Claudius, Douglas Jackson
Claudius, Douglas Jackson
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Claudius
An action-packed historical page-turner full of intrigue and suspense…

Author: Douglas Jackson

Narrator: Cornelius Garrett

Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: RH AudioGo

Published: 03/03/2011

Synopsis

From bestselling author Douglas Jackson, a gripping and visceral novel of the Roman invasion of Britain, for fans of Conn Iggulden and Simon Scarrow.

"What stands out are Jackson's superb battle scenes. I lost myself in the riveting depictions of combat . . . I was gripped from start to finish." -- Ben Kane.
"You will be reading this and saying to yourself, "Just one more page!"..." - ***** Reader review.
"THIS is the story I was waiting on!" - ***** Reader review.

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EMPEROR OF ROME. CONQUEROR OF BRITAIN.

43 AD. Southern England. Caratacus, war chief of the Britons, watches as the scarlet cloaks of the Roman legions spread across his lands like blood.

In Rome, Emperor Claudius desires total conquest and dreams of taking his place in history alongside his illustrious forebears Caesar and Augustus.

Among the legions marches Rufus, keeper of the Emperor's elephant. War is coming and the united tribes of Britain will make a desperate stand against the might of Rome in their fight for freedom.

The Emperor has a very special purpose for Rufus and his elephant in the midst of the battle - will the Gods favour him?

Have you read Caligula - where Rufus's adventures begin?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on November 18, 2021

Read this book in 2010, and its a book about Emperor Claudius and his conquest of Britain. On the one hand we have Caratacus, war chief of the Britons, and who will lead his men into this war against the Romans with vigour, fire and sword. On the other hand there's the newly risen Emperor Claudius, wh......more

Goodreads review by Redfox5 on March 31, 2016

This was alright but I imagine this is something I will forget about fairly quickly. Don't get me wrong I liked the main character Rufus but I couldn't help thinking about Macro and Cato from Simon Scarrow's The Eagles series, they did this battle also and they did it better. I won't be looking for......more

Goodreads review by Mary on November 02, 2011

"Claudius" by Douglas Jackson really isn't about the emperor Claudius but about his invasion of Britain as seen through the eyes of his elephant handler, a slave named Rufus and the opposing chieftain of of the Catuvellauni tribe, Caratacus. The story begins shortly before one of the decisive battles......more

Goodreads review by Brian on June 13, 2022

another great story by Douglas Jackson......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on April 11, 2014

I rarely read historical fiction but the ancient Romans have always fascinated me - and my copy of this book came cheaply in a book sale. I expected it to be bloodthirsty, with horrible deeds, and it did fulfil that expectation, of course; the reason I put off reading it at first. The violence could h......more

Quotes

What stands out are Jackson's superb battle scenes. I lost myself in the riveting depictions of combat, hoping against hope that somehow the British would prevail... I was gripped from start to finish

Jackson triumphs... If I were Conn Iggulden or Simon Scarrow, I'd be rather worried by the new Scottish kid on the block The Scotsman

A master of his discipline rightly hailed as one of the best historical novelists writing today Daily Express

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