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Apr 28, 2014
this book is simply amazing! i usually don't read military history, but i am sure glad that i made an exception with this! gemmell creates fiery and passionate love affairs to how ancient men lived on seafaring vessels. we even get some lessons in how huge boats were built. he also does not stint on character development. i felt that these folks were actually real, and also had the same emotions and passionate endeavors that we all have today. he also creates very believable descriptions about the beautiful ocean, and verdent forests. most importantly, though, he creates very strong women characters. as a feminist, this is among the first qualities of a novel that i want to read about. women in the ancient world certainly knew difficulty via their gender, but still, women like andromache work through this, and manage to keep their self identity intact. andromache is not afraid to go after priam, the slimy, calculating king of troy. ah .... nothing like palace intrigues to keep a reader most interested! so go read this .... and have a good time enjoying same!