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Old 08-13-2016, 03:41 AM   #1
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Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Survival [Ancient Rome Political Action Adventure Novel]

Survivor by Andrew Frediani, the anglicized pseudonym of Italian academic and historian Andrea Frediani, is the 1st novel in his Rome's Invincibles series of historical action adventure novels with military and political elements set in ancient Rome circa the late Republic, this installment revolving around Octavian, looking to take revenge and consolidate his own position in the wake of his uncle Julius Caesar's assassination, free courtesy of publisher Head of Zeus' Aria imprint, a digital-first line which picks up promising indies and foreign small press titles.

This is the English-language translation of Gli invincibili. Alla conquista del potere, originally published by Italian small press Newton Compton Editori. Another of the author's Roman historical novels was shortlisted for the longstanding Premio Selezione Bancarella literary award (Wikipedia), and he also has an Orient Express prize for his non-fiction work about Roman historical studies, according to his website.

Currently free @ B&N (also Sainsbury), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK) & Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (all available to Canadians)

And this has been the selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

A little by default, but it's nice to get some more international offerings across multiple genres, some of which were apparently popular enough in their native land to make the leap from self-publishing to having the backing of one of the respected anglophone niche publishers (although apparently these are distributed by HarperCollins in Australia), and one of which is written by someone who knows a great deal about his chosen historical setting and has gotten some prize nods for it, and will hopefully provide entertaining reads for those who are interested in trying them.

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Description (I like how all the blurbs for this imprint helpfully indicate which popular authors these books are supposed to be like)
Caesar is dead. Revenge has armed his hand. His name is Octavian. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.

Though little more than a boy, Cesar's heir is determined to avenge his adoptive father, despite the imposing figures from Rome's long political history who stand in his way: Mark Antony, Cicero, Lepidus, Brutus and Cassius. Despite some initial failures, Octavian does not give in, and gathers about him a group of allies who are just as determined as he himself: Maecenas, Agrippa and Rufus. With them and a few others on his side, he forms a sect dedicated to vengeance, with the aim of punishing, one by one, all those who have Caesar's blood on their hands.

Octavian has resolved to overturn the established order, and to finish what Caesar had begun...

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