Conn Iggulden bring historical characters to life and makes them human. The characters in this book are those I studied long ago. They were warrior but also political animals and the book does a good job in describing them in these two aspects
This is one of those book that makes you relearn what you studied long ago in an entertaining way.
Once you start reading you cannot stop and i loved the impending sense of doom as everything could have gone wrong.
This is a gripping and highly entertaining book. You know what's going to happen but you cannot help sharing the fears and the emotions of the characters.
I liked the descriptions of the battles and the well researched and vivid historical background.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine