The October Horse : A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra (Paperback)

from amandacb

I am an avid egyptologist, adore Julius Caesar, love Cleopatra, and pretty much (metaphorically) devour anything historically and fictionally related to the above. So, when I saw October Horse on the "New Books" stand in the library, I snapped it up. Once I began reading it, though, I felt like I...

from mbmackay

The last volume of the "Roman series". Perhaps not as flowing a story as earlier volumes but still a great read, and I wouldn't have missed it for anything! Read April 2004

from DanielSTJ

An interesting historical novel. While I liked it, I felt there could have been much more. 3 stars.

from surreality

Plot: The time span between Pharsalus and Philippi. This book gets back on track with action-driven plotlines - first Caesar, then Octavian and Mark Antony as the central figures. There are fewer side plots and background stories than before, and a few gossipy stories belonging into this time fra...

from nillacat

First class research, first class recreation of an alien culture. A bleaker novel than the earlier ones in the series. Caesar is tired, and his assassination might just have come as a relief. Rome is tired, and the unending Civil Wars and succession of increasingly powerful Dictators is leading h...