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Title: Mediocre At Best
Review: As a fan of Gates of Fire, I eagerly snatched up Last of the Amazons when it came out. To say I was disappointed is an understatement! This novel covers the love triangle of Amazon Warrioresses, the Greeks that tempted them (and eventually brought about their downfall), and their Amazon lovers.The narrative is painfully slow and dry with pieces of over-the-top dialogue that could only have been written by a man. An example, "You reek of mare-stink from between your thighs..." Puh-leez!What could have been a great book exploring the Amazon culture turned into a boring treatise on horsemanship in ancient times. If you like historical novels, treat yourself to the Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor or even Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series. Pressfield, while a great scholar, just doesn't have the narrative prowess to pull off a novel.
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