Vespasian: Tribune of Rome (Series #1) (Paperback)

from Speesh

I think I must have read most of the current 'big guns' (or should that be 'big ballistae'?) of modern Roman Historical Fiction. I usually try and read one or two of other genres, or at least periods, inbetween, just because I'm afraid of them all blurring into one if I don't. Until this book, Ro...

from Gordopolis

A very good read this. The author clearly has a genuine love of the historical setting and this shone through in some of the detail. The narrative was smooth and the characters likeable and I found the chemistry between Vespasian and Magnus humorous and memorable. There were some issues with flat...

from Traveller1

Generously, I gave this novel four stars. It is good, but not great, but it was good, and I am feeling generous, so 4 stars. The story covers the life of the young Vespasian, as, at age 16, he enters public life in Rome, in the latter reign of the ageing Tiberius, amidst the machinations of Sejan...

from Kindleifier

Disliked the style, the language and the way the characters were presented

from Dankel

Great book, everything you would want in a Historical novel, accuracy, great character development and characters that you can get interested in and really good plot, non stop action. Robert Fabbri seems have synthesised some of the best aspects of other Historical/Sword n Sandal authors - defini...