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218 BC. Hannibal Barca has conquered Saguntum and is preparing his army to lay siege on Rome. But an arrogant Roman Senate is dismissive of the barbarian warrior - and refuses to take any steps to protect the city. A young man, Gaius, has been brought up as part of the Wolves of Rome, one of the most powerful and feared legions of the Empire. As the threat from Hannibal rises, the Wolves are given orders to prepare for battle. Meanwhile, back in Rome, Gaius has found out that his childhood sweetheart, and the love of his life, Julia Varro, has been betrothed to Lucius Aemilius Paullus by her father to secure an important political alliance. Gaius finds himself trapped between his duty - fighting to the death for the Republic - and his heart - fighting to secure Julia’s hand in marriage. As the war ravages the nation, and Rome faces one crushing defeat after another from Hannibal’s invading barbarian horde ,Gaius stands to lose his love and his life… Can he help lead the Wolves - and Rome - to victory against Hannibal? Or does he stand to lose it all in the fight to secure the Empire? Set during the events of the Second Punic War, circa 218 – 201 BC, ‘Wolves of Rome’ is a sweeping military epic set against the backdrop of one of the ancient world’s greatest conflicts – a war that would see the end of one nation and the rise of a new world super-power that would forever change the course of western civilization. 'Wolves of Rome combines epic story-telling with convincing historical detail' - Richard Foreman, best-selling author of 'Sword of Rome'. 'Historical adventure fiction at its very best' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'The Dante Conspiracy'.
Wolves of Rome Christopher Lee Buckner 9781508807612 Books
Wolves of Rome by CHRISTOPHER LEE BUCKNERThe story takes place in the late 3rd Century, B.C.E., beginning with Hannibal's conquest of Saguntum and offering the reader a glimpse into the obsession he has with conquering Rome and bringing down the Roman Republic. We then skip ahead 10 years, and catch up with Hannibal Barca and his brother Mago after they have finally crossed the Alps and amassed an army of Gallic tribes to begin their campaign in earnest.
The main character of the story is Gaius, the son of former Sixth Legion centurion Lucius. Lucius, suffering from progressive health problems caused by his military career, sends Gaius off with his best friend Valerius to a life with the Wolves of Rome, the Sixth Legion. Both Lucius and Valerius tell Gaius that the most successful soldiers never forget those they love - in Gaius' case, Julia and Julius, children of the senator Varro. Ten years later, Gaius has climbed in rank, and his legion is dispatched to Rome, where he reunites with Julius and Julia.
The most richly drawn characters are Gaius and Valerius, who develop father-son bonds within the bigger context of their general- lieutenant relationship. Gaius is confident in his abilities, dedicated to his cohort, yet he was plagued often throughout his career by the sadness of his "could I have done/saved more" questions. At times his honesty in the face of politics is astonishing. He is challenged by all he sees and experiences to retain his humanity. And through it all, Valerius, his mentor and surrogate father, watches over Gaius and continues to teach and guide him.
The supporting cast has, to my reading, several levels. In spite of not seeing his childhood friends Julius and Julia for more than a decade, Gaius' reunion with them is exciting for the reader, and sets the emotional stage for all the action that follows. While Julia and Julius provide Gaius' motivation, his inspiration, they did not seem to have much emotional depth, remaining reminiscent of their childhood portrayals. Julia, in particular, seems exceptionally casual regarding her being caught in between her heart and her familial obligations. Lucius Paullus, consul of the Roman Republic, becomes increasingly mentioned during the middle of the story to take a place of prominence in the latter phases of the campaign. Paullus is complex: he respects Gaius' intellect, he trusts Gaius' military assessments. He acknowledges the very close friendship between Julia and Gaius, yet is surprised when Gaius tells him of the degree of intimacy of their relationship?
Author Christopher Lee Buckner does an excellent job with the settings of the story. I am admittedly challenged to keep a sense of position when I read, but did not find that to be the case with this story. Not once did I run to the internet to look at maps, as I normally do. Gaius does not present as a particularly poetic person, he is a military person, trained to take note of his surroundings and assess risk quickly. Mr. Buckner seems to carry that view through in the story. When a setting is described, flowery and emotive terms are not used. Instead, the reader gets an immediate sense of safe versus dangerous areas. Since the story's perspective is that of one soldier, battle descriptions are of what is happening around Gaius, with the other aspects of the fighting related in de-briefing manner.
I was surprised to not find the typical marker years at the beginnings of the chapters (I must confess to having to look up Hannibal to find out when he lived, and subsequently terrorized Italy). With so much factual information available, I was also surprised that Mr. Buckner did not include the typical list of sources - perhaps he gives us credit for being smart enough to explore further on our own. There were also a few occasions where I felt lost - a couple of the references to battle tactics seemed to take readers knowledge of the historical perspective for granted. Finally, as is common with most ebooks, there were quite a few grammatical/typo/syntax errors. However, the high quality of the storytelling far overshadowed any distraction.
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Wolves of Rome Christopher Lee Buckner 9781508807612 Books Reviews
Perhaps more novel than historical fiction, it was a pleasure to read. Notwithstanding, there were no historical discrepancies nor glaring errors
concerning legion life and tactics. It was entertaining on all counts
Some very good characters in a very interesting time. There are some major historical inaccuracies the major one being the defeat of Hannibal seven years after Cannai rather than over sixteen. Also it ends somewhat abruptly. Leaving off the last few chapters and writing a sequel would have been a good solution.
The product description for this book provided a good summary of this story. I found that the story held my attention from beginning to end. It was well written and flowed smoothly, disrupted only by numerous minor editorial issues.
This gem of a book takes place during the Second Punic War, Hannibal's invasion of Italy told from a centurion's perspective. We meet the protagonist, Lucius Gaius, at the age of thirteen before he is forced to leave his home, everything and everyone he knows and loves. He becomes a Centurion of the famed Wolves of Rome, the Sixth Legion, and risks his life defending Rome against the Carthaginian Hannibal and his army of fifty thousand barbarians. There is one bloody battle after another as the Romans fall to their deaths to an underestimated opponent. Gaius is such a likable character and I relished this story of his life and his forbidden love for a woman betrothed to one of the most powerful men of Rome.
Bravo Mr. Buckner and thanks for the great read!
have read Roman historical fiction extensively with " Marching with Caesar" series ( my fav btw) Anthony Riches' books and all of the Simon Scarrow series with the Macro & Cato leads.
The "Wolves of Rome " was a entertaining read but not up to the standards of the works above. The author fast forwards ahead in time a lot skipping events & descriptions that would add more "depth" and details to the plot story and his character development.
Case in point Our hero is sent away by his dying dad to go away with his father's fellow legion buddy to grow up a man & soldier of Rome. Next we read of him , the son is an accomplished chief centurion with none of the trials and training that got him there !!
Plus the love interest is given way more pages than I think is warranted in a book such as this. More battles less romance I say !
I liked it best because it kept me interested. I must say this for those of you who wrote that the editing was very bad. I too thought so until I realized that I had ordered two books by Christopher Lee Buckner because I thought they were a series Sword of Rome and Wolves of Rome. Then I realized that they were the same book; only the Sword of Rome read like a rough draft of the rough draft with no editing. I don't know what happened but it seems that happily it has been corrected. I enjoyed the book (the edited one) and had a difficult time of disciplining myself to put it down so I could get other things done.
Hannibal crossed the Alps to do his atrocities on the Romans. Three battles were fought, three times the Roman soldiers fell into the same trap laid by Hannibal, and three times the Romans got whipped. The author gave good a description of the why and how this happened. New leadership at the top level of the Roman government put into practice New policies that eventually took care of Hannibal. The author slipped a poignant love story into the storyline that gave me more insight into the Roman Way.
There were several grammatical errors made by the author, the editor, Gramcheck, or all three. I liked the book so much that I have decided not to even mention them.
Thank you, Mr. Buckner, for a God Read!
Wolves of Rome by CHRISTOPHER LEE BUCKNER
The story takes place in the late 3rd Century, B.C.E., beginning with Hannibal's conquest of Saguntum and offering the reader a glimpse into the obsession he has with conquering Rome and bringing down the Roman Republic. We then skip ahead 10 years, and catch up with Hannibal Barca and his brother Mago after they have finally crossed the Alps and amassed an army of Gallic tribes to begin their campaign in earnest.
The main character of the story is Gaius, the son of former Sixth Legion centurion Lucius. Lucius, suffering from progressive health problems caused by his military career, sends Gaius off with his best friend Valerius to a life with the Wolves of Rome, the Sixth Legion. Both Lucius and Valerius tell Gaius that the most successful soldiers never forget those they love - in Gaius' case, Julia and Julius, children of the senator Varro. Ten years later, Gaius has climbed in rank, and his legion is dispatched to Rome, where he reunites with Julius and Julia.
The most richly drawn characters are Gaius and Valerius, who develop father-son bonds within the bigger context of their general- lieutenant relationship. Gaius is confident in his abilities, dedicated to his cohort, yet he was plagued often throughout his career by the sadness of his "could I have done/saved more" questions. At times his honesty in the face of politics is astonishing. He is challenged by all he sees and experiences to retain his humanity. And through it all, Valerius, his mentor and surrogate father, watches over Gaius and continues to teach and guide him.
The supporting cast has, to my reading, several levels. In spite of not seeing his childhood friends Julius and Julia for more than a decade, Gaius' reunion with them is exciting for the reader, and sets the emotional stage for all the action that follows. While Julia and Julius provide Gaius' motivation, his inspiration, they did not seem to have much emotional depth, remaining reminiscent of their childhood portrayals. Julia, in particular, seems exceptionally casual regarding her being caught in between her heart and her familial obligations. Lucius Paullus, consul of the Roman Republic, becomes increasingly mentioned during the middle of the story to take a place of prominence in the latter phases of the campaign. Paullus is complex he respects Gaius' intellect, he trusts Gaius' military assessments. He acknowledges the very close friendship between Julia and Gaius, yet is surprised when Gaius tells him of the degree of intimacy of their relationship?
Author Christopher Lee Buckner does an excellent job with the settings of the story. I am admittedly challenged to keep a sense of position when I read, but did not find that to be the case with this story. Not once did I run to the internet to look at maps, as I normally do. Gaius does not present as a particularly poetic person, he is a military person, trained to take note of his surroundings and assess risk quickly. Mr. Buckner seems to carry that view through in the story. When a setting is described, flowery and emotive terms are not used. Instead, the reader gets an immediate sense of safe versus dangerous areas. Since the story's perspective is that of one soldier, battle descriptions are of what is happening around Gaius, with the other aspects of the fighting related in de-briefing manner.
I was surprised to not find the typical marker years at the beginnings of the chapters (I must confess to having to look up Hannibal to find out when he lived, and subsequently terrorized Italy). With so much factual information available, I was also surprised that Mr. Buckner did not include the typical list of sources - perhaps he gives us credit for being smart enough to explore further on our own. There were also a few occasions where I felt lost - a couple of the references to battle tactics seemed to take readers knowledge of the historical perspective for granted. Finally, as is common with most ebooks, there were quite a few grammatical/typo/syntax errors. However, the high quality of the storytelling far overshadowed any distraction.
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