Review: interesting prequel to Hannibal
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2012
I love historic fiction, this book takes Hannibal's father Hamelcar, from childhood to manhood. Interesting information about his struggle to become a soldier in a family of very successful merchants. It is written as if it's an autobiography. If you like historic fiction this is a good one. The lack of maps had me jumping back and forth to google to figure out where some of this was taking place. I admit a stunning lack of knowledge about North Africa, and the Mediterranean, and places in ancient Europe. So this book was a teacher as well as a good read.