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    <body><![CDATA[I finished re-reading this book, and was astounded to discover that it was exactly as I remembered it - a mix of good historical fiction set in Roman Britain and highly speculative junk lit. Interestingly enough, the Romans are not really the heroes nor villains of the piece, but on the whole their ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67606918">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book.  A historical romance written by a man means bloody battle scenes.  Female character is a little naive; that usually turns me off, but she didn't ruin the story.  I love this time period...think Clive Owen in King Arthur.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[different heroes, same great breath taking story telling: adventure, discovery, loves won and lost.<br/><br/>Another story you won't want to put down. this one is about england during the late Roman Empire (cc 300 A.C.E.)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Meh. Not bad, but too romance-laden for my taste. I mean, I'm all for hunky barbarians with modern sensitivity to sexual equality and an amazing ability in the sack - I'm just not sure I believe in them historically.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not very interesting - plods along at a pedestrian pace. All too predictable. Shame, because I've really enjoyed his writing in the past. Stay away from this one, though.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it, Dietrich's best work that I've read so far.  The action was well plotted, the history was interesting, the description was adequate without being too dull, and there was so much going on that the reader is constantly uncertain of where loyalties lie. A really fun and captivating read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good historical fiction set in 3rd Century Britain. It is a story of love, betrayal and adventure set amidst the conflict between Romans and Celts along Hadrian's Wall, which was meant to separate the barbarians from the civilization of the time. ]]></body>
    
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