Review: What A Great Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2012
I can sum this book up in one word: WOW! This is one of the wildest and most enjoyable books I've read in a long time. Howard is so visual in his descriptions that you actually feel like you're in Ancient Rome! The descriptions of galley life are the most detailed I have ever read, and the adventures these guys get into are fascinating to read. The characters have had their names taken away and are all condemned to go by numbers only. The lead character, Number 52, manages to go everywhere and do just about everything in the course of the story. At one moment he is punching Nero in the face, at another he is being lectured by Simon Peter! The battle sequences here are like a time warp, with modern weapons fighting the Roman Navy. The effect is unlike any other book you will ever read. Even though it isn't Sci-Fi, it sure plays like it! The characters are memorable and so is the story. I can't wait to read Paul Howard's next one. I hope it's a sequel!