Mr. Sidebottom is an ancient martial expert, and that certainly shows in his novels. I thought the second and third novels, King of Kings and Lion of the Sun, were better than Fire in the East, which suffers from a lot of exposition. The settings are more developed than the characters in all the novels, but that can be enjoyable.
The fourth book, The Caspian Gates, was a real page-turner. I thought the main character developed and matured in this book, making it even more readable, even for people who have no particular interest in Roman warfare during the Empire. Sidebottom's grasp of place and meticulous detail in the war scenes makes this book in particular truly exciting.
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