EMPEROR: The Field of Swords, Book 3 (Unabridged)

By: Conn Iggulden

Narrated by: Paul Blake

Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Julius Caesar has taken his legions north into mighty battles with the Gallic tribes. But as his successes mount, overwhelming ambition and new alliances begin to threaten his friendship with Marcus Brutus, brother-in-arms and fellow warrior. Although the conquest of Gaul has made Caesar a hero all over again, his victories on the battlefield cause still more rivalries at home. And ultimately Caesar and Brutus will have to choose whether to cross the Rubicon - together or singly - and to take the fight to Rome itself.

©2005 Conn Iggulden (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Potato, PotAto, Tomato, TomAto, I almost called the whole thing OFF!

Horrible narration! Firstly, the narrator sounded pompous and arrogant which I could have lived with. But... the pronunciation of key characters names was infuriating!! He pronounced 4 characters names totally different then the first 2 books.

Another fantastic book in the Emperor series

As with all of the Emperor books by Conn Iggulden, it was thrilling, entertaining and a pleasant way to listen to historical fiction.

narration is hard to get past

the way the narrator says name drove me insane.
Cereilia--> "Sir-williAm" . Thames-river "Thomases River"

More Roman Glory

Conn Iggulden continues his epic take of the life of Ceasar and it is fascinating. being in the Army myself, it's amazing how he describes the organization and operation of the ancient Roman legionnaires like they are modern soldiers. Paul Blake's narration isn't as good as the previous narrator of the last two books.

I am close to giving up on this series

Again, the same performer with several mispronunciations and irritating tone. I am not usually critical of performers but this person just did not do his homework. If he was reading the next volume, I would be stopping here. The story is generally good though I felt it was disconnected at times, and again the historical inaccuracies were bothersome.

3rd in the Julius Cesar series.

If you could sum up Emperor in three words, what would they be?

I cannot recommend this series often enough!! Conn iggelston is one of my favorite authors. He makes history come alive. You are there. It is a great read!!

What did you like best about this story?

History comes alive.

Which character – as performed by Paul Blake – was your favorite?

Julius. And everyone.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I had the time, yes. I did listen for hours at a time.

Any additional comments?

Read Iggelston's series on the Kahn's also.

Dramatic, exciting & fun historical fiction.

I'm not an expert in this area of history, so I am content to have kicked-back & to have thoroughly enjoyed this thoughtful, passionate & robust work of historical fiction portraying the early years of Caesar's political career & his time as General during the first conquests of Gaul & Britannia. The author effortlessly merges the history & the legend to grab your attention & to hold it.
The author changed to a different narrator for this book, volume three, & for volume four, which I am looking forward to starting very soon, from the person that narrated volumes 1 & 2. Very early on into this book, I was disgusted by this change & I stopped listening. Luckily, I gave the narrator another chance. After hitting his stride, he presented the characters wonderfully. He had a couple of mispronounciations of names of major characters & he he had an affinity for correctly pronouncing the Latin "v" as a "w" which sounded awkward at first. When in Rome...

The reader is horrible.

Loved book one and two and the reader. Book threes reader makes me was to go insane.

Why change the narrator?

Great story. But not a fan of the new narrator. Very entertaining and descriptive work

Excellent story, the narration ruins the audible version.

I’ve loved these books for years and bought it for the pleasure of listening to them during my commute. Paul Blake’s narration is horrid with all kinds of unnecessary pronunciations and a style that’s more fitting a cartoonish version of a story about Rome.