EMPEROR: The Death of Kings, Book 2 (Unabridged)

By: Conn Iggulden

Narrated by: Robert Glenister

Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

Abandoned after months of captivity, Julius Caesar gathers recruits that he will forge into a unit powerful enough to gain vengeance on his captors. But soon a new crisis threatens: a gladiator named Spartacus.

©2004 Conn Iggulden (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

goodun

enjoyable book. my understanding is that it is not 100% accurate historically, but still a fun read.

Better than the first

Really good book ,better than the first ,there are some historical inaccuracies but it was acceptable as it was a historical fiction book I definitely recommend it.

Artistic Liberties pay off in this case

Conn Iggulden takes a lot of liberties, i think. but the narrative and storytelling style that he employs is fantastic and makes it such a journey.

Massive historical errors

I have enjoyed so many of Conn Iggulden's books, especially his incredible series on the War of the Roses. But the gross historical errors in the Caesar saga are pretty marring. And unnecessary. Poor Cato didn't deserve this treatment.

A great book for anyone into historical fiction.

Loved World History in high school and it was cool to listen to it come to life.

Very Entertaining!

This is the second book in a four part series following the life and times of Julius Caesar and his contemporarys, such as Brutus and Pompeii.

Conn Iggulden does a great job of bringing the time period to life. He may take a lot of liberties with the historical facts, but it is always intended to drive the story on in a more interesting way. This is historical fiction after all!

Emperor: The Death of Kings takes place at the beginning of Caesars career and Political life. I found it more interesting than the first book because of the political intrigue involved.

The narrator does a great job of bringing the characters voices to life. Some may find his use of English accents a little strange, but nevertheless it works.

Better Than Book 1

I enjoyed 'The Gates of Rome' thoroughly but I thought the senate backstabbing, in-depth background politics, along with all the different trials Caesar had to go thru made this book more interesting. The amount of pain & joy must have been a complete adrenaline rollercoaster if even half of it is true. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole "swaytonious" underlying, small problem he dealt with comparably speaking was funny & it made me think about all these old Roman names, don't know why lol, haven't met too many swaytonious's in my life or octavious's... for such a dominant culture that survived almost 4 times longer than the US has been around it seems that have effected every part of our major social systems except the names. Not giving any spoilers away but the conversation that swaytonious & his father have was the funny part because it really puts into perspective how many layers, like an onion, these historical stories have. I'm sure the same thing still exists today but at a different level only in tech base not motive (money & power), but when u read about it in past times it at a much primal & raw level.

I personally think after reading the first the first 2 Emperor series books they are a bit better than the Khan series but when u write at Conn's level its a matter of taste not quality. This review comes far later than when the book was released because I only moved to enjoying historical fictions after reading some Cornwell & than going thru all the different major empires that have great stories to build on. Cheers to Caesar who realized quickly he who rules the mob can hold great power over any empire, the same still holds true today, is that a good or bad thing?

great listen highly recommend it

read the paper backs many times then bought the audio books and listened to them many times i also recommend genghis series that is one of my most favorite series listened to it at least 50 times and thats a low guess

historical inaccuracies

too many unnecessary historical inaccuracies
otherwise very good book with gripping characters and excellent story telling

Perfect Historical Fiction

There’s a scene where Julius Caesar and Brutus meet Spartacus before the battle. I’m pretty sure that’s completely made up but it’s entertaining. I love entertainment over accuracy