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It is about time that books of this kind set in this period of history and of an epic nature begin appearing in bookstores.
Books that cover similar, are generally old or dated ones now, Published many decades ago and no longer in print, In fact, I can not think of any recent ones at all that are set in this thoroughly fascinating period of

history.

There are shorter books purpose written to be the kicking off point for a series, but I can not think of anything like The Lion and The Lamb, which has been released in the last four or five years.
By anything like The Lion and the Lamb, I mean epic journey fiction set in Roman Britain.

There have been similar in epic feel, like Hawk Quest by John Lyndon, Only that comes much later in British history and is set in countries outside of the UK for the most part.


I was very impressed by this debut from John Henry Clay who most certainly has an epic name to match an epic story.
It was not without its naivete and its rough edges, but I think most readers can forgive that in a debut.
There are debuts that hit their marks and perfect notes, Debuts you would not guess were debuts, but they are not common, Therefore, I forgive this book for being freshly whelped, It would be unnecessarily pedantic not to,

The book was riddled with characters I liked and characters I did not, I really liked Paul and Eachna and I really disliked Amanda and Patricia, But that's going to happen in every book, Some characters appeal, some do not, Then for each reader that will be different,
If you read this book I would like to know what you think of the characters whether I know you or we are yet to know each other, please feel free to give me your opinion.

I was very fond of Eachna, For her toughness, her vulnerability, her disability, She was the kind of well rounded and flawed character that I like and that will keep me coming back.


I do have to confess why it was that I gave this book three out of five.
Sometimes, the names of the people, the way settings were described, I felt this book was not set in the period it was supposed to be.
It had this habit of not having any sense of place or era and you could be reading a story in Roman Britain, or Medieval Britain, or even, at times, when there were scenes with no definite indicators of period, with names like Paul, Amanda, Victor, Patricia flying around, it could even have been not in history at all.
But in current day.
For what it is worth, I understand that the author is educated through his profession in this period, and he would know if variations of these names are commonly attributed to this time, but I do not think these kinds of names give a good sense of era to a book like this.
I think it makes it sound like an episode of Heartbeat sitelink imdb. com/title/tt/.
This improved a lot later in the book though, I must admit.

A caveat. I will add an apology in advance to the author for such cavalier disregard of the names he chose for his characters, but hey, reader reviews are all about personal taste, not whether we are right or not.


That was my only big negative to the book, I am not mad for stories about love either, but I do not cry foul about that because the book makes no secret of its strong relationship plots.
I expected it.

What more can I say It's a great debut, It's an honest attempt at giving us, the readers of historical fiction, a real epic of this period to sink our teeth into.
Its the harbinger of things to come from this new author and he will be welcomed out of the Hodder amp Stoughton author stable by more readers of the genre as he develops his skills over time.

It is all those things and I recommend you give it your consideration and then make sure you get back to me on what you thought of the characters What a wonderful novel! This isn't a period of Roman history I know well but John Henry Clay reveals just how fascinating it is.
Great storytelling, covering so many areas of life across late Roman Britain, The author is also to be commended for the female characters, Great to see such strong and individual female figures in Roman historical fiction,

This is a good book with a good story line, It goes back and forth between the characters in one family and how fate has, and does, deal with them within the story's context.
The gradual breaking down of the Roman occupation in Britain forces the population of Cirencester to take their fates in their own hands by once again fighting for their homes and families as they cannot rely on the Roman military coming to their aid in time.
Should read as.Stars!

Read this book in, and this book is set in the years, AD/, and it shows Roman Britain magnificently in it final days and entering the Dark Ages, with marauding tribes swarming all over Britain.


There's Paul, heir to Roman Britain's wealthiest families, but after having fled his family for various reasons, is now serving with the Roman army in Britain, when all of a sudden he hears of an uprising beyond the Wall and deserts his post within the army, for which there's only one penalty, death.


With only the former slavegirl, Eachna, for company, they need to travel in all haste across Britain to get to his family in a desparate attempt to save his family, and with danger lurking everywhere, the question remains will he be in time to make his mark and save his family from the barbarians

An kind of epic Roman Britain story about courage and determination in an effort to save ones kin, which is also actionpacked with battles and with very entertaining dialogue, and in which the historical details of this period of history are brilliantly used by the author, to make this tale very believable in its entirety.


Highly recommended, for this is a great debut novel with wonderful storytelling and likeable characters in this Roman world of violence, supremacy, survival and death, and that's why I want to rate this book as: "A Most Impressive Roman Britain Debut Novel"! Chewed through it in one night.
Great characterization, excellent authorial voice, compelling plot with great twists which somehow had all the best bits of historical fiction and none of the worst.
I usually stay away from historical fiction as reading it usually ends with me rending my hair and shouting "but that's anachronistic," but of course John avoids all of those pitfalls except for the use of Old English, and if Helen Foxhall Forbes thinks it's alright, how could I possibly disagree

Worth a read if you like the Romans worth a read if you like the Britons worth a read if you like historical fiction worth a read if you, like me, don't.
Above all, worth keeping on the shelf for a reread, which I think I'll start tomorrow, just for fun.
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