Vindolanda - Adrian Goldsworthy

[carojon]

With the next in this series of historical novels due out this May, entitled 'The Encircling Sea' I thought it might be interesting to share my thoughts on the first book, Vindolanda by 'Dr Roman Army' himself, Adrian Goldsworthy.



If historical novels are your thing and you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's

http://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/vindolanda-adrian-goldsworthy.html

Jonathan (JJ)

[craigjwoodfield]

I read it on an international flight this week. Very enjoyable.

[Littlearmies]

It's pretty good, I thought. I enjoyed the fact that many of the minor characters feature in the Vindolanda letters. And it read 'true' to me, not like some of the dreadful sword and sandals stuff out there.

[Inkpaduta]

I want to know when his next one on the Napoleonic Wars in Spain is coming out.

[commissarmoody]

Cool, I will have to check it out. I have so far enjoyed his Warrior of Rome series.

[craigjwoodfield]

Cool, I will have to check it out. I have so far enjoyed his Warrior of Rome series.

That's Harry Sidebottom...

[commissarmoody]

that's what I get for posting at 3 in the morning. I have no idea how I confused the two. 

[carojon]

Thanks for your comments chaps. Having watched the first of the new TV series of Britannia (the equivilent of the Roman's meet the three hundred), I am really looking forward to the next book in May.

I can't believe rubbish like that has to be put out on TV, when much better source material is around to produce something much more worthwhile. Sorry that's the grumpy old man getting something off his chest.

Cheers
JJ

[Antonio J Carrasco]

Halfway through and it is not half bad, which have me somewhat surprised, nicely surprised, mind you, but surprised nonetheless. And it is that brilliant historians -and Goldsworthy is- don't make good novelists, usually. I am enjoying it,  and I must thank Jonathan for bothering to share his enthusiasm with the rest of us!

[Nevyen]

Absolutely loved it and read it in a day.

[Littlearmies]

Absolutely loved it and read it in a day.

So did I - which is good because the next volume is out in June: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Encircling-Sea-Vindolanda-Adrian-Goldsworthy/dp/1784978167/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518020901&sr=8-1&keywords=vindolanda+adrian+goldsworthy

[tradgardmastre]

Really,really enjoying this novel. I look forward to the next one.