title: Emperor: The Gods of War (The Emperor Series)
author:  Conn Iggulden 
description: Iggulden (Emporer: The Field of Swords) saves the best for last in the fourth and final novel of his well-received Emperor series, following the life of Julius Caesar. Caesar's story is a familiar one, but Iggulden writes it convincingly as a thriller: the novel begins in 49 B.C., when Caesar and his legions-fresh from their conquests in Gaul and Britain-cross the Rubicon and race toward Rome to confront his enemies. It ends five years later on the Ides of March with his assassination. Along the way, there's a civil war to be fought and won, a romantic encounter with the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra and a triumphant return to Rome where a cowed Senate names him Dictator for Life and Unconquered God. But Caesar's enemies-including his friend Marcus Brutus-plot his assassination for subverting the Republican government. Despite Caesar's larger-than-life historical reputation, Iggulden humanizes his hero and juxtaposes his bloodlust in battle and ruthless ambition in politics with an unexpected tenderness in his personal relations. Taking a rather large dose of literary license, Iggulden strays too far from the historical record, but his expert plotting, supple prose and fast-paced action will keep readers riveted until the end.<br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Warstrider:  
  THE TEN BILLION GODS OF HEAVEN
  
  
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  Ian Douglas
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2015, William H. Keith
  
  
  Published by War Planet Press  
  Cover Art by Matt Forsyth
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Warstrider Series by Ian Douglas
  
  
  
  
  
  * Warstrider \- Humanity battles against the mysterious Xenophobes
  
  
  * Warstrider: Rebellion \- The Hegemony faces an uprising from its frontier planets
  
  
  * Warstrider: Jackers \- The new Confederation comes to blows with the Hegemony
  
  
  * Warstrider: Symbionts \- The Confederation seeks out alien allies
  
  
  * Warstrider: Netlink \- A generation later, a new alien threat emerges
  
  
  * Warstrider: Battlemind \- A super-powerful machine intelligence threatens the fate of the galaxy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  "Where is everybody?"
  
  
  That, of course, was the essence of the well-known Fermi Paradox. In a galaxy
  over twelve billion years old, there'd been ample time for intelligence to
  evolve, to develop appropriate technologies, and to spr