Roman Britain Trilogy: The Lantern Bearers (Audiobook)

from thesmellofbooks

I've long been curious about Rosemary Sutcliff's novels, but I don't think I'd ever read one before The Lantern Bearers. I am a reader who loves excellent writing that doesn't interfere with the flow of a story. I could not have asked anything more of this book. The characters are well drawn and ...

from

This is the third novel in the author's beautifully written Eagle of the Ninth trilogy. This is set some three hundred years after the first novel. Another Aquila, descendant of the legionary of the same name who discovered the lost legion's eagle standard north of Hadrian's wall, has lived in Br...

from atimco

As the fourth book in Rosemary Sutcliff's Dolphin Ring cycle, The Lantern Bearers takes on a distinctly bitterer note than the preceding novels as it chronicles the downfall of Roman power in Britain. The empire is crumbling and Rome is cutting its losses by recalling its auxiliary legions. At th...

from Crypto-Willobie

I think Sutcliff may be one of the most underrated and neglected novelists of the 20th century. These books aren't really for 'young adults', they're for people. OK, a little old-fashioned at times, occasionally a little corny, stories rather than confessionals, but they're so true.

from witchyrichy

The third book in Rosemary Sutcliff's Roman Britain series begins with Rome leaving Britain forever. One many, unable to leave his family behind, stays only to see disaster that changes his life forever. Another rousing read from Sutcliff where good eventually triumphs over evil. The main charact...