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Title: This is written like a comic book
Review: Set just before the Persian invasion of Egypt in 526BC, the book tells the story of loyal Phoenician mercenary superhero, Barca, in his quest to save Egypt from the disloyal Greek mercenary and traitorous villain, Phanes.This book is laughable in its simplicity. It really is like a comic book. If you want to read historical fiction on the level of S. Pressfield, or even S. Saylor, don't even bother with this one. If you want a book that reads like a sequel to a Conan the Barbarian book, then this is the one for you.I just couldn't get over how divorced from reality this book is. You can almost read Barca's spandex superhero outfit between the lines.Finally, I found it shocking that a bath scene with two men and a woman was described. Fine for adult literature, but it was pretty out of place here. I mean, I enjoyed the details, but it was really inappropriate.
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