Customer Reviews
A must read - By: chuckles, 22 Oct 2008 
The 3rd bookin this amazing series may be the best. This series is a must read, even if you are not a historical fiction person. The combination of fact & fiction is so seamless & so well written that I have recommended this to all my friends who have loved it. This is a must for your bookshelf! Caesar lives!
Emporer series - By: Gary S. Macfadyen, 12 Sep 2008 This is a review based not just on "The Field of Swords" (third installment) but the entire quadrilogy. Whether you love ancient history fiction or non fiction you'll enjoy this book & the entire series. For fiction lovers who haven't yet tread through the pages of historical epics, than this is a great series to begin the adventure.
The recreation of the brutality of the battles & the atmosphere of ancient cities is realistic. The author almost transports you to another world.
Be warned though, if you like your protagonist a hero/heroine, you'll be badly disappointed. The primary character (Juluis) begins the journeyin the first book "gates of rome" as an innocent boy. By the third installment, he has become a war mongering monster, whose selfish drive towards world domination is like a cancer. The character looses a lot of faith as the story progresses & probably as I have found, you will hate him with every page turn. He shows total disregard for his family, friends & the men who fought alongside him.
Still, the supporting characters are wonderful. Tuburk, Renius & the old man Cabera are just some of the wonderful characters along with the familiar Pompeii & Crassus.
A great series, none the less.
Great book - By: Robin Fischer, 05 May 2008 A tremendously exciting book that is also more useful than a history lesson at school.
The story of Caesar just thunders on! - By: B. J. Madeley, 09 Jan 2008 The Field of Swords is the third bookin Conn Iggulden's Emperor series. It follows Julius' time away from Rome, as he strives to conquer Gaul & the Britons. The tale is filled with great battles, triunphs, passion & tragedy. Iggulden follows Caesar's life as accurately as possible (when remembering that this is a fictional novel) & takes us on breathtaking journey of domination & conquest.
Despite this being the third bookin an already terrific series, Iggulden manages to keep the reader interested with consumate ease. This book is terrifically gripping & an absolute joy to read. Being a later comer to the series I am delighted to find that I don't have to wait for the next & final bookin the series to be written, it's already been done!
For fans of historical fiction this is a must read & if this series is anything to go by, it's worth reading any historical novel that Mr Iggulden writes. Superb!
Great read - By: H. Barbera, 15 Dec 2007 have just finished reading this book was as good as last two books, cant wait to get my hands on gods of war has really got my interestin ancient rome & caeser up to fever pitch. wWuld recommend anyone who enjoys a read to take you away from the reality of every day life to read this series. just remember it is more fictional than fact maybe all the better for that!!!!! And if you missed Tino Georgiou's--The Fates--I strongly recommend reading it.
