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The Centurions Paperback – October 10, 2019

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The unputdownable and action-packed story of Ancient Rome.

Correus and Flavius are half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed.

When they both join the Centuriate, a position Flavius has always known he will inherit, and one that Correus has long coveted, together they face the brutal reality of war.

Fighting German barbarians will prove dangerous, not only to their bodies, but to their souls as well...

The Centurions is an epic Roman adventure, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.

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    The Centurions
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    432 pages
  3. Language
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  4. Publisher
    Canelo Adventure
  5. Publication date
    October 10, 2019
  6. Dimensions
    5.06 x 0.96 x 7.81 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1788635388
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1788635387
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Amanda Cockrell, writing as Damion Hunter, is the author of seven previous Roman novels: the four-volume series The Centurions, concluding with The Border Wolves, and The Legions of the Mist and its sequel The Wall at the Edge of the World. Shadow of the Eagle is the first in The Borderlands, a new Roman series. She grew up in Ojai, California, and developed a fascination with the Romans when a college friend gave her Rosemary Sutcliff's books to read. After a checkered career as a newspaper feature writer and a copywriter for a rock radio station, she taught literature and creative writing for many years at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, where she now lives.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canelo Adventure (October 10, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1788635388
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1788635387
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.06 x 0.96 x 7.81 inches
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F. Locke
5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY, a KINDLE edition, the second volume too.
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2018
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First of three books. Only first two are strongly recommended, (the third was "ghost written and just aint the same). Plot is gripping, characters seem real. Well worth the hours spent reading it.
For those who haven't read the first book, , DO NOT READ THE TEASER ( SPOILER ) AT THE END. It may ruin the first couple chapters of the second book ( which is another really good book).
I personally believe you can skip the third book and be better off. Plot is thin, characters two dimensional and too many events were not brought to a satisfactory conclusion. ( Why Forst? Why Nyall ( in Rome , yet)).
UPDATE FOR KINDLE VERSION ONLY:
There is an event in Correus' life which was significantly changed in the kindle version. First time readers will not notice a change from the hard copy, nor will it affect their enjoyment of the book. Previous readers will likely notice as I did the events which took place shortly after the knife fight in Rhodope's Social Club are not the same.
Kindle version also doesn't have the teaser / spoiler previously warned against.
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M. G Watson
4.0 out of 5 stars SPQR
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2008
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THE CENTURIONS was the first in a series of books by Damian Hunter chronicling the adventures of a Roman military family during the "Pax Romana" of the First Century AD. It's a tightly-written, enjoyable combination of action, melodrama, intrigue and sex that features truly likable characters set against a skillfully illustrated historical backdrop.

THE CENTURIONS has a large cast of characters but centers primarily around Correus Julianus, the [...] (and slave-born) son of a famous Roman general. Correus has all the tools to follow in the old man's sandal-steps - he's handsome, brave, decent and ambitious - but the circumstances of his birth are an albatross in snooty Roman society, and it doesn't help that his natural sympathy for the downtrodden lead him to "collect strays." (These include a gorgeous German slave girl, an insolent street urchin, a ferocious horse, and an obnoxious cat.) Correus' life is further complicated by the fact that his noble half-brother Flavius is at once his best friend and his biggest enemy - Flavius draws strength from Correus but resents his superiority, as well as the fact that Correus' is his father's obvious favorite. Sent to the frontiers of the Empire to battle a rebellious tribe of German warriors, the two brothers spend as much time fighting each other as the enemy, and while the character of Flavius is given relatively short shrift in this volume, playing the role of a sulky-fragile rich boy, this merely gives Hunter the opportunity to flesh him out in the later books, an advantage he makes full use of. Correus, for his part, realizes that career ain't everything when he falls for the "inconvenient" slave girl, Frieta.

One of the more interesting aspects of THE CENTURIONS, however, is that it spends nearly as much time exploring the German tribesmen as the Romans - instead of an anonymous, spear-chucking horde bent on destroying civilization, we are introduced to a highly complex society, the Semnone Confederation, whose main goal is to preserve its independence from the Roman colossus. And in keeping with the theme of the book, the German leader, Nyall Sigmundson, has as much to fear from internal struggles and blood-feuds among his own people than he does from the "Eagle Armies" of the Romans. Indeed, if he can just convince his rivals that "united we stand", he may actually win the day - but it's a pretty hefty "if."

THE CENTURIONS is one of those books that elevates itself above its own genre limitations - ironically by not trying to be more than it is. Hunter was aiming for fast-paced, boldly drawn melodrama that stuck as close to historical accuracy as the demands of his story would allow. It certainly has its weaknesses - the battle scenes are rather predictable, Correus is often just a bit too heroic to be believable, and his commanding officers' have a suspicious habit of getting wounded or otherwise indisposed and leaving him in command (a trait which recurrs throughout the series), but none of this really matters. It's a solid beginning to a series that only got better as it went on. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Fiction
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Apt Title For The First Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2021
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Great series, although I do agree with another reviewer that after the first book, it's a bit downhill from there. Still worthy reads, but not as strong.
Firstly, it's centurionate, not centuriate. Centuriate was a voting assembly of some kind, I believe.
Secondly, for a series titled, "The Centurions", it has very little to do with actually being centurions. More about the family life of two characters who just happen to be centurions. There is very little interaction with the troops they command, indeed we meet very few of them, and the two characters spend the majority of their time away from their respective commands.
Thirdly, this is more about imperial intrigue and the seediness of Rome than about warfare. And about the two main protagonists' somewhat disastrous amorous entanglements.
Still, I'm enjoying it because it's about Rome and her legions (sort of).
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R Daniel Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome series
Reviewed in Canada on November 1, 2021
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This is a great series about two brothers joining the Roman legions. One of the best Roman series I have read.
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T. Parry De Winton
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2018
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A good read, human characters with the story focusing on the character's purpose, Creates good "pictures" and close to how people in the those day's probably lived. Good understanding of Roman politics. The inaccurate bits and some dodgy timelines do not really matter. Written in good bite sized chunks which make reading easy in 20 minute sections.

Good stuff and entertainment - which is what I read for.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don’t buy the series before reading the first book
Reviewed in Japan on December 7, 2021
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An insipid, trivial book. Not worth reading
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in Australia on October 6, 2019
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Entertaining
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Atl Canuck
3.0 out of 5 stars average
Reviewed in Canada on November 7, 2021
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Depends on your tastes..it was average for me.
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