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"Light and dark in equal measure, colorful, thoughtful and bracing." --Manda Scott, author, "Dreaming the Eagle"
Scotland on Sunday, 13th July 2008
'...gripping Roman thriller. It's certainly well placed to take on the Simon Scarrow/Conn Iggulden audience.'
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53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
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The Emperor's Elephant,
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This review is from: Caligula (Paperback)
This is a real page turner of a book, its 300+ pages passing in no time.Great characters, an intriguing and exciting plot full of twists and turns, and a highly evocative depiction of ancient Rome all make for one of the best historical thrillers I have read this year. What captured me most though was the slow-burn sense of menace that pervades the book; Caligula is a complex monster who looms over everything, the reader never knowing where his murderous whim will take him next. The ending is pure adrenaline. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys thrillers: it won't disappoint. Certainly something to fill in the months till Robert Harris's next Roman offering. Order your copy now!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Oh yes...,
By Mark (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Caligula (Roman Trilogy 1) (Kindle Edition)
I made the mistake of tarnishing one author with the tar of another's poor efforts based purely on a jacket cover. As a result the hardback version of Mr Jackson's novel has sat on my shelves collecting dust for three years till I was looking for a book to dip into for thirty minutes or so.What a mistake. Three hours later I put this to one side hugely impressed with Mr Jackson (to the point I'll Kindle the next one). The author provides little in the way of descriptions or Rome, Italy or any other part of an Empire under the auspices of Caligula, but what he does superbly is draw the reader into the mind of the characters. From the opening classic of a little boy pulling the wings off a daddy long legs (or thrusting a thorn through a blind baby blackbird in this case) to Rufus' training and debut in the arena with Frontus wild animals to Cupido's elegant, moral pathos as gladiator-extraordinaire we get to feel the brutality of life under this most infamous of Emperors. Jackson's wordsmith skills engage the pseudo-senses of hearing, taste, smell, touch as we travel with Rufus and Cupido from slaves to historical pivots within the mad world of Caligula's decadence. I've not been caught off guard by a historical first novel for some considerable time. I'm delighted Jackson has done it and I'll read the next with a greater sense of expectation. I hope it's as good as this. I'd give it five stars, but I do think the jacket is terrible - the fault of the publisher getting on the bandwagon of photo shots that liberally adorn historical fiction these days. They are just not to this reviewer's taste.
41 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
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Fantastic Read,
By E. Smith "Edward" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Caligula (Paperback)
In the tradition of Gladiator and the mini-series Rome, I found Douglas Jackson's Caligula took me back to the ancient days of Rome with style so that I could almost breathe the heady air of the times and the Gladiator arena. Thrown into the mix is one Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, aka Caligula, who manages to make Hannibal Lecter look like a petty criminal underachiever. It is into Caligula's court that Rufus enters, trainer of the Emperor's Elephant, and Cupido, Rome's greatest gladiator, as the two become embroiled in a plot to assassinate the Emperor. I found that Caligula took me right away into Ancient Rome for the whole book and it was a fantastic read being transported there. I'm really looking forward to whatever comes next from Rome and Douglas Jackson's pen (or quill!).
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