About this title: Colleen McCullough continues her fascination with Julius Caesar in THE OCTOBER HORSE, her sixth book in the series. Caesar is riding high: he is a widely respected leader whose power is invincible, and Cleopatra is his mistress. But Brutus is hatching his plot, and Octavian is working behind the scenes, and Mark Antony is beginning his charismatic ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 11/2002
ISBN-13:9780684853314ISBN:0684853310
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 800 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780671024208ISBN:0671024205
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
"It has been a little dry for me since I did not read the books leading up to this one; I've been slogging through the "catch up" history. Now that she's introduced the young Cleopatra, and given Caesar something to do, it's picking up nicely.
update: nope - can't do it. Just too much battle and too little plot. Considering that I devoured the Horatio Hornblower series, I'm not sure why she lost me. I can't recommend it to anyone but a war buff."
"Re-read after a lapse of some years, I love McCullough's Roman fiction, and this book tells one of the most famous stories of all - the fall of Caesar and the rise of Octavian/Augustus. Unfortunately, this book suffers a bit from trying to cram the whole story into one book . . . there is a big lag in the action from the aftermath of Caesar's assassination to the Battle of Philippi, in my opinion."
"Finally, Caeser sets things right, then they knock him off. Since, when I started the series, this was about all I knew about Caeser, I am delighted to say that Colleen writes it up oh so well. What a tangled web these guys weave - kinda reminds me of the current political situation..."
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