Review: Engaging glimpse into the Celtic world
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2014
Set in Ireland when Rome ruled the western world, this slim but for the most part excellent book follows the fortunes of a clan engaged in a bitter feud with a rival clan where the losers get sold into slavery to Rome.  The title had me thinking it was set in Rome, but even though it wasn't, I was not disappointed as the story was quite good, the characters well developed and engaging, and the swashbuckling aspect filled with suspense. It is a morality tale as well, with the protaganist a man who seeks the greater good and guides others to make right choices. It doesn't exactly have a cliffhanger ending, but you do have to buy the sequel to find full resolution. I am quite definitely buying the next book. Because the book is so short (110 pages), it would be better for readers if the two were made into one. There were a few instances where the substance of the story and the writing could have been a bit more fleshed out, but I still totally enjoyed this book.