The Fall of Rome: A Novel of a World Lost (Paperback) by Michael Curtis Ford

from Hatsepshut

Very well written and a good read if you're into (army) historical fiction from this era. But I am really interested in Rome - how it grew and why it fell - and felt that Ford reduced the fall of an empire to a personal feud between two men. As I was hoping for a wider scope, I was a bit disappoi...

from JGolomb

Not deep, but a terrific introduction to late Roman Empire. It's got adventure, drama, and a strong sense of 'place'

from DinadansFriend

I have a criticism of the writer for Odovacar wasn't a a Hun! It isn't a Hunnic name and there's only the author's convenience makes him one. But as the fifth Century is very short of direct historical material, the real criteria of this school of fiction is whether or not it is plausible. I didn...

from WhitmelB

A look at the fall of Rome from the viewpoint of the destroyers. The Hun Odoacer and his brother Onulf are nearly captured when children by the Ostrogoth Orestes. It takes them over twenty years but they get their revenge and Odoacer ascends the throne as King of Italia thus ending the story of R...