McCullough\'s The October Horse!

[Anonymous]

Anyone else read McCullough's last in her Masters of Rome series? I'm finding the reader reviews on Amazon and Epinions to be pretty darn close to the mark. I would summmarize them as 'Many characters; one voice'. But despite that, it's still a very good read. And McCullough successfully resists the temptation to re-write history. Her hero dies in the end. M<br>
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David <p></p><i></i>

[Daniel S Peterson]

Let's hope this one inspires the movie industry to make an epic film series on her books, much like the Tolkien-mania now.The CGI is now available to accurately recreate the places and battles as they really should be.<br>
Dan <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Just started reading it. I had finished all the others in this series a while back and delved into others since. I had almost forgot her knack for detail and making me feel as if I where standing along side Caesar! She will always be one of my favorites. I am always amused when some people disparage her work with monotonous remarks implying that she is way off mark on historical facts, in love with Caesar, or writing a story that only a nitwit would like. I feel that she is a great source for piqueing interest in Roman history. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

I agree that she's good at provoking interest, and I guess I'm some kind of sappy nitwit, 'cause I really like these books! I've been waiting what seems like an eternity for this one to come out!<br>
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Gaius Marius Aquilus: True Bibliophile <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

I do sound a bit harsh in my first post. I meant the bit about re-writing history as a mild poke at McCullough for her seeming reluctance to write this last book; the one where Caesar has to die. I loved the series, especially <span style="text-decoration:underline">The Grass Crown</span> and <span style="text-decoration:underline">Caesar's Women</span>. And I think McCullough's explanation (re-writing) of key events in the Catiline Conspiracy is masterful, and shows her at her best. I believe McCullough really does love her incarnation of Caesar, but I seem to be in good company. [url=http://pub45.ezboard.com/fromanarmytalkfrm10.showMessage?topicID=5.topic" target="top]See This Thread[/url]<br>
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I've thought for several years that she had produced a book a year in the series, but looking over my copies, I see that's not really the case. Anyone know why she chose to do other projects for five years before she came back to Caesar?<br>
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David<br>
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