from majkia

I was surprised to read that this was Conn Iggulden's first novel. He did a bang up job as a new novelist. He begins the story of Julius Caesar when Julius was still a child living on his father's minor estate. From there we follow him, and his childhood companion Marcus into the city of Rome and...

from CliffBurns

The first and best book in Iggulden's EMPEROR series. The early days of Caesar, recounted with few bells and whistles by a dependable, unpretentious author. A great story, well-told. Along with Stephen Pressfield and Michael Curtis Ford, Iggulden is among the best of a current crop of writers dev...

from joelshults

I won this book as a First Reads giveaway and I really enjoyed it. I've been reading a lot of heavy and somewhat disturbing books lately and this was a nice change of pace. It probably isn't a book I would've picked up on my own, but I'm glad I read it. That's the great thing about book giveaways...

from joelshults

I won this book as a First Reads giveaway and I really enjoyed it. I've been reading a lot of heavy and somewhat disturbing books lately and this was a nice change of pace. It probably isn't a book I would've picked up on my own, but I'm glad I read it. That's the great thing about book giveaways...

from oparaxenos

This was my first shot at reading Conn Iggulden. By the author's own admission, the story is historically inaccurate, but boy what a read! I found this book hard to put down, despite its formulaic plot. I will definitely be looking for the next one in the series.