- Taschenbuch: 425 Seiten
- Verlag: Pan; Auflage: New (7. November 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0330489755
- ISBN-13: 978-0330489751
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 3,2 x 12,7 x 19 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 296.145 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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An historical adventure that begins in 470AD, on the day that the Western Roman Empire finally collapses and journeys to the Britain of the Dark Ages. The author is an archaelogist and adventurer in Italy. The film rights to the book have already been sold.
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The story opens on the day that the Western Roman Empire collapses finally in 470AD, with the city itself over-run. In the preceeding months a small group of British Roman soldiers, led by a true hero, have journeyed to the city and have arrived just before the final climax. The task they have set themselves is to save the spirit of the empire by rescuing the young son of the last Emperor, Romulus Augustus. Having found him and taken him away they decide to journey across northern Europe as there are strong rumours that an entire Legion of the Roman Army has remained loyal to Rome and has become an independent unit. They hope by finding the Legion and establishing the boy as the legitmate Emperor a stand can be taken and the Empire revived. However, their search is fruitless and eventually the leader and the child return to the Britain of the Dark Ages, where they re-emerge in legend as Merlin and Arthur Pendragon
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Die Flucht des Augustulus (des kleinen römischen Kaisers)
Wir befinden uns im 5. Jahrhundert n.Chr., die Völkerwanderung hat eingesetzt und die Zeit des tausendjährigen weströmischen Reiches neigt sich dem Ende zu. Die ehemalige Hochkultur der Römer ist vom Zerfall bedroht, Infrastruktur und Handel sind fast zum Erliegen gekommen.
Auf dem Thron von Ravenna sitzt Odoaker, Sohn des Hunnen Edekon. Auf römischer Seite ist der dreizehnjährige Romulus ein Schattenkaiser ohne Befugnisse (Spitzname: "Augustulus", der kleine "Augustus"). Nachdem der Aufstand seines Vaters, des Heermeister Orestes von Odoaker niedergeschlagen wurde, wird der nun elternlose Romulus in die Verbannung geschickt.
Doch ein paar mutige römische Elitesoldaten planen einen waghalsigen Befreiungsversuch. Die anschließende Odyssee wird zur gefahrvollen Flucht, in der die tapfere Gemeinschaft weite Strecken zurücklegen und vielen Gefahren trotzen muss.
Spannend und kurzatmig beginnt der Roman Manfredis. Kaisertreue Soldaten führen einen verzweifelten Kampf gegen einen übermächtigen Gegner. Im Laufe der Geschichte jedoch verlangsamt sich das Erzähltempo, und eine kleine Gruppe einsamer Helden kämpft sich mühsam durch Eis und Schnee.
Hier taucht leider ein für Manfredi typisches Problem auf: er vergisst, seinen Helden ein Profil zu geben. Und so bleiben die Dialoge schlicht, die Charaktere blass. Die wenigen intimen Szenen wirken unbeholfen. Das ist bedauerlich, denn an Spannung fehlt es dem Roman wahrlich nicht. So jedoch ist das Buch wieder einmal mehr ein Werk für Jugendliche, in dem Gut und Böse leicht voneinander zu unterscheiden ist und in dem komplexe Charaktere nicht vorkommen.
Dem überwiegend an Spannung interessierten Leser kann dieses Werk jedoch empfohlen werden.
Wir befinden uns im 5. Jahrhundert n.Chr., die Völkerwanderung hat eingesetzt und die Zeit des tausendjährigen weströmischen Reiches neigt sich dem Ende zu. Die ehemalige Hochkultur der Römer ist vom Zerfall bedroht, Infrastruktur und Handel sind fast zum Erliegen gekommen.
Auf dem Thron von Ravenna sitzt Odoaker, Sohn des Hunnen Edekon. Auf römischer Seite ist der dreizehnjährige Romulus ein Schattenkaiser ohne Befugnisse (Spitzname: "Augustulus", der kleine "Augustus"). Nachdem der Aufstand seines Vaters, des Heermeister Orestes von Odoaker niedergeschlagen wurde, wird der nun elternlose Romulus in die Verbannung geschickt.
Doch ein paar mutige römische Elitesoldaten planen einen waghalsigen Befreiungsversuch. Die anschließende Odyssee wird zur gefahrvollen Flucht, in der die tapfere Gemeinschaft weite Strecken zurücklegen und vielen Gefahren trotzen muss.
Spannend und kurzatmig beginnt der Roman Manfredis. Kaisertreue Soldaten führen einen verzweifelten Kampf gegen einen übermächtigen Gegner. Im Laufe der Geschichte jedoch verlangsamt sich das Erzähltempo, und eine kleine Gruppe einsamer Helden kämpft sich mühsam durch Eis und Schnee.
Hier taucht leider ein für Manfredi typisches Problem auf: er vergisst, seinen Helden ein Profil zu geben. Und so bleiben die Dialoge schlicht, die Charaktere blass. Die wenigen intimen Szenen wirken unbeholfen. Das ist bedauerlich, denn an Spannung fehlt es dem Roman wahrlich nicht. So jedoch ist das Buch wieder einmal mehr ein Werk für Jugendliche, in dem Gut und Böse leicht voneinander zu unterscheiden ist und in dem komplexe Charaktere nicht vorkommen.
Dem überwiegend an Spannung interessierten Leser kann dieses Werk jedoch empfohlen werden.
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Pretty good historical fiction.....
14. Februar 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
If what you're looking for is a profound, meaningfull novel, with extreme depth in the characters, this is not for you. Manfredi is not (and does not try to be) Joyce, or Dickens, or García Márquez.
As simply a piece of historical fiction, as is also Alexander (trilogy by Manfredi), I think this is a pretty good read.
The story is mainly narrated by a druid, who, years after the action took place, wants to leave testimony of how things happened. It is the year 476 AD and a handfull of legionaries, belonging to the last existing roman legion, accompanied by a couple of quite picturesque characters, embark in a very intense adventure. They continuously find themselves in life threatening situations, which they sort out in diverse and imaginative ways.
This is a story full of of adventure, fraternity, honor, loyalty, love, and even magic, which is difficult to put down. I consider it to be just fun, relaxing reading. At the end, you are left with a warm, satisfying feeling. You will not however, be left pondering the meaning of your own existence....
What makes this novel unique is in my opinion, the amount of research that went into it. It ties up nicely to historical and common mythical events, which makes it worth your time. I guess it is to the reader's advantage that Manfredi is not only an archeologist, but a highly regarded and reknown history professor.
As with other Manfredi books, the plot is interesting, and the book is very well written, even though one is to assume something is probably lost in the translation from Italian.
As simply a piece of historical fiction, as is also Alexander (trilogy by Manfredi), I think this is a pretty good read.
The story is mainly narrated by a druid, who, years after the action took place, wants to leave testimony of how things happened. It is the year 476 AD and a handfull of legionaries, belonging to the last existing roman legion, accompanied by a couple of quite picturesque characters, embark in a very intense adventure. They continuously find themselves in life threatening situations, which they sort out in diverse and imaginative ways.
This is a story full of of adventure, fraternity, honor, loyalty, love, and even magic, which is difficult to put down. I consider it to be just fun, relaxing reading. At the end, you are left with a warm, satisfying feeling. You will not however, be left pondering the meaning of your own existence....
What makes this novel unique is in my opinion, the amount of research that went into it. It ties up nicely to historical and common mythical events, which makes it worth your time. I guess it is to the reader's advantage that Manfredi is not only an archeologist, but a highly regarded and reknown history professor.
As with other Manfredi books, the plot is interesting, and the book is very well written, even though one is to assume something is probably lost in the translation from Italian.
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A suprise twist
4. August 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
I found this book at London Heathrow airport book shop while I was on a lengthy stop over. Oh my, what a find! I didnt see it on the US book stores yet at that time, which was surprising. The first thing I would say that is that you have to allow a little bit as far as the style is concerned because it is a translation. Once past that, you are in for an adventure. The characters stick around in your mind for a long time and the twist in the tale absolutely blindsides you. At least, I never saw it coming. For any one interested in the Roman rule in Britain (before the last of the roman legions pulled out following fall of the Roman empire), this is a must!
18 von 20 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Historal Fiction Meets Mythology
4. Mai 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This review is for the English language version of Valerio Manfredi's 'The Last Legion'.
I am a fan of Colleen McCollough's (Great Men of Rome) work and thought it would be interesting to try some Roman-era fiction from a different viewpoint. I, therefore, picked up the Last Legion, and read it over the course of the last few days. I liked the book, and the story was quite fun. McCollough's work is much more intricate, but Manfredi's has a lot more action and adventure to it.
This is the story of Aurelius, one of the few survivors of the Nova Invicta Legion, last of the Roman legions in the year AD 476. With the orders of a dying general, he searches for the deposed emperor Romulus Augustus (Augustulus in the history books). Once found, he must keep the boy safe from recapture by the barbarian warlord Odoacer and his lieutentant Wulfilla. Along the way they are accompanied by a Venetian woman named Livia, the emperor's tutor Ambrosinius, two Greek slaves turned gladiators, and the only other two remaining legionaires, Batatius and Vatrenus. The band of soldiers must fight brigands, barbarians, and the elements, all while Aurelius must deal with his troubled and forgotten past, which Livia knows far too much about.
The characters, with the exception of the two Greeks (who are so secondary I can't remember their names without getting the book out), are fairly well developed (which makes the two Greeks somewhat disappointing), and are written as human beings with faults, desires, hopes, and feelings. It makes them believable, such as when the young boy, distraught over the death of his parents, does something stupid, or when a wound Aurelius can't pick something up with a damaged arm, no matter how hard he tries. The dialogue is believable and readable, with the soldiers being bawdy between themselves, but still trying to show some formality to their ostensible emperor.
The action is quick and has a certain economy of verbiage that lets it communicate what it has to without attempting to spend too much time on one particular thing, so that the scene moves as quickly as it is meant to. Though, I had the occasional problem with needing to reread a paragraph or two to understand exactly what was happening in a situation due to how quickly Manfredi relates what is going on. This might be attributed to the fact that this is a translation from the original Italian, but I can not be certain.
There is a link to mythology in the end where the book trails out of Historical Fiction to some historical retelling of mythology, but I do not want to go into it too much without spoiling the events of the book. It should not be hard to guess after reading the opening section of the book, but I will not give it away. This linking is well done and a good way to end it. The ending felt like it made sense, and I was able to put the book down feeling content.
I do recommend this novel to anyone who likes historical fiction, or anything with a bit of action/adventure.
I am a fan of Colleen McCollough's (Great Men of Rome) work and thought it would be interesting to try some Roman-era fiction from a different viewpoint. I, therefore, picked up the Last Legion, and read it over the course of the last few days. I liked the book, and the story was quite fun. McCollough's work is much more intricate, but Manfredi's has a lot more action and adventure to it.
This is the story of Aurelius, one of the few survivors of the Nova Invicta Legion, last of the Roman legions in the year AD 476. With the orders of a dying general, he searches for the deposed emperor Romulus Augustus (Augustulus in the history books). Once found, he must keep the boy safe from recapture by the barbarian warlord Odoacer and his lieutentant Wulfilla. Along the way they are accompanied by a Venetian woman named Livia, the emperor's tutor Ambrosinius, two Greek slaves turned gladiators, and the only other two remaining legionaires, Batatius and Vatrenus. The band of soldiers must fight brigands, barbarians, and the elements, all while Aurelius must deal with his troubled and forgotten past, which Livia knows far too much about.
The characters, with the exception of the two Greeks (who are so secondary I can't remember their names without getting the book out), are fairly well developed (which makes the two Greeks somewhat disappointing), and are written as human beings with faults, desires, hopes, and feelings. It makes them believable, such as when the young boy, distraught over the death of his parents, does something stupid, or when a wound Aurelius can't pick something up with a damaged arm, no matter how hard he tries. The dialogue is believable and readable, with the soldiers being bawdy between themselves, but still trying to show some formality to their ostensible emperor.
The action is quick and has a certain economy of verbiage that lets it communicate what it has to without attempting to spend too much time on one particular thing, so that the scene moves as quickly as it is meant to. Though, I had the occasional problem with needing to reread a paragraph or two to understand exactly what was happening in a situation due to how quickly Manfredi relates what is going on. This might be attributed to the fact that this is a translation from the original Italian, but I can not be certain.
There is a link to mythology in the end where the book trails out of Historical Fiction to some historical retelling of mythology, but I do not want to go into it too much without spoiling the events of the book. It should not be hard to guess after reading the opening section of the book, but I will not give it away. This linking is well done and a good way to end it. The ending felt like it made sense, and I was able to put the book down feeling content.
I do recommend this novel to anyone who likes historical fiction, or anything with a bit of action/adventure.
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