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The Last Legion by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
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The Last Legion

by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

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  1. Bookshop_Lady recommends The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, "Mary Stuart ties the Arthur legend to Rome through Ambrosius and his brother Uther. Valerio Massimo takes a slightly different turn to the story: The (see more) Last Legion is the story of the last Roman emperor, who fled to England searching for the last legion of Roman soldiers, hoping they would still be loyal to him. This last emperor, a youth of about 13 when he attains the throne, will grow up to become Uther Pendragon. Fan's of Mary Stuart's trilogy will appreciate Massimo's interpretation of the Arthur legend."
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An epic story before King Arthur.
HanoarHatzioni | Jun 9, 2009 |  
"The Nova Invicta Legion, charged with protecting the last Emperor of Rome, is attacked by the babarians. In the space of a few hours all is lost. The Imperial family is excecuted and the young Emperor deposed and imprisoned. The Roman Empire lies in ruins. But not all Romans are dead. From the battlefield a band of seemingly immortal legionaires arises. They are joined by a warrioress who emerges like a magical apparition. They are the Last Legion. Risking their lives, they attempt a desperate mission: to free the Emperor and his tutor. They guide the last Caesar in a dramatic journey of escape, which takes them through a devastated Europe and on to their ultimate destinies."

Good old fashioned adventure yarn with an unexpected ending! The author is a professor of classical archaeology at a university in Milan and it shows. ( )
cathepsut | Apr 23, 2007 |  
A very bewitching novel of bravery, love, myth and magic. ( )
Nefarious_One | Mar 16, 2007 |  
Soon to be a movie?? ( )
Ammianus | Dec 5, 2006 |  
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 074349198X, Paperback)

The Roman world is in the throes of death, but a new myth, destined to span the centuries, is waiting to be born.

The camp was quiet. Mist shrouded the plains and the Nova Invicta Legion, the legendary warriors charged with protecting the last emperor of Rome, settled in for another cold and bitter night. Then, through the fog, the barbarians appeared. In a space of a few hours, all was lost -- the Roman Empire lay in ruins. But not all the Romans are dead. From the dust of the battlefield, a band of seemingly immortal legionaries rise up. They are the Last Legion. Risking their lives, they attempt an audacious mission to free the young emperor and his enigmatic tutor from the hands of their captors.

The Last Legion is a bewitching novel of bravery, love, myth, and magic. Valerio Massimo Manfredi has written an epic that will hold you spellbound until the very last page.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:11 -0400)

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