William M. Kelso
Auteur de Jamestown, the Buried Truth
A propos de l'auteur
William M. Kelso is Head Archaeologist of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project.
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Œuvres de William M. Kelso
Kingsmill Plantation, 1619-1800: Archaeology of Country Life in Colonial Virginia (Studies in Historical Archaeology) (1984) 34 exemplaires
Captain Jones's Wormslow: A Historical, Archaeological, and Architectural Study of an Eighteenth-Century Plantation… (1979) 12 exemplaires
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 38
- Membres
- 667
- Popularité
- #37,822
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 41
- Langues
- 1
A young man, Gaius, joins the staff of Governor Varus, who rules Germania Magna. He is tasked with bringing back the rebel guerrilla Arminius. He does meet Arminius but is unsuccessful in bringing back the Eagle of the 18th. Gaius also hopes to reunite with his long-lost brother, Marcus. There is much treachery involving a civilian merchant and a rogue centurion as well as Arminius. There is a climactic battle with Arminius' forces, in which the Romans are aided by another German tribe. Much later the author has produced a novel with the same title; this is a completely different novel. Not having read any subsequent novels yet I wondered if the Marcus in the later novels will be Gaius' nephew and if you could call this novel a sort-of prequel.
Proofing was poor; love interest was earnest but awkward. Some incidents seemed far-fetched and characters were all either completely good or dripping with evil. Varus was just feckless. I'm glad the author avoided the dominus/domine problem by the use of the word Sir. I appreciate the author's efforts; he certainly gave us a readable and riveting story.… (plus d'informations)