List Regarding Books Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3))
| Title | : | Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3)) |
| Author | : | Colleen McCullough |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1072 pages |
| Published | : | 1994 by Avon (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
Colleen McCullough
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 1072 pages Rating: 4.36 | 6959 Users | 172 Reviews
Explanation During Books Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3))
They were blessed by the gods at birth with wealth and privilege. In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved Republic. But there was one who towered above them all -- a brilliant and beautiful boy whose ambition was unequaled, whose love was legend and whose glory was Rome's. A boy they would one day call "Caesar."Present Books As Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3))
| Original Title: | Fortune's Favorites |
| ISBN: | 0380710838 (ISBN13: 9780380710836) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3), Masters of Rome #3 |
| Characters: | Spartacus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Julius Caesar, Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Rating Regarding Books Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3))
Ratings: 4.36 From 6959 Users | 172 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3))
Before it was Caesar's Rome, it was Gaius Marius' Rome and Lucius Sulla's Rome. Before Caesar become the epicentre of Ancient Rome's history, there were other great generals who held the limelight. And to peek into the past, and to learn and live in a Rome just before Caesar, Colleen McCullough wrote two outstanding books The First Man in Rome and The Grass Crown. The third book in the series, Fortune's Favourites, crosses into the period when Caesar's stock in the Senate begins to increase. ButI love Sulla! Apparently he was a fantastic man, based on the fictional version of him in this book, based on research. The first half of this book covers his last years and it is so interesting. The last half is about the rise of Pompey and Crassus, with Caesar growing into his role as honored Patrician. Also included in the novel is the brutal story of Spartacus, a wondrous true tale, only vaguely followed by the famous Big Hollywood movie most of us have seen. History is so complex and weird.
The easiest way to become an expert in the end of the roman republic, and later, the end of Ceasar, is to read this series.Historical novels always walks a line of historical correctness and entertainment, i thought this series managed to provide both, which is an impressive feat considering the extensive amount of information available for this time-period.This series follows the most important romans and their families for two generations.The rise to power of the succesful battlecommander
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome #3), Colleen McCullough
CAESAR! SULLA! SPARTACUS! POMPEY! THINGS HAPPENING! Seriously, SO MUCH happens in these books that, when I got near the end, I went back to see exactly where it had started. Because there are enough storylines to write 5 individual books, easily, except they're all so interwoven it's better this way. Also, it took me a whole month to read this, partially because I was put off for a few days by a rather explicit description of a whipping and crucifixion. Nothing more than a few sentences but
I have to say that I was slightly disappointed by this third in the series. It was not as gripping as "The Grass Crown" and felt a great deal as though it was filling in a gap, finishing off stories. The politics seemed slightly pedantic, the wars a little subdued at times... The book can be divided into four pars; up to half of it covers the years of Sulla's rule of Rome, the rest covers the wars in Spain, the war against Spartacus, and the rest. The new, dominating figure is that of Julius
one more Masters of Rome reread completing the trilogy about Marius and Sulla and my favorite 3 novels of the series; the second part here after Sulla's retirement is about the new generation, Caesar, Pompey and Crassus and it begins a new chapter in the series in so many ways which as mentioned before is still quite good but lacks the ambiguity of the earlier volumes as everything Caesar does is perfect and to the best, while his enemies are generally incompetent and/or stupid and that starts
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