Review: Quite a ride!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2013
I read all four books in this series, in the order they were written. I enjoyed every one and would heartily recommend any reader to do the same, that is, read in the correct order.The action is very well described, if a little "samey," due to the opponants' respective rigid battle strategies. The friendly characters run true to form apart from a couple of interesting twists with the troubled, volatile, ally Surena. The enemy are mostly of the "quite a decent cove" type, rather than the out-and-out villains that have gone before. In fact I particularly enjoyed the author's take on the real historical characters such as Mark Antony and the father/son Crassus.Mr. Darman is a wonderful story teller but I feel even he was running out of occasions where a important meetings would be interrupted by a bedraggled rider with tidings that would put the Parthian best-laid plans into disarray. It was certainly time to call a halt to the Pacorus/Spartacus adventure and the author does so with elegant, fairy-tale, finality.I enjoyed the ride. Thank you Mr. Darman. Would be interested to know what is the next project?