Imperatrix Gladiatrix Book 3 edition by Russell Whitfield Literature Fiction eBooks
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Lysandra is back and she's going to war! In the dirt of the Flavian Amphitheatre, known to history as the Coliseum, lies the bloodied body of Spartan priestess, Lysandra, cut down by Rome's adored Gladiatrix Prima, the beautiful and deadly Illeana, the Midnight Falcon. At the edge of the underworld, the goddess Athene offers Lysandra's spirit a stark choice reside eternally amid the fields of Elysium or return to a life full of pain and sorrow but that will secure Lysandra a glorious place in legend for generations to come. And now it seems that Lysandra's destiny also lies to the east, and the prospect of a final and bloody reckoning with an old and hated adversary. Lysandra is back and she's going to war! The third adventure in this visceral series inspired by the famous Gladiatrix stele found near Halicarnassus in the 19th century. Sequel to Gladiatrix and Roma Victrix.
Imperatrix Gladiatrix Book 3 edition by Russell Whitfield Literature Fiction eBooks
I'm glad Russell Whitfield explained in detail the difference between Imperatrix as opposed to the first books Gladiatrix and Roma Victrix. I was disappointed feeling more of a dramatic showdown between Lysandra and Sorina should have occurred. This was a long drawn out book of women sharing the battlefield with men with more than enough gore and Latin words. I loved the first two which featured women in gladiators arenas. There was interesting, intimate stories of women trained to fight and kill with and without remorse. This book was long and very detailed in what was was like in these times. I did like the question of the sense and validity of war which is tied in to current world events. This did tie up a very few loose ends and I doubt there will be anymore in this series.Product details
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Imperatrix Gladiatrix Book 3 edition by Russell Whitfield Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
The whole series is mind blowing.
Love this book series. My favorite of all time. Even got my husband to read them
Third book in the story of a female gladiator and her struggles in Rome. Well written. Kept your interest to the end. Leading an army of women on behalf of Rome was a nice touch. Highly recommended.
Imperatrix by Russell Whitfield is a very immersive and rewarding read. Lysandra is one of the great fictional characters of any genre. Russell Whitfield stands his ground amongst the great authors of the world. Lysandra's journey is a worthy effort. Read all three starting with Gladiatrix and enjoy the ride.
This work by Russell Whitfield is historical fiction at it's finest. His heroine is brought back to life after a bitter Gladiatrix battle with her rival Illeana. After a proposition by the Emporer they join forces to fight the barbarians and save Rome. Not for the weak of heart as the battles are vivid and gory!
But since I am a Panzergrenadier, I have issues with it. In the Author's Note, Whitfield as that modern women should be admitted into the combat arms "once they prove they are capable of it". This hardly squares with the hard-won realization of his two top-tier Gladatrices (p. 455) that they were not cut out for high-intensity combat "There is a reason that men fight and women nurture", nor with the fact that the bad guys routinely raped wounded or captured women soldiers. Then there are his tactics. In open country infantry cannot conduct a delay against a large body of cavalry.The first principle of war is concentration of mass at the decisive place and time you don't send half of your force forward to get defeated in detail. The only reason the Dacians get delayed is because the Spartans conducted a night raid against a Dacian camp that had only local security but was not dug-in. The Roman fort gets overrun in short order. A well-organized fort would have had bastions on each flank providing artillery and arrow flanking fire across the curtain wall. These bastions would also have protected the ramps leading to the ground, so that if the Dacians made it to the wall-walk they would have had nowhere to go and still be under flanking fire. A good fort has a fall-back position behind the curtain wall - it could be something as simple as wagons tuned on their sides, to allow a delay by bounds back to the redoubt, instead of the sauve qui peut that took place here. The Romans didn't deserve to win this one.
First of all, get all three book. They are all different in their own way, but they connect the story and should be read together to fully enjoy this awesome trilogy. The adventures of the Gladiatrix Lysandra and the various folks weaving in and out of her life are definitely worth your time. I loved each book, at times for the same reasons - the characters are well developed - there is humor and sadness and violence and love - and the pacing is excellent. But as I said, each story builds on a different time of Lysandra's journey. Imperatrix, I have to admit, was my favorite of the three. That is saying a lot considering I would give the other two books a hearty 5 stars as well. But Lysandra's march off to war and the encounters and adventures that ensued were just flat out brilliantly entertaining. I sat in a park during my lunch time and finished the last 75 pages and I am sure people walking past thought I was nuts as I sat there and cried, and laughed, and cried some more, and then cheered, and cried and so on... but that's what great books do, isn't it?? The author does a good job of being historically accurate AND writing fantastically entertaining fiction. He states where he deviates from the historical record, but that really wasn't a big deal to me at all. I just wanted to have fun reading a great book, and he delivered, all three times.
I'm glad Russell Whitfield explained in detail the difference between Imperatrix as opposed to the first books Gladiatrix and Roma Victrix. I was disappointed feeling more of a dramatic showdown between Lysandra and Sorina should have occurred. This was a long drawn out book of women sharing the battlefield with men with more than enough gore and Latin words. I loved the first two which featured women in gladiators arenas. There was interesting, intimate stories of women trained to fight and kill with and without remorse. This book was long and very detailed in what was was like in these times. I did like the question of the sense and validity of war which is tied in to current world events. This did tie up a very few loose ends and I doubt there will be anymore in this series.
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