serving as an auxiliary in the roman army. The gladiator by ben kane 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. If this sounds good, youll love all ben kanes work, so start where he did with the forgotten legion by ben kane. Ben kane has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work under the.
A lifelong student of military history, kane has traveled widely, visiting more than sixty countries on seven continents. See the complete spartacus series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It brings spartacusand ancient rometo vivid, colorful life. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read spartacus. 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 army of slaves who nearly brought. 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.
He is best known for the forgotten legion, spartacus and hannibal book series. The gladiator by ben kane overdrive rakuten overdrive. Ben kanes latest novel begins in the thracian village to which spartacus has. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The gladiator spartacus chronicles by ben kane spartacus.
Long the stuff of legends, spartacus is known to most modern readers through the classic kubrick film version of howard fasts novel. 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 army of slaves who nearly brought rome to its knees. Ben kane is the bestselling author of the forgotten legion trilogy as well as spartacus. Great book about the famous gladiator who defied rome.
Warrior as winter approaches in 74 bc, few travellers are abroad. From the sunday times bestselling author of hannibal. The forgotten legion ten thousand legionaries made captive by the parthians has marched to margiana on the edge of the known world. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Ben kane is a renowned writer born in kenya in 1970. But it likely marks the first time that the thracian gladiator, who began his rebellion against rome in 73 b. Ben kane complete collection epubmobi download torrent. Pdf spartacus ebooks includes pdf, epub and kindle version. He currently lives with his family in north somerset, england. 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 of irish descent, though, and he was born in this african country while his father, a veterinarian, had a job there. 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. This historical yarn from kane the forgotten legion, 2009, etc.
I may have helped to push spartacus into no3 position as i had the book pre ordered on amazon, and then i also downloaded it to my kindle. Gritty, passionate and violent, this thrilling book is a real pageturner and a damn good read. Ben kane the second novel in the forgotten legion chronicles takes romulus, brennus, tarquinius and fabiola, and places them in ever greater danger. This is the story of one of the most famous figures in world history. When kane was seven, his family moved back to ireland where he went to school and ultimately college. Ben kane born 6 march 1970 is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction. We know that he came from thrace, a land north of greece, that he once fought in the. But one man is making the long and weary last stage of. Enemy of rome, brings to glorious life the first part of the spartacus story. A novel and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
After defeating two roman forces in succession, the rebels overran most of southern italy. Read the gripping, bloody and savage story of spartacus one of the most famous and enduring heroes in world history. Treacherous and violent, he immediately seizes spartacus and sells him to a roman slave trader looking for new gladiators. The gladiator, a topthree bestseller on the london sunday times. The gladiator spartacus 1 by ben kane available from rakuten kobo. Ben kanes spartacus makes a nice contribution to the genre by focusing on one of romes foes spartacus, the thracian gladiator who the period has much to offer the discipline of the legions, treacherous senatorial politics, the transition from republic to empire, warlike barbarian tribes, religious ferment, almost an entire continent under. Author ben kanes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. In ben kanes brilliant novel, we meet spartacus as he returns to thrace, ready to settle down after a decade away. 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. Now ben kane, the brilliant author of the forgotten legion and hannibal.
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