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An epic novel of Roman Britain.

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The action of the novel is second to none. It races along, with punchy skirmishes and battles along the Wall and the northern reaches of the land. It is brutal. Life is short and cheap . . . Life on the wall is vividly recreated. Here are scenes in towns and forts that we know so well from archaeology and John Henry Clay makes them ring to the sound of marching hobnail boots once more.

What turns The Lion and the Lamb into one of the best Roman reads I've had this year is the mix of action with character and in this book, a relative rarity in Roman historical fiction, the female characters are to my mind as successful as the male. Through the combination of stories we are shown a broad stripe of life in the later 4th century in Britain.

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The Lion and the Lamb

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/04/2014
      ISBN13: 9781444761344, 978-1444761344
      ISBN10: 144476134X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An epic novel of Roman Britain.

      Trade Review

      The action of the novel is second to none. It races along, with punchy skirmishes and battles along the Wall and the northern reaches of the land. It is brutal. Life is short and cheap . . . Life on the wall is vividly recreated. Here are scenes in towns and forts that we know so well from archaeology and John Henry Clay makes them ring to the sound of marching hobnail boots once more.

      What turns The Lion and the Lamb into one of the best Roman reads I've had this year is the mix of action with character and in this book, a relative rarity in Roman historical fiction, the female characters are to my mind as successful as the male. Through the combination of stories we are shown a broad stripe of life in the later 4th century in Britain.

      * For Winter Nights *

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