Review: A Fine historical novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2013
Until I read this book,allI knew about Crassus Expedition to Parthia was that his head eventually served as a theatrical prop.This very well written novel taught me much more.Obviously it is fiction,but it is fine historical fiction ,written with humor verve and panache,keeping the reader's interest live throughout.The final adventures of king Pacorus,his wife Gallia leader of the amazons,the son of Spartacus and a multiethnic cast of very well drawn exotic characters enrich the plot and make this book a pleasure to read.Add to this Battles, dialogues of Kings ,Princes and Paupers,love and splendid descriptions of Eastern Lands and this novel is a gift to the reader.The book is light in style ,in the best sense of the word,with very pleasant prose an nicely drawn characters.The onomatopoeia of the characters is exotic with names like Vistaspa ,Negral,Gafarn,Aruna Phriapatius,Vagharsh.The novel is well balanced from Battle scenes to Palace scenes to Love ,scenes to Travel.,so that the reader can stop between chapters without losing the thread.While it will not open new horizons in English Literature there are worse ways to spend the weekend than reading this novel.DVK