Ben Kane
The Forgotten Legion : (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 1)

Name: The Forgotten Legion : (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 1)
Brand: Antikvariát Avion
SKU: 4640584
Price: 249 CZK
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ISBN: 9780099556282

2011 | Nakladatelství Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.

The Forgotten Legion - fighting for honour, freedom and revenge Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold - Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men …in Rome. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, born enemy of Rome, but doomed to fight for the Republic in the Forgotten Legion. Brennus is a Gaul, his entire family killed by the Romans, and he rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day. The lives of these characters are bound and interwoven in an odyssey which begins in a Rome riven by political corruption and violence, but ends far away, at the very border of the known world, where the tattered remnants of a once-huge Roman army - the Forgotten Legion - will fight against overwhelming odds, and the three men will meet their destiny. Ben Kane was born in Kenya and raised there and in Ireland. He studied veterinary medicine at University College Dublin but after that he travelled the world extensively, indulging his passion for ancient history. Now he lives in North Somerset, where he researches, writes and practices as a small animal vet. The Forgotten Legion, born of a lifelong fascination with military history in general, and Roman history in particular, is his first novel. For more information please visit www.benkane.net The Forgotten Legion - fighting for honour, freedom and revenge Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold… - Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, born enemy of Rome, but doomed to fight for the Republic in the Forgotten Legion. Brennus is a Gaul, his entire family killed by the Romans, and he rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day. The lives of these characters are bound and interwoven in an odyssey which begins in a Rome riven by political corruption and violence, but ends far away, at the very border of the known world, where the tattered remnants of a once-huge Roman army - the Forgotten Legion - will fight against overwhelming odds, and the three men will meet their destiny. Ben Kane was born in Kenya and raised there and in Ireland. He studied veterinary medicine at University College Dublin but after that he travelled the world extensively, indulging his passion for ancient history. Now he lives in North Somerset, where he researches, writes and practices as a small animal vet. The Forgotten Legion, born of a lifelong fascination with military history in general, and Roman history in particular, is his first novel. For more information please visit www.benkane.net

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nová

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brožovaná

Počet stran:

672

Jazyk:

anglicky

ISBN10:

0099556286

ISBN:

9780099556282

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23. 2. 2025 21:24

Číslo položky:

1148696

O autorovi

Ben Kane

Irský spisovatel Ben Kane se narodil v roce 1970 v Nairobi v Keni, kde jeho otec pracoval jako veterinář. V sedmi letech se vrátil s rodiči do Irska, odkud pocházeli. Po dokončení střední školy uvažoval o studiu historie, k níž ho jako vášnivého čtenáře přivedla láska ke knihám, ale nechtěl se stát učitelem. Nakonec vystudoval veterinární medicínu na University College Dublin, ale neklidná povaha a touha cestovat ho přivedly na Hedvábnou cestu a do Turkmenistánu, což vzbudilo jeho zájem o římské tažení do Parthie v r. 53 před Kr. Poté se vypravil na téměř tři roky trvající cestu kolem světa, při níž navštívil na 60 zemí a 7 kontinentů. Po návratu se znovu vpravil do „běžného života“ a práce veterináře ho zavedla do Northumberlandu a k Hadriánovu valu, na místa, která vždy živila jeho představivost a dodnes jsou připomínkou někdejší římské přítomnosti. Nedlouho poté se rozhodl, že se stane spisovatelem a dnes má za sebou už několik úspěšných historických románů. S manželkou a dvěma dětmi žije v North Somersetu.

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