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Title: The Philosopher Emperor - So So Story
Review: "Gods and Legions" is a well written book. Michael Curtis Ford is a capable writer who knows how to piece together a decent story. He had a good amount to work with in Emperor Julian, the last Roman Emperor to hold onto a polytheistic view on religion; and while the story moves along nicely, and the core characters have a reasonable amount of flesh, the aggregate just didn't pull me in.I really enjoyed Ford's "The Fall of Rome". What his stories lack in emotional depth, he makes up for in the plot pace, and a good variation of action and politics.I'd consider "Gods and Legions" a solidly average piece of Roman military fiction.
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