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Frontier Wolf (Paperback)

by Rosemary Sutcliff (Author)
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  • Paperback: 254 pages
  • Publisher: Front Street (Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1590785940
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590785942
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,198 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A childhood favourite, 13 Jul 2007
By K. Marzillier (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frontier Wolf (Puffin Books) (Paperback)
I loved Rosemary Sutcliff's books as a child, and this was my favourite (along with Knight's Fee and Simon). Alexios is in disgrace after a mistake that cost the lives of many of his men and is "promoted" to his first command - an irregular company called the Frontier Wolves. At first he struggles to win their respect and to live down his previous error in command, but gradually begins to settle in as commander. His friendship with Cunorix, the son of the local chieftain, is one of the most important strands of the book, and one of the joys of this book is the vividly-depicted life of Celtic Britain and the uneasy and fragile compromise with the Roman invaders. It is a fascinating depiction of the strains and rewards of policing a border far from the heart of an empire.

However, things begin to go wrong for Alexios and his men with the arrival of an arrogant superior officer who does not understand the fluidity required of troops guarding a frontier. The final part of the book is a gripping description of a desperate flight under sustained attack and includes a moving and believable description of single combat that will make you unable to put it down until it's over.

As with many of Sutcliff's books, this is a story about friendship and honour and learning who you are. I recommend it to anyone who liked The Eagle of the Ninth - Alexios even has Marcus's flawed emerald signet ring and I like to think they are some relation!
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent from start to finish, 13 Jul 2008
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Alexios is one of my favourite characters ever. I first read this when I was about 12 or 13, and 17 years later it is still as good. He's a beautifully realised hero, quiet, unassuming, and when he makes the same choice that got him into so much trouble the first time, it's hard not to feel apprehensive for him. The bit where they arrive at Bremenium, only to find the place raized, had my heart sinking as much as the characters' hearts did !
Never mind King Arthur, they should just have made THIS film instead !
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