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Scipio: A Novel (Paperback)

by Ross Leckie (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (1 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 034911238X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349112381
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 407,046 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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**'The character of Scipio is central, admirably done, full of interest. Yet this is also a novel of action . and Leckie's narrative of action is masterly . All the battle scenes are terrific. So, indeed, is the novel, even better than HANNIBAL' Allan Massie **'Leckie's Rome is certainly alive and kicking . a fine achievement, a thoughtful and stylish piece of historical fiction' DAILY TELEGRAPH **'By turns lucid, enlightening and thrilling, this is the historical novel at its best' THE HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY

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'Leckie's Rome is certainly alive and kicking ... a fine achievement, a thoughtful and stylish piece of historical fiction'

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3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been so much better!, 12 Mar 2001
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I decided to read this after reading a translated copy of Livy's ancient "The War With Hannibal", which I thoroughly enjoyed, and because I like historical novels. However, looking forward to all of the events described so wonderfully by Livy, I found myself somewhat disappointed (the battle of Cannae, which is supposed to have haunted Scipio so, is dismissed in a few pages when it could have been so much better). This book has its moments, in which it whisks you along with Scipio at great pace, but sadly it has equally dull moments when you actually feel like skipping the pages. The dual narrative, of Scipio and his scribe Bostar, I also found distracting although the idea is a good one. My advice is, if you are a fan of Hannibal and Scipio, turn to Livy instead, and if you are a fan of historical novels set in the Ancient World, try Steven Pressfield's excellent "Gates of Fire" instead.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointment, 25 Jul 2002
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This author's Hannibal (the previous book in the series) was not subtle or great literature, but it was compelling, nicely quirky, and never uninteresting.

This book is quite different. There is little characterization to speak of. Certainly Scipio himself never comes alive. Bostar, his scribe/sidekick who alternates narrator duties with Scipio, is a bit more interesting, mostly because the reader got to know him a bit in the previous novel. But overall the book is rather dreary -- a not too accurate history book with some dialogue and other made-up stuff thrown in. Throw in for good measure a bizarre consistent typo in the Greek quotations -- all sigmas at the end of words replaced by zetas (waz there no copy editor on thiz book?) -- and the overall effect is amateur hour.

A real disappointment!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Needs more research - substantially more., 1 Jan 2000
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Poor - historically inaccurate, terrible dialogue, writes huge amounts about irrelevant nonsense while confining the turning points of Africanus'life to paragraphs. Backround is woeful in comparison to Colleen McCollough's.
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5.0 out of 5 stars More good news.
Although the structure of this book takes a little getting used to, it is another rare example of well-written historical fiction. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Iphidaimos

2.0 out of 5 stars Rome's Avenger (or who can beat Hannibal?) - a poor sequel
This book seems to suffer both from some poor proof-reading (awful Latin, misspelled Greek) and, in Bostar, a rather colourless intermediary through whom to get to know Scipio... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2007 by Feanor

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
This is the first novel I have read by Ross Leckie and I know it won't be my last.

When I bought this book I didn't realise it was the middle of a trilogy... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2007 by Mrs. A. M. Chadwick

4.0 out of 5 stars Exhilarating stuff
I cannot agree with some of the other reviewers (and they can disagree with me of course, no harm in that) because I found this as fine a novel as its precursor 'Hannibal'. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2007 by Didier

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting, readable view of Scipio, but irritating.
This book gives a 21st-century view of what it might have felt like to be this great Roman general, with plenty of in-fighting among Roman politicians and even apparent friends,... Read more
Published on 5 May 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars One day, a great film will be made...
...from this and 'Hannibal', the first book in a planned trilogy by the author. Having read Hannibal and thoroughly enjoyed it I was looking forward to Scipio but could not help... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 1999

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