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Satyrus and Melitta, twin heirs to a rich kingdom on the Black Sea, were hounded into exile in FUNERAL GAMES after their mother was brutally murdered by one of their father's former comrades, Heron. Heron now rules the land that is theirs by right, but the twins are older and battle-hardened in the wars of Alexander's Successors. Once they have gathered their forces, nothing will stop them from exacting a terrible revenge...
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Christian Cameron is a former US Naval Intelligence officer and the co-author, with his father, Ken Cameron, of the acclaimed Gordon Kent military thriller series, as well as the Tyrant and Killer of Men series. He lives with his family in Toronto.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The last time I reviewed one of Cameron's books I detected a profound change in style. The first two Tyrant books were quite serious, deep and weighty. Making a pretty serious effort to recreate ancient Greek society and attitudes. As a result they felt like going back in time but were also a tad slow.
'Killer of men' and Tyrant 3 saw a switch to a more light weight but thrill a minute type of novel. Generally they are easier reading but I find myself missing the detail and at more of an emotional arms length away from the lead characters.
This was particularly so in this episode which felt a bit rushed to me and both Satyrus and Melitta much too good to be true. It put me in mind of early Wilbur Smith.
Having got the grumbling out of the way I should also point out that I love early Wilbur Smith and so really enjoyed this fast moving and action packed tale. This included plenty of epic battles both on land and at sea in amongst some more 'back alley' skirmishes and daring escapes as the twins back a determined effort to win back their Kingdome and exact a bit of revenge on those who have crossed them.
I think had I not known what the author is capable of I would be able to take the book at face value and would be sounding a bit more positive but it just seems a bit like watching Eddie Izzard telling a series of knock knock jokes! You know he can do better.
However despite this I could not bring myself to give the book a 3 star rating because it is very readable and Camerons inclination to kill people off keeps you very much on your reading toes!
In summary a fast moving and exciting book from a very talented author but I feel he has maybe lost something in his efforts to be more mainstream and have mass appeal.
'Killer of men' and Tyrant 3 saw a switch to a more light weight but thrill a minute type of novel. Generally they are easier reading but I find myself missing the detail and at more of an emotional arms length away from the lead characters.
This was particularly so in this episode which felt a bit rushed to me and both Satyrus and Melitta much too good to be true. It put me in mind of early Wilbur Smith.
Having got the grumbling out of the way I should also point out that I love early Wilbur Smith and so really enjoyed this fast moving and action packed tale. This included plenty of epic battles both on land and at sea in amongst some more 'back alley' skirmishes and daring escapes as the twins back a determined effort to win back their Kingdome and exact a bit of revenge on those who have crossed them.
I think had I not known what the author is capable of I would be able to take the book at face value and would be sounding a bit more positive but it just seems a bit like watching Eddie Izzard telling a series of knock knock jokes! You know he can do better.
However despite this I could not bring myself to give the book a 3 star rating because it is very readable and Camerons inclination to kill people off keeps you very much on your reading toes!
In summary a fast moving and exciting book from a very talented author but I feel he has maybe lost something in his efforts to be more mainstream and have mass appeal.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought and read this book as soon as it was available and as fast as possible, being a fan of Christian Cameron's historical novels. However, I've hesitated before commenting on it for a couple of months, because I was a bit disappointed. This book has many of the usual ingredients, mentioned already by previous commentators (see "Parmenion", in particular), and I see no need to paraphrase others. Because of these, it is still an excellent read. There are, however, a couple of items which almost spoilt it for me:
- the story of a couple of teen-age twins that manage, almost single handed, to rally support, reconquer their parents' kingdom and defeat all their ennemies is hardly credible. In particular, having Satyrus turning out into a seasoned and talented admiral is a bit much, even if it follows a previous defeat... At times, the book sounds like an adventure story for teenagers, rather than the well-researched and well-written books that ameron had accustomed us to.
- another little issue is the author's tendency to kill of a high number of his secondary characters at the end of some of his novels, which reaches new highs in this one. Seeming aware of this, Cameron seems to try to justify it in his author's note by mentioning that lots of people tended to get killed in battles! It looks like he got tired of some of his characters and chose the easy way out to get rid of them.
Overall, a great read, well above average, but a couple of notches below the first two books with Kineas. Might be time to put an end to this series and focus on the new one around the battle of Marathon.
- the story of a couple of teen-age twins that manage, almost single handed, to rally support, reconquer their parents' kingdom and defeat all their ennemies is hardly credible. In particular, having Satyrus turning out into a seasoned and talented admiral is a bit much, even if it follows a previous defeat... At times, the book sounds like an adventure story for teenagers, rather than the well-researched and well-written books that ameron had accustomed us to.
- another little issue is the author's tendency to kill of a high number of his secondary characters at the end of some of his novels, which reaches new highs in this one. Seeming aware of this, Cameron seems to try to justify it in his author's note by mentioning that lots of people tended to get killed in battles! It looks like he got tired of some of his characters and chose the easy way out to get rid of them.
Overall, a great read, well above average, but a couple of notches below the first two books with Kineas. Might be time to put an end to this series and focus on the new one around the battle of Marathon.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I Have read the 4 books in the Tyrant series and cannot find the time to put each book down,
I am Hungrily awaiting the next in the series,
This is a part of history that is more hearsay than fact but it does not detract from a brilliant story,
Christian Cameron is a serious challenger to Conn Iggulden & Bernard Cornwell.
Plato
I am Hungrily awaiting the next in the series,
This is a part of history that is more hearsay than fact but it does not detract from a brilliant story,
Christian Cameron is a serious challenger to Conn Iggulden & Bernard Cornwell.
Plato
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king of ths bosporus
A brilliant read as are all the books in the series. For anyone who likes ancient history and intrigue.
Recommended to all.
Recommended to all.
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A really good read so far, it is keeping me entertained so I will read the series right the way through from start to finish. Read more
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I am going to base this review on the 4 books so far in the tyrant series rather than this 1 book.
A few weeks back I bought, Killer of Men and loved it, so I went and... Read more
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excellent story
Hard to believe that part four in a series is as good as the first three parts.
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