Imperial Governor, George Shipway
Imperial Governor, George Shipway
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Imperial Governor

Author: George Shipway

Narrator: Jeremy Arthur

Unabridged: 15 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 09/01/2018


Synopsis

Londinium is burning. Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, newly appointed governor of Roman Britain, is charged by an increasingly unstable Emperor Nero with a difficult task; the untamed island on the fringes of the empire must earn a profit. To do so, Suetonius pursues the last of the Druids into Wales and, along the way, subdues the fractious Celtic chieftains who sit atop a fortune in gold and rare metals. Meanwhile, in the provincial capital of Londinium, war is brewing. As Nero's corrupt tax officials strip the British tribes of their wealth and dignity, an unlikely leader arises; Queen Boudicca, chieftain of the Iceni, who unites the tribes of Britain and leads them on a furious and bloody quest for vengeance and liberty. A novel told in the form of a memoir, Imperial Governor is a compelling and impeccably researched portrait of Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Roman general and first-century Governor of Britannia, who unexpectedly found himself facing one of the bloodiest rebellions against Roman rule. Shipway's masterful military adventure has long been considered one of the most accomplished works of historical fiction set in the Roman Era, providing fascinating detail of life in Roman Britain and within the Roman Legions and a riveting saga of uprisings, war, and conquest in the ancient world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Overhaul on July 31, 2022

La historia del general romano que lideró las legiones de Nerón contra los antiguos britanos. Año 59 d.C. El imperio gobernado por el joven Nerón está al borde de la bancarrota y los ávidos ojos del emperador se posan en Britania; nombra gobernador de la provincia a Suetonio Paulino, general curtido......more

Goodreads review by Xabi1990 on August 25, 2022

5/10 por la documentación, pero abandonado al 52%. Me aburre, no me apetece abrir el libro y leer. Y eso para mí es una catástrofe. Esto es más logística de combate, intendencia de gobierno en Britania del 62 y normas constructivas de las legiones que una novela histórica. NO he visto buenos persona......more

Goodreads review by Javir11 on August 21, 2022

7,5/10 Lectura bastante interesante centrada en el personaje de Suetonio Paulino, sobre el que había escuchado alguna cosa de pasada en otros libros, y que gracias a esta novela podemos conocer su calado e importancia dentro del tumultuoso reinado de Nerón. En el aspecto positivo, destacaría tanto la......more

Goodreads review by Luis on November 01, 2022

Abandonado al 60%. No es un libro para mí. Busco otra cosa en mis lecturas: aventuras, intrigas, etc. No he conectado con el libro y mira que he superado más de la mitad del libro esperando a ver si mejora, pero es más un relato tipo diario que otra cosa. Me aburre. Siento no coincidir con aquellos q......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on July 06, 2023

An okay book. Decent in parts, very interesting occasionally, but also sometimes very boring. There was so much minutiae of Roman life that I found cool at first but got tired of rather quickly. It felt like very little happened for much of the book, and then when things finally started to pick up,......more