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In the first century BC, ten thousand legionaries are all that are left of a once-powerful Roman army and a failed invasion of Parthia. Those that survived are captured and marched to the edge of the known world. Abandoned by Rome, these men are the Forgotten Legion. Among them are three friends, all men with troubled pasts, united in their hatred of Rome and a dream of freedom. Together they must face the savage tribes that surround them as well as the more treacherous enemies within the ranks of the captured legion itself. Their character will be tested to the utter limit as they struggle to find a way back to Rome.
Meanwhile, Fabiola, Romulus's twin sister, fights to survive and maintain hope in her brother's survival. Freed by her powerful lover but beset by enemies on all sides, she must travel to Gaul to find her lover, Caesar's right-hand man, where Vercingetorix threatens the life and the lives of all who rally around Caesar.
Together these characters, whose lives are intertwined and whose stories are interwoven, bring to life a truly epic tale of the late Roman Republic and the ancient world in which it thrived.
Praise for The Silver Eagle
"Kane's ambitious sequel to The Forgotten Legion continues his chronicle of life in the tumultuous Roman Republic. . . . The historical details, graphic combat sequences, and finely drawn characters lift Kane's title above standard swords-and-sandals fare and should keep series fans sated until the next installment." —Publishers Weekly
"Lively . . . Riveting . . . Captures much of the chaos, brutality, and splendor of the late republic." —Booklist
"An extremely well-crafted novel; detailed, and expertly told with serious and engaging characters. It is novel that focuses on the experience of the ordinary soldier, a tale that allows us to travel through Gaul, Egypt, India and Persia." —Fantasy Book Review
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- ISBN: 9781466815032
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- ISBN: 9781466815032
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January 18, 2010
Kane's ambitious sequel to The Forgotten Legion
continues his chronicle of life in the tumultuous Roman Republic. After four years as a prostitute, Fabiola becomes the lover of the powerful Decimus Brutus, a top lieutenant of Julius Caesar. Her two fiery obsessions are to exploit her social status to track down her rapist father and to reunite with her brother, Romulus, a gladiator turned legionnaire captured by the Parthians at Carrahae. Forced to serve in the Parthian army, Romulus dreams of returning to his native Rome, his quest helped along by a soothsayer and a soldier from Gaul. The siblings' parallel adventures unfold in propulsive alternating chapters, with military campaigns and pitched battles making up the bulk of the narrative excitement. The historical details, graphic combat sequences, and finely drawn characters lift Kane's title above standard swords-and-sandals fare and should keep series fans sated until the next installment.
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