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Hannibal
Ross Leckie
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Description for Hannibal
paperback. Before Robert Harris's Imperium and Conn Iggulden's Troy came Hannibal, bringing alive on of the greatest heroes of the ancient world Series: Carthage Trilogy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 3. Weight in Grams: 182.
A battle is like lust. The frenzy passes. Consequence remains.
Hannibal is an epic vision of one of history's greatest adventurers, the almost mythical man who most famously led his soldiers on elephants over the Alps. In Ross Leckie's unforgettable re-creation of the Punic wars, it is Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, who narrates the story, and who is carried by his all-consuming ambition through profoundly bloody battles against the great Roman armies of early empire.
In this breathtaking chronicle of love and hate, heroism and cruelty, one of humanity's greatest adventurers is brought to life, who learns through ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Carthage Trilogy
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847670991
SKU
9781847670991
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About Ross Leckie
Ross Leckie is the author of the trilogy of historical novels, Hannibal, Scipio and Carthage, and of Aristotle's Alchemy. He lives in Edinburgh.
Reviews for Hannibal
A tremendous story told with great verve and gusto. Compelling and convincing, this is a truly remarkable novel in the class of I, Claudius.
Allan Massie In Leckie's descriptions it's possible to smell the stench of sweat and fear, hear the roars of warhorses and elephants, see the blood-stained armour. Informative and utterly compelling.
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Allan Massie In Leckie's descriptions it's possible to smell the stench of sweat and fear, hear the roars of warhorses and elephants, see the blood-stained armour. Informative and utterly compelling.
The Times ... Read more