Customer Reviews
Part II of the best set of books I own - By: chuckles, 22 Oct 2008 
Again, Iggulden blends fact & fictionin a seamless & gripping combination. He puts the known facts together with fiction based on historical knowledge to fillin a time when we know little about our hero Julius Caeser. I recommend this series to all my friends, & not a single bad comment amongst them, a must have for the bookshelf
Stupendously good! - By: B. J. Madeley, 16 Dec 2007 The Death of Kings is the second bookin the Emperor series by Conn Iggulden. It sees Caesar captured & ransomed by pirates & seemingly leftin disgrace on a wild & desolate coastline. However Caesar manages to fight his way back to Rome, where he begins to exert authority & build his army. This is a story of power, brutality & ultimately friendship.
This book is possibly even better than the first bookin the series & definitely not something you should start if you've got a lot of important things to do, as they'll just end up ignored & forgotten! A truly exhilarating read & I only hope the rest of the series follows suit.
Some people have commented on the historical inaccuracy of this book & so I feel I should point out that this book is fiction & therefore should not have to exactly follow events as they happened (although I believe Iggulden does do this wherever he can anyway).
An excellent tale & something that is absolutely definitely worth a look at.
This is an awesome book - By: K. Fowller, 02 Dec 2007 This is an awesome book, & well worth the read! It's so realistic & historically correct; its like travelling backin time! It features Ceaser's Ransoming, him going back to kill the pirate, & loads of other things! Buy this book if you like Roman history, or just need a new awesome book to read! Also, there's an awesome opening, featuring a night attack on a City/Fort that hadn't been paying taxes! I would also recommend reading The Fates by Tino Georgiou, if you haven't already. A truly superb novel.
Pleasantly Addictive - By: Mohamed Abdulmalik, 19 Nov 2007 I have picked up the Wolfs of the Plains at Heathrow airport three weeks ago on my way back home & by the time I arrived I decided to order all the historical novels by Conn Iggulden. Now I am almost done with the third bookin the Emperors series, the Filed of Swords, so my comment here relates to the whole series.
I have read many books by great authors who excelin bringing ancient events to life, but this guy is unbelievable. My advice is to start reading on a weekend or on a holiday as trying to read it during a working week can ruin your schedule.
I can not comment on the inconsistency of the historical events that many of my fellow readers have expressed their concern about as my knowledge of Roman history remains very general. However, I will say this, these books are of the highest quality as history based novels are concerned. The characters are vivid & the scenes are superbly described. The war scenes alone would get the book a five star rating.
A highly recommended read. A lot of fun.
Entertaining :) - By: Finnster, 02 Oct 2007 It's not oftern I give a book 5 stars, but I felt this one deserved it so I did. It is a well writen, fast moving (thankfully as historical based books can ramble on a bit) & a good mix between solid fact & pure fiction. Ceasar himself is a brilliant character as is the somewhat rascal brutus & both characters will keep you wanting to read more about them & more importantly empaphise with them when things go wrong, whichin some books is hard to do.
Allin all a great read & don't forget the sequel!
