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Strategos: Born in the Borderlands (Strategos 1) [Kindle Edition]

Gordon Doherty (Author)

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When the falcon has flown, the mountain lion will charge from the east, and all Byzantium will quake. Only one man can save the empire . . . the Haga!

1046 AD. The Byzantine Empire teeters on full-blown war with the Seljuk Sultanate. In the borderlands of Eastern Anatolia, a land riven with bloodshed and doubt, young Apion's life is shattered in one swift and brutal Seljuk night raid. Only the benevolence of Mansur, a Seljuk farmer, offers him a second chance of happiness.

Yet a hunger for revenge burns in Apion's soul, and he is drawn down a dark path that leads him right into the heart of a conflict that will echo through the ages.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 483 KB
Print Length: 420 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1908603224
Publisher: www.gordondoherty.co.uk (12 Dec 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B006LPQZ52
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #4,748 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #65 in Kindle Store > Books > Fiction > War
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read 7 Jan 2012

By Bluej

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Another great read from the author of Legionary. As an avid reader I read a wide variety of books - probably 100+ over a year and I always welcome a new author and look forward to reading more of Gordon Docherty's work in the future. Strategos offered a well woven blend of the brutalities of war and the lives of those waging it. For me the strength of the relationships that the main character, Apion, has with those he encounters is a key factor in making the book such a riveting read. Even characters of little importance have been well considered so that each contributes to the clarity of the story as a whole. I look forward to reading more by this author in the near future. A great book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Strategos: Born in the Borderlands 3 Jan 2012

By Mr. S. F. Thompson

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After reading Legionary I was hoping for another brilliant book and boy I was not disappointed, this book brings you deeper into the scenarios and characters than any book I have ever read. Gordon brings the characters of Apion, Mansur, Vadim, Bracchus and many many mpre to life and you get to feel an emotional tie with Apion. The build up to the final battle is awesome with the haunting noise of the moaning of the Seljuk battle horns coursing through my head. Bravo to Gordon for writing one of the best books I have read for years and I cannot wait for thenext episodes of Legionary and Strategos, many more happy hours of reading to come.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading 26 Jan 2012

By Avid Reader

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I enjoyed this book immensely.

The author does seem to choose periods of Imperial history which are not obvious choices for the setting of heroic fiction. Similarly his heroes tend to be disadvantaged, almost fatally flawed, when we first encounter them, but they come through in the end.
There are things that a reader might criticise, for example I am not a great fan of flashbacks or the repeated phrases/voices in his head, that appeared all too frequently at times of crisis, but this is a personal thing. I disliked it in Bernard Cornwell's Agincourt as well, so he is in good company.

If you want an absorbing plot driven read, that will keep you turning the pages, then you could do far worse than this book.

As I said in the title of this review, it is indeed well worth reading and I look forward to his next book.

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