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Ben Kane

Born

Kenya

Website

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Genre

Historical Fiction

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Ben Kane is a bestselling Roman author and former veterinarian. He was born in Kenya and grew up in Ireland (where his parents are from). He has traveled widely and is a lifelong student of military history in general, and Roman history in particular. He lives in North Somerset, England, with his family.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 48,114 ratings · 3,460 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Forgotten Legion (Forgotten Legion Chronicles, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 6,809 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silver Eagle (Forgotten Legion Chronicles, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 4,042 ratings — published 2009 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Rome (Forgotten Legion Chronicles, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 3,993 ratings — published 2010 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hannibal: Enemy of Rome (Hannibal, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 3,611 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spartacus: The Gladiator (Spartacus, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 3,008 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eagles at War (Eagles of Rome, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 2,625 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunting the Eagles (Eagles of Rome, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 1,865 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lionheart (Richard the Lionheart, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 1,975 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spartacus: Rebellion (Spartacus, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 1,781 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clash of Empires (Clash of Empires, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,743 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Forgotten Legion Chronicles (3 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 15,125 ratings

Eagles of Rome (3 books)
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4.34 avg rating — 7,287 ratings

Hannibal (3 books)
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4.17 avg rating — 7,073 ratings

Spartacus (2 books)
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4.15 avg rating — 4,790 ratings

Richard the Lionheart (3 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 4,078 ratings

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“Hot hearts are wont to overpower cold minds”
― Ben Kane, Eagles at War

tags: arminiius, page-262, varus

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“Do not miss this evocative account of the English Civil War, and the ordinary men caught up in it." - God's Vindictive Wrath by Charles Cordell”
― Ben Kane

tags: 1600s, 17th-century, adventure, charles-cordell, historical, historical-novel, military-fiction, renaissance, stuart, war

2 likes

“Stirring. A great read! You can almost hear the cannon roar and the thunder of hooves. Do not miss this evocative account of the start of the English Civil War.”
― Ben Kane

tags: endorsement

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