Rivers Ran Red
The Last of the Romans trilogy
by J A Grierson
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Pub Date Nov 05 2019 | Archive Date May 13 2020
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Description
In a whirlwind of fire and carnage, Attila the Hun wheels half a million horsemen towards Roman territory. In his path, corruption and greed have undermined the ancient empire and the vacillating emperor, Valentinian III, has cut her legions to a sliver. But out of this smoke a wily, battle-scarred general, Avitus, rises in her defence. Making allies of his enemies, Avitus rallies barbarian warlords to fight for the Eagle and crosses the Alps to confront Rome’s nemesis. But when Attila offers to split the Empire’s corpse with the Goths Avitus’ march becomes a suicide mission.
One war will decide the fate of civilization.
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains rages through the night. Individual acts of bravery and cowardice tip the final balance. Rivers run red and burst their banks with blood. Dawn draws a portrait of unimaginable carnage.
In a tale of epic deeds, heroes confront insurmountable odds with honour and courage. Avitus faces a myriad of enemies, both Roman and barbarian but can one man save civilisation?
Advance Praise
"5.0 out of 5 stars If You Liked ""Game of Thrones"" You Will LOVE This Book - Buy it Today!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
The blurb makes this sound as if it is ""ancient history"". Well it is - but much, much more than that! This is an insightful mix of history and an historical novel that brings it to life. This is the teetering point for the Roman Empire as Attila the Hun puts ALL of European civilization against the wall for real fear of annihilation by the ""barbarians"". History doesn't give much credit to Attila the Hun, but he has been the ONLY force that has come out of the Far East to successfully invade European civilization. ""Rivers Run Red"" is a fictionalized but accurate historical record of how the Roman's mustered the will and power to prevent the total collapse of European history. If you are a fan of ""Game of Thrones"", you will REALLY want to read this book because this was the very REAL thing on the biggest scale literally in history. Ms. Grierson tells the story masterfully with prose that thrills the reader. No doubt Hollywood will find her soon for this is akin to ""Ben-Hur"" and ""King of Kings"" and deserves its place on the list of super-spectacular movies. I'm an historian so I checked many of the facts in the book and they are as accurate as anyone can get. Buy and enjoy this book - and you'll learn something important when you do.
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| ISBN | 9780473487485 |
| PRICE | $10.38 (USD) |
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