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Empire of Dragons
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780330438261
ISBN: 0330438263
Label: Pan Books
Manufacturer: Pan Books
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: October 30, 2006
Publisher: Pan Books
Studio: Pan Books
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Rating:  - Interesting Speculation, Mediocre Execution
As a professional archaeologist, Manfredi must be aware of the growing body of evidence that many ancient civilizations had contacts with each other - notably the Celtic adventurers who traveled the Silk Road and settled in western China in pre-Roman times. But why populate a story about possible Roman/Chinese contacts with rigidly ethical and honorable Roman Imperial legionaires and near-superhuman martial arts secret societies, as well as a Han dynasty princess who throws away her privileged status ... Read More
Rating:  - Disappointing after the Alexander series
I am interested in the Far East as well as ancient Europe so I had hopes that the book would be as good as the author's Alexander historical fiction. Not!! I forgive the preposterous plot, but not the constant tipping of the hand to the final outcome of the story. And the coy allusions ("..he found the offered infusion of leaves strangely enjoyable...") that's Chinese tea, of all things. Not recommended.
Rating:  - A Stunning Read... I could not put it down.
I bought this at Gatwick thinking I would have something to help while away the flight back to the US if needed. Once started, I could not put it down. The previous review does a decent job of generally summarizing the book, so I will just say that I was mesmerized by the detail, both grit and charm, that flowed... no, quite forcefully fought it's way from the pages of the the book, into my imagination. Mettalus, a written character in a paper book, took on a personality and life that I cannot adequately ... Read More
Rating: - A Novel of Two Powerful Civilisations
Few authors can be better equipped to write about the history of ancient Greece and Rome than Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Professor of archaeology at the university of Milan, he has carried out many excavations and expeditions in the Mediterranean region. He has produced many factual books on historical matters, mainly military and has still found the time to write several novels and this is one of the best yet.
This book has a storyline that must surely be unique. It begins with the personal bodyguard ... Read More
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