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Of Merchants & Heroes (Hardcover)

by Paul Waters (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan; 1st Edition edition (1 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0230530311
  • ISBN-13: 978-0230530317
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 13.4 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 438,244 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`a superior example of the sword-and-sandals ethos.'


Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History, Cambridge University

'Naomi Mitchison, Mary Renault, Rosemary Sutclif, William Golding - and classicist Paul Waters deserves to be mentioned in the same breath'
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A short journey through a young man's early life, 9 Feb 2008
By Michael Watson "skirrow22" (Halifax, England) - See all my reviews
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I didn't quite know what to expect with this novel, having recently over-indulged on modern adventure stories. But I'm glad I read the book. Not only is it highly readable thanks very much to the writing style of the author but the story itself begs you to turn the page. It's quite a long book so you have to put it down but I found myself looking forward to the next time I could follow Marcus on his journey through the Roman States and the war-torn countryside of Greece during the third century BC.

The author cleverly mixes true and well-known (in some cases!) historical characters with his own heroes of the time and blends this work of fiction into the facts of the period.

Sometimes serene, sometimes frenetic, Marcus's life and love develops as he finally comes face to face with the man who killed his father some four years before. Now twenty, Marcus has become a man and the story of his maturity is told with a gentleness and a seriousness which ought to propel this book into the top ten for 2008.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very classy classic historical novel, 30 Jan 2008
This is so much better than the normal adventure novels set in Roman times a la Iggulden at al. Don't get me wrong I enjoy those too, but this is altogether a more serious project. It's set at the end of the Third century BC, at the culmination of Rome's wars with the Carthaginians, when the Macedonians, under Philip V, moved against the independent Greek city states. It's a novel about the philosophy and mores of the time. It's also a beautiful and moving coming of age novel. The settings of the authentic Roman and Greek lifestyles add real colour to the narrative. Friendship, politics and intrigue pervade Marcus's world as he falls in love with Menexenos, a beautiful Greek athlete. But this love story is a universal one of honour, nobility and mutual understanding - so it mustn't be pigeon-holed. I really enjoyed this book - couldn't put it down!
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cannot Wait for the Author's next Book, 1 Feb 2008
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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Paul Waters is a well-travelled classicist, and though educated in Britain, he has lived much of his life abroad - in Africa, America, Greece among other places. He now writes full time.

This is a first rate novel in its own right but for anyone interested the classical world of Greece and Rome is an absolute must. Set in a period when Republican Rome's long and arduous war with Carthage is at long last drawing to a close, it was almost inevitable that another power would have it's eyes on the gates of Rome. The new enemy would be Philip of Macedon.

Woven into this backdrop is the story of Marcus, a young Roman who father has been brutally murdered by pirates while on a sea voyage to the island of Corfu. Marcus vows to avenge his father's death by finding his killer. While doing this he visits some of the great cities of the 3rd century BC and makes many decisions that help to make him the man that he becomes.

The book reflects the beauty of the period and on the other side of the coin the barbarity that existed, at a time when human life was cheap and sometimes the toss of a coin decided whether a man lived or died. Undoubtedly the author has a love and passion for the period of history in which the book takes place. Well worth a read. Personally I hope that the author writes another one quickly.
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A simple, fast moving and beautifally writen book that challenges how you look at what life throws at you and helps you to search for the best in everything and everyone! Read more
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