Spartacus Chronicles: Spartacus: The Gladiator (Series #1) (Paperback)

from sensitivemuse

Curses to my old age, I wanted to keep reading but my eyes just couldn't stay open. That's how good it was. It was filled with action, a bit of love on the side, but well written that I now have to go look for other books by Ben Kane to keep reading them. They're just THAT good. Spartacus was goo...

from Schlyne

This book covers the early half of Spartacus. Ben Kane is an amazing writer and I thoroughly recommend his work to anybody who is interested in historical fiction. There is an section in the back of the book that lists what historical works he referenced and what he changed from history.

from bookworm_naida

What can I say about Ben Kane's Spartacus the Gladiator? This book rocked my world for a little while. In 74 BC Spartacus returns home to his village in Thrace after spending nearly ten years serving in the Roman army. The Thracian king sells him into slavery shortly after his return. Priestess A...

from celticlady53

Spartacus, c. 109-71 BCE, was a Thracian by birth, who had once served as a soldier with the Romans, but had been a prisoner and was sold as a slave and forced to become a gladiator at Capua. Ariadne, a Dionysian priestess, goes along with Spartacus claiming to be his wife. They eventually escape...

from YossarianXeno

Over the past couple of years I've read a lot of what might be loosely described as Roman adventure or military novels. I'm interested in the era, and the most thoroughly researched and best written novels can be both engaging and informative. All too often though, the authors simply present the ...