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| 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 |
Colleen McCullough
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 1072 pages Rating: 4.36 | 6959 Users | 172 Reviews
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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."
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| Title | : | Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3)) |
| Author | : | Colleen McCullough |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1072 pages |
| Published | : | 1994 by Avon (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.36 From 6959 Users | 172 ReviewsWrite Up About Books Fortune's Favorites (Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 3 of 3))
I am always in awe of Ms. McCullough in how she brings history alive and how extensive is her research and how accurate she records historical events for a work of fiction. Fortunes Favorite begins with the death of Gaius Marius 7 times Consular and third man of Rome. Sulla is marching on Rome and installs himself as Dictator. We see a rise in power of Pompey Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus. after Pompey finally defeats Quintus Sertorius after suffering a humiliating defeat in Spain andone 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
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
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
This third volume of McCullough's 'Masters of Rome' series concerns Lucius Cornelius Sulla's rise to Dictator of Rome and his eventual retirement, as well as the budding careers of both Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar. I enjoyed this work more than the second book, but not quite as much as the first. I have to keep reminding myself that it's fiction, because the minute details seem very real.
In my opinion, this third in the series about the fall of the Roman Republic is the best so far. There are fewer wars in far-flung provinces to witness and a greater concentration on the foibles of the major characters with reasons given for these weaknesses. Perhaps I will manage to complete the seven book series after all.
McCullough has a formula for these novels--they are part battle action, part boring Senate exposition, and part societal soap opera melodrama. This one relied a little too much on boring Senate exposition in the middle to bridge the gap between the phasing out of the old characters and the introduction of the new ones. The rest of the book was just as enthralling as the previous two, however.As always, an endless parade of Luciuses (Lucii?), Gaiuses (Gaii?), and Quintuses (Quintii)enter the
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