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61 A.D. (Bachiyr #2)
by
David McAfee (Goodreads Author)
The thrilling sequel to the 2010 horror bestseller, 33 A.D. Britannia, 61 A.D. For ten years, Taras has lived in the young city of Londinium, feeding off the city's underbelly. But now Theron, his old enemy, has come looking for revenge, and Taras' nights of living in relative peace are about to end. Yet not even Theron can slip into town unnoticed, and the Council of Thir...more
Kindle Edition, 303 pages
Published
August 13th 2011
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Padding padding padding - this whole book is padding. McAfee needs an editor. There are three things that irked me about this book:
1.) Almost every single chapter ends with a hokey cliffhanger like "Theron turned his head back towards the city and said, "I'll find you, Taras. I'm coming for you."" Seriously. Super-melodramatic stuff.
2.) McAfee is fond of repeating information over and OVER and OVER and I don't know if it's to add word count or what but at some point I got so sick of hearing how...more
1.) Almost every single chapter ends with a hokey cliffhanger like "Theron turned his head back towards the city and said, "I'll find you, Taras. I'm coming for you."" Seriously. Super-melodramatic stuff.
2.) McAfee is fond of repeating information over and OVER and OVER and I don't know if it's to add word count or what but at some point I got so sick of hearing how...more
61 A.D. is the sequel to 31 A.D. and is written by David McAfee. I found the first book very inventive and well researched, and I was gladly given the chance to read the sequel.
The Iceni and Trinovante tribes have band together in an attempt to overthrow the Romans for transgressions they’ve suffered. Their plan is to destroy all the Romans in a coordinated a siege on the city of Londinium. This all happened in the year 61 A.D., and thus is the backdrop for this book.
Taras, a Roman, was accident...more
The Iceni and Trinovante tribes have band together in an attempt to overthrow the Romans for transgressions they’ve suffered. Their plan is to destroy all the Romans in a coordinated a siege on the city of Londinium. This all happened in the year 61 A.D., and thus is the backdrop for this book.
Taras, a Roman, was accident...more
33 AD was certainly far from the usual historical history I would buy, I was surprised that I enjoyed it quite so much. The factual characters mixed with gritty vampire tale has you gripped from the first page.
There is so much scope for Taras, Theron and the Council of 13. These vampires are far from the Twilight glamour, they are tortured, and they seem dare I say it- real.
In 61 AD we are thrown in to the Court of Boudicca's rebellion. These new characters, Boudicca and her daughters are rounde...more
There is so much scope for Taras, Theron and the Council of 13. These vampires are far from the Twilight glamour, they are tortured, and they seem dare I say it- real.
In 61 AD we are thrown in to the Court of Boudicca's rebellion. These new characters, Boudicca and her daughters are rounde...more
Once again McAfee has taken a key point in history and made it his own, breathing new life into our old friends and adding a few new characters to the mix. Back are Taras, Theron, Ramah and the infamous Council of 13. The female characters introduced in this book take two steps forward; unlike in book one they definitely have more of a presence and a voice. Once again McAfee pulls off the multiple storylines that are uniquely woven together adding just enough mystery and intrigue to keep you gue...more
This book was awesome. I really enjoyed 33 A.D. but I feel like this one blew McAfee's first novel out of the water. There was so much action and suspense I couldn't even put this book down. The only thing I could find wrong with it was that it was a little short and it had to end! I feel like in this book McAfee went into a lot more detail about his characters which made the story a lot more compelling. Then much to my chagrin, he added some details about the past of the council of thirteen whi...more
I surrender, Mr. McAfee, I loved this novel. I loved the historical revision, the way the characters were developed, the vampiric/supernatural violence (am I allowed to say that I loved the violence?) and especially the setting.
I'm completely hooked on your development of the classic vampire lore, and the twist you've given it with the Council of 13, The Father, and the hints of things that are being hidden from the rank and file vamps.
Plus, I think Ramah is one of the best Vampire characters...more
I'm completely hooked on your development of the classic vampire lore, and the twist you've given it with the Council of 13, The Father, and the hints of things that are being hidden from the rank and file vamps.
Plus, I think Ramah is one of the best Vampire characters...more
I absolutely loved this sequel to 33 AD! The characters I cared about most (Taras and Theron) are back in 61AD and, yet again, McAfee has done a brilliant job of bringing these men to life. Deftly woven, the tale is filled with mystery and intrigue. I just couldn't put this down. It hints at a bigger story that I suspect we will learn about in the next instalment. And there's a new character, Baella, that I totally love. I can't wait to see more of her!
If you read 33 AD, you MUST read 61 AD. And...more
If you read 33 AD, you MUST read 61 AD. And...more
This sequel to 33 A.D. held up very well to my expectations. A few new quite strong characters to lend some new impetus to the story and action. Set in the time of the rebellion against the Roman rule of the indigenous Iceni and Trinovante peoples, it is loosely based on historic happenings while following the Bachiyr from the original novel through this period.
If your a fan of horror and/or historical fiction, you should check out this and the first in the series "33 A.D.". Great, original story line and enough action, suspense, and gore to keep you happy. I can't wait for the next inn the series.
Not nearly as good as the first (33 a.d. The story doesn't take place over that great of a time span, so I'm not sure why it tooks so long to get going. And then it was over. Hopefully, the next installment will be better.
I enjoyed this book. It is an interesting use of a historical setting. I found the characters to be largely antipathetic, but well rendered.
I'm not sure why this book was described as horror, however. There is very little "horror" to it - the monsters are the main characters.
I'm not sure why this book was described as horror, however. There is very little "horror" to it - the monsters are the main characters.
The continuation of 33 AD, PLUS Queen Boudica gets inolved! What more do I have to say?
Great follow up. I am looking forward to the next in the series.
Good series. Serious vampires, not Twilight!
Facinating, make you think, What if???
Cannot wait for a third installment!
Can't wait for the next one in the series. This one left you hanging at the end.
Excellent book looking forward to the next.
fantastic!!
An interesting book. I enjoyed it. Like the vampire twist of the story.
Another great book about Theron and Taras. I hope he writes more!
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