The October Horse, Colleen McCullough
The October Horse, Colleen McCullough
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The October Horse
A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra

Author: Colleen McCullough

Narrator: Graeme Malcolm

Abridged: 6 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/03/2019


Synopsis

With her renowned storytelling gifts in full force, Colleen McCullough delivers a breathtaking novel that proves once again that she is the top historical novelist of our time.

Grand in scope and vivid in detail, McCullough’s gripping narrative thrusts readers headlong into the complex and fascinating world of Rome in the tumultuous last days of the Republic. At the height of his power, Gaius Julius Caesar becomes embroiled in a civil war in Egypt, where he finds himself enraptured by Cleopatra, the nation's golden-eyed queen. To do his duty as a Roman, however, he must forsake his love and return to the capital to rule.

Though Caesar’s grip on power seems unshakable, the political landscape is treacherous—the returning hero has no obvious successor, and his legacy seems to be the prize for any man with the courage and cunning to fell Rome’s laurelled leader. Caesar’s jealous enemies masquerade as friends and scheme to oust the autocrat from power and restore true republican government to Rome. But as the plot races to its dramatic conclusion, it becomes clear that with the stakes this high, no alliance is sacred and no motives are pure.

About Colleen McCullough

Colleen McCullough, a native of Australia, established the department of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney before working as a researcher at Yale Medical School for ten years. She is the bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Thorn Birds, and lives with her husband on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.

About Graeme Malcolm

Malcolm Graeme has appeared on and off Broadway in Aida, The King and I, Lincoln Center's Hapgood, and M. Butterfly (National Tour). His television appearances include Law & Order, Follow the River, and Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier). Film credits include A Further Gesture, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and Reunion.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer on April 07, 2018

Sixth and last in the (original) “Masters of Rome” series. The book starts in Egypt – with Caesar’s embroilment in the Egyptian civil war and his relationship with Cleopatra and thereafter switches to Rome for the events of Caesar’s dictatorship including the wars against the Republicans in Africa an......more

Goodreads review by Raffaello on July 02, 2020

Sarò sempre grato alla McCullough per la serie I signori di Roma, perché mi ha dato la possibilità di conoscere approfonditamente gli ultimi 100 anni della Res Publica romana senza sentirne assolutamente il peso, anzi, amando ogni singola pagina letta. Il ciclo Masters of Rome resterà tra le esperie......more

Goodreads review by Geraldine on November 09, 2024

Esta vez no voy a quejarme de la falta de descripciones sangrientas porque a) ya lo he hecho muchas veces y eso no ha cambiado nada y b) me han dejado sumamente conforme las estrategias militares, el caos político, las negociaciones necesarias y las efímeras alianzas. Escenas y demás: *César ocupa el......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on September 01, 2016

Caesar has dominated most of this series. His death way before the end of this volume would have seemed a disaster if it weren't for the story racing onward with such vigour that I was fast caught up in the aftermath. My only real sadness is that there is only one more volume to go. Ms McCullough ha......more

Goodreads review by Ozymandias on February 01, 2018

Story: 10 (Every important event in a focused narrative) Characters: 9 (Hail Caesars. Nay Antony) Accuracy: 10 (Basically perfect even if I sometimes disagree) The book starts with an awkward “Previously on Masters of Rome...” moment when Caesar, exhausted on the road from Tarsus to Alexandria, decides......more