Do You like book The Last Legion (2003)?
I liked the cover and I needed something to read.Perhaps the story was lackluster due to poor translation? The premise of the book, the last Roman Emperor emigrates to Britain and establishes Pendragon royalty was interesting. It was just the endless slogging through endless boring terrain and the predictable "twists" (how new is it when Wulfie keeps showing up just when things start looking up...every time?). And our hero (not the boy Emperor, but an amnesiac legionnaire) is at the end, dropped out the storyline without a "have an apple." Unsatisfying.
—Hilary
I love historical novels and I admire Manfredi's attention to detail and his obvious depth of research. I find myself checking his characters and events on the internet or in history books to know more - and that is always a good thing for any book.This novel feels a bit like a Hollywood film and not just because it has already been filmed. There's the same action packed plot - I wonder if there were times when all that happened was that they were simply walking in the forest? There's the tortured, ripped hero, the nubile heroine (maybe a little too much Halle Berry in the descriptions). The bad guy is really ugly of course - and we all know what happens to the bad guy in the end. I did like the very believable Arthurian twist - nice idea, although the way Ygraine appears felt just a little oddIt was a good but fairly undemanding read. Perfect for planes, trains and exercise bikes.
—martin
this book. this book fucked me up. why don't people read this, again? it had everything you could possibly wish for: roman culture, mostly accurate historical background, psychological conflict, amazing character development, inspiring quotes who make you re-think your existence, consistent plot, bamf female characters, tear-jerking love story, sword fights, cultural conflicts and last, but not least, that writing style, you know which one, the one making readers eat the goddamn pages and cry at the end. it was one of my reading highlights of this year. it changed me somewhat. it made me more optimistic, it gave me hope that, no matter what, the world (Rome, if I am to quote the book), is not represented by one people or by one race; "Rome is an ideal. And ideals may never die." Please, just go ahead and do yourself a favour and read this book. You're not going to be sorry.
—Ioana Bolboaca