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This S it

The other day One completed the read of the 'S' tome of one's A to Z of Unread SciFi and Fantasy Authors.

This one is another slight deviation into the historical however reading it did lighten the load on one's to-read shelf, and the Roman empire has long been the template for many a fantasy and sci-fi empire, so I will allow it.

The volume in question is Under the Eagle by Simon Scarrow.

It ended up being an okay read, but One found the anachronistic modern British squaddie presentation of the legionaries to be a bit grating after a while - too many 'get into it lads' and other sundry UK modes of speech, all the more weird as the legion proceeds to invade England in the latter half of the story.

Given all that, it was still an okay 2 and a half star read.

Next in the AtoZ series will be a T from one's shelf, so, once again, no recommendations needed. 

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