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Legion XXII: The Capsarius

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Legion XXII: The Capsarius

By: Simon Turney
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and quell the uprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney.
Egypt. 25 BC.

Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. A former surgeon from the city of Ancyra, he's now a capsarius – a combat medic. Cervianus is a pragmatist, a scientist, and truly unpopular with his legion.

The Twenty Second Deiotariana have been sent to deal with uprisings and chaos in Egypt. Yet the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion either. Founded as the private royal army of one of Rome's most devoted allies, the king of Galatia, their ways are not the same as the other legions, a factor that sets them apart and causes friction with their fellow soldiers.

Marching into the unknown, Cervianus will find unexpected allies in a local cavalryman and a troublesome lunatic. Both will be of critical importance as the young medic marches into the searing sands of the south, finding forbidden temples, dark assassins, vicious crocodiles, and worst of all, the warrior queen of Kush...

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'A page turner from beginning to end ... A damn fine read’ Ben Kane, on Sons of Rome

'First-rate Roman fiction' Matthew Harffy, on Sons of Rome

'A nuanced portrait of an intriguing emperor' The Times, on Commodus©2022 Simon Turney (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Ancient Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction History & Commentary Medicine & Health Care Industry Middle East War & Military Royalty Solider Africa
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Another series under way, can’t wait for the next book and of course Marius’s mules XV.

Thank you Simon

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Great storyline, great narration, held my interest from start to finish.
Can’t wait for the next in the series.

Brilliant

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Kept me entertained all the way through. Similar to Simon scarrow in Reading and layput

Good listening

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Servianus is a Capsarius, a trained healer, part medicus, part legionary with special privileges, serving with the XXIi legion which has just arrived at Alexandria. An educated man, he is unpopular with the others in the 22nd and is constantly afraid of the physical injury their cruel 'pranks' can cause. A loner, trusting more in science than prayer, he finds a most unlikely friend in another soldier, short where he is tall and foolhardy with fists where Servianus would prefer not to be noticed. Together they go into war...

A different Roman military story, well narrated by Colin Mace. However, one star has been deducted overall.because the story is not complete: book two continues where this one stops - frustrating and irritating if not known before hand.
Apart from that, a good read. I've just purchased the next episode, Bellatrix.

"All hail, the legion of fools."

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I really love Simon Turney’s books. Marius’ Mules and the source of the Nile endeavour were great. I had high hopes for these books, but unfortunately the narrator chosen for this series has been an absolute horror to listen to. Highly exaggerated pauses at random points in sentences and then rushed pieces where (at the sanity-required 1.2x speed) you can’t keep up. I only managed an hour into the book before I had to give up. Very disappointed

Most inconsistent and soporific naraster yet

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