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A review by bairdy1985
The Great Game by S.J.A. Turney
5.0
I was kindly gifted a copy of this book by the author and i can honestly say I was not disappointed. I’ve read a few books now in the same genre and many start slowly building up as they go along… not this one. Thrust straight into the action with our hero saving the life of a Praetorian prefect.
This starts the whole journey for Rufinus as he is promoted to the Praetorian guard after meeting the emperor. This sudden promotion gains him some new friends but also enemies!
We see Rufinus deal with these enemies the only way he knows how.. his fists! We then see a feud escalate. Not to give away anything I particularly liked the way Rufinus dealt with this situation.
Now Rufinus is chosen to save the emperor from a suspected plot against him. During this we see him struggle with being deceitful whilst also trying to gain favour in order to get closer to those who are suspected to be plotting against the emperor.
There are so many twists and turns along the way that the book kept me gripped and I honestly had no idea if Rufinus would succeed in his task or not.
The ending to the book did not disappoint either; I have no trouble recommending this book to anyone. It was a fantastic read.
The chapters flowed well, the characters relationships grew before your eyes. You could see alliances and friendships forming. The author clearly put a lot of time and effort into this book and it shows
One thing I really loved about this book is that I took an instant dislike to one of the Praetorian prefects, the other I really liked. I found as I went along and Rufinus made discoveries along the way my opinion of the prefects changed. It was amazing to see how easily Simon managed to change my viewpoint as a reader so quickly.
Simon clearly knows his stuff, the book was brilliantly written from my stand point. I couldn't pick anything I didn't like or even anything I would have elaborated further on. It was simply a brilliant book and one of the best I've had the pleasure of reading.
If you do one thing today make sure you buy the book. It’s well worth the money
Last comment is directly for Simon.. My next pet will definitely be named Acheron!
This starts the whole journey for Rufinus as he is promoted to the Praetorian guard after meeting the emperor. This sudden promotion gains him some new friends but also enemies!
We see Rufinus deal with these enemies the only way he knows how.. his fists! We then see a feud escalate. Not to give away anything I particularly liked the way Rufinus dealt with this situation.
Now Rufinus is chosen to save the emperor from a suspected plot against him. During this we see him struggle with being deceitful whilst also trying to gain favour in order to get closer to those who are suspected to be plotting against the emperor.
There are so many twists and turns along the way that the book kept me gripped and I honestly had no idea if Rufinus would succeed in his task or not.
The ending to the book did not disappoint either; I have no trouble recommending this book to anyone. It was a fantastic read.
The chapters flowed well, the characters relationships grew before your eyes. You could see alliances and friendships forming. The author clearly put a lot of time and effort into this book and it shows
One thing I really loved about this book is that I took an instant dislike to one of the Praetorian prefects, the other I really liked. I found as I went along and Rufinus made discoveries along the way my opinion of the prefects changed. It was amazing to see how easily Simon managed to change my viewpoint as a reader so quickly.
Simon clearly knows his stuff, the book was brilliantly written from my stand point. I couldn't pick anything I didn't like or even anything I would have elaborated further on. It was simply a brilliant book and one of the best I've had the pleasure of reading.
If you do one thing today make sure you buy the book. It’s well worth the money
Last comment is directly for Simon.. My next pet will definitely be named Acheron!