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Agricola #3
Commander
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Expected 4 Dec 25Renowned warrior Agricola returns to Britannia as the commander of a legion... but with a rebellious Celtic tribe threatening Roman rule, securing the province won't be easy. The brilliant new Ancient Roman historical adventure from Simon Turney.
In the aftermath of Rome's civil war, Agricola returns to Britannia in command of his own legion.
This is not the honour it seems at first. Agricola's new legion threatens mutiny and the frontier province has suffered under troublesome governors. And the Brigantes, a powerful Celtic tribe in Britannia, are ready to make war against Rome.
To stabilise Roman rule and bring peace, Agricola must use all his political and military skills. But when a new commander is posted to Britannia, Agricola's efforts have counted for nothing.
For General Petilius Cerialis wants to completely destroy the Brigantes. With the tribe roused to throw off the Roman yoke for good, Agricola must prepare for the greatest war yet in Britannia... one which few will survive.
'You should be reading Simon Turney' Anthony Riches
In the aftermath of Rome's civil war, Agricola returns to Britannia in command of his own legion.
This is not the honour it seems at first. Agricola's new legion threatens mutiny and the frontier province has suffered under troublesome governors. And the Brigantes, a powerful Celtic tribe in Britannia, are ready to make war against Rome.
To stabilise Roman rule and bring peace, Agricola must use all his political and military skills. But when a new commander is posted to Britannia, Agricola's efforts have counted for nothing.
For General Petilius Cerialis wants to completely destroy the Brigantes. With the tribe roused to throw off the Roman yoke for good, Agricola must prepare for the greatest war yet in Britannia... one which few will survive.
'You should be reading Simon Turney' Anthony Riches
- GenresHistorical Fiction
395 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication December 4, 2025
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July 23, 2025
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Read the first two installments back in April, and really enjoyed this Roman military-inspired historical fiction. It was the first time I read anything by Turney and I was pleasantly surprised. Simon's writing skills are up there with the better authors in the genre.
In this 3rd entry, Agricola has risen in the ranks to legionary legate, and has been sent to Britannia to quell a revolt over there. As with the previous books, a strong and precise focus on the historicity of the occurrences, although according to some experts occasionally some small errors pertaining to the color of a toga or certain words that would not have existed in their vocabulary at the time, occur. To be honest, that doesn't bother me. Those details are a bit too minute for me, and as such did not detract from the reading pleasure in the slightest.
More importantly, Simon weaves an exciting story based on the limited historical evidence available, with great action sequences and likeable characters. I found the previous book a bit too dry at times, but that was luckily not a problem here. This was such a fun read, and I simply could not put it away. I cannot wait for the fourth and final installment in this series!
Well-deserved 5*.
Read the first two installments back in April, and really enjoyed this Roman military-inspired historical fiction. It was the first time I read anything by Turney and I was pleasantly surprised. Simon's writing skills are up there with the better authors in the genre.
In this 3rd entry, Agricola has risen in the ranks to legionary legate, and has been sent to Britannia to quell a revolt over there. As with the previous books, a strong and precise focus on the historicity of the occurrences, although according to some experts occasionally some small errors pertaining to the color of a toga or certain words that would not have existed in their vocabulary at the time, occur. To be honest, that doesn't bother me. Those details are a bit too minute for me, and as such did not detract from the reading pleasure in the slightest.
More importantly, Simon weaves an exciting story based on the limited historical evidence available, with great action sequences and likeable characters. I found the previous book a bit too dry at times, but that was luckily not a problem here. This was such a fun read, and I simply could not put it away. I cannot wait for the fourth and final installment in this series!
Well-deserved 5*.
August 17, 2025
Another great instalment in the series, in fact I think this is my favourite yet.
We follow Agricola back to the shores of Britain where he retraces his old steps across the province, only this time as a fully verified big dog. Along with Luci, his steadfast, deadpan humoured sidekick, they form quite a duo and you can’t help but fall in love with their Ying and Yang type relationship.
Compared to my previous comments about the last book being more like a timeline of events rather than a story, this instalment was absolutely fantastic and really drew you in to the plot from start to finish.
All in all an epic read.
We follow Agricola back to the shores of Britain where he retraces his old steps across the province, only this time as a fully verified big dog. Along with Luci, his steadfast, deadpan humoured sidekick, they form quite a duo and you can’t help but fall in love with their Ying and Yang type relationship.
Compared to my previous comments about the last book being more like a timeline of events rather than a story, this instalment was absolutely fantastic and really drew you in to the plot from start to finish.
All in all an epic read.
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