Killer of Men, Christian Cameron
Killer of Men, Christian Cameron
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Killer of Men

Author: Christian Cameron

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 19 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 04/25/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

In the epic clash of Greece and Persia, a hero is forged - a monumental novel from the author of the Tyrant series.

Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours, Thebes. Standing in the battle line for the first time, alongside his father and brother, he shares in a famous and unlikely victory. But after being knocked unconscious in the melee, he awakes not a hero, but a slave.

Betrayed by his jealous and cowardly cousin, the freedom he fought for has now vanished, and he becomes the property of a rich citizen. So begins an epic journey out of slavery that takes the young Arimnestos through a world poised on the brink of an epic confrontation, as the emerging civilization of the Greeks starts to flex its muscles against the established empire of the Persians.

As he tries to make his fortune and revenge himself on the man who disinherited him, Arimnestos discovers that he has a talent that pays well in this new, violent world - for like his hero, Achilles, he is 'a killer of men'.

About Christian Cameron

Christian Cameron is a writer and military historian. He participates in re-enacting and experimental archaeology, teaches armoured fighting and historical swordsmanship, and takes his vacations with his family visiting battlefields, castles and cathedrals. He lives in Toronto and is busy writing his next novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by S.J.A. on August 10, 2015

To begin at the beginning… How many series have you read where you pick up the first book to find an iron-hard, three-dimensional, experienced and world-weary hero awaiting you? They are, barring the anti-hero, the best characters to both read and write. But how often do you get to see that hero cre......more

Goodreads review by John on March 18, 2013

A great read. Loved the balance between character, pace and plot, with a complete sense of place. It read somewhere in between Bernard Cornwell and David Gemmell. Loved it.......more

Goodreads review by Javir11 on April 25, 2021

7,5/10 Me es complicado hacer la reseña sobre esta lectura, ya que me ha gustado en general, tiene buen ritmo, hay mucha acción y siempre pasa algo durante toda la trama, algo que es de mi agrado y que me entretiene, pero a pesar de lo comentado la sensación general es que no me ha aportado nada nuev......more

Goodreads review by Freakout on May 17, 2016

One of the best books I've read lately, highly recommended!!!......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on October 01, 2012

Another excellent novel from the author after the 3 Tyrant books which i enjoyed all; a first person narration from Arimnestos of Plataea as told to his young daughter and companions, in the hero's old age when he seems to be a noble of some sort in Thrace It covers his young years, training under an......more