Brutal Diplomacy, J. Clifton Slater
Brutal Diplomacy, J. Clifton Slater
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Brutal Diplomacy

Author: J. Clifton Slater

Narrator: P.J. Ochlan

Unabridged: 7 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/22/2023


Synopsis

The tide of soldiers washed over the Legion shields

Buried, the ranks of Legionaries sagged.

"Push!" the Legion NCO yelled.

Welcome to 264 B.C.

Over the grunts and cries of men struggling against the mass of bodies pressing down on them, the Optio bellowed again, "Push!"

And the Legion shields rose, rolling back the tide. The higher the shields, the more soldiers slid off, and the straighter the Legionaries stood. One shield tilted back, and a mercenary soldier tumbled behind the ranks. An infantryman stepped back and drove his blade between the soldier's ribs. Once the breach was sealed, he returned to his place in Legion combat line.

With the Qart Hadasht Empire controlling the port of Messina and the shipping lanes, one Legionary is sent across the Messina Strait to do the impossible. Open the harbor for the Legion. Once behind enemy lines, Alerio Sisera relies on his style of physical negotiations and brutal diplomacy to complete the mission.

About J. Clifton Slater

J. Clifton Slater writes military adventures, both future and ancient. He is the author of the historical fiction series Clay Warrior Stories (Clay Legionary, Spilled Blood, Bloody Water, Reluctant Siege) and more historical adventure books set during the first Punic War.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen

Sisera finds himself in Sicily, an island inhabited by pirates, occupied by a rival empire, and coveted by yet another empire. After the usual aristocrat blunders an invasion, Sisera is tapped to help out. With all this fighting, I'm surprised humans have lasted this long.......more

Goodreads review by Richard

Great book This book is about the Clay Warrior stationed in a country bordering the Republic of Rome and two other empires and the struggles between the parties.......more

Goodreads review by Jefrois

I don’t like this one. Dearth of quality and NO new type action. Also, lots of “sipping;” EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO HAVE ANYTHING “SIPPED!” Also, I just skip through the “songs.” I don’t see where they help anything. And they STOP 🛑 THE ACTION TOTALLY. A conceit. Bleah. I still find it IMPOSSIBLE to follo......more

I love this series, but….. I have loved learning a few things from before the Republic of Rome and imagining Alerios life in the legion. I have gone on to do my own research to understand things further. I was slightly disappointed with this book, I wanted to read about Alerios first visit home afte......more

Frustrating editting After the first 4 books, I really looked forward to this one. However...the story was good, interesting, and the situations, their resolutions,etc., were believable and relatable. But the number of drifting errors were extremely irritating. Maybe they occurred in the earlier book......more