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"Marcus Didus Falco is sent by Emperor Vespasian to Germania Liberia to present the legion of the Fourteenth Gemina a token of his regard - an iron hand of Mars. On the side Vespasian expects Falco to investigate rumours of the Fourteenth's insubordination and their new legate's corruption, find out what happened to the legate who was capured during the tribal uprising at Vetera (he was sent to the tribal prophetess in chains and was never heard from again), find the tribal chief and the prophetess in the jungles of Free Germany and convince them to cease war against Rome. Not to mention the fact that his high-class girlfriend Helena has disappeared, that Titus Caesar is eager to marry her and that the most disgusting offspring of his most obnoxious sister has landed up in the middle of Free Germany in order to mock her uncle Marcus.
In his mission Falco has at his side twenty raw, nervous army recruits, a centurion with a mysterious past, his girlfriend Helena's baby brother and a friendly dog named Tigris.
Does Falco succeed at his Herculean task? Does he find Helena? Does Titus find her first? Read the book to find out!"
Tiya, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- ancient rome
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- investigating murder of politician(s)
- preventing war
- kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind reading
- can see into the future
- can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Germany
- Italy
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- lost city
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Unusual forms of death
- crushed
- stampeded
- decapitated
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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