Book review The Eagle and the Wolf by Gordon Doherty #histfic #Romanfiction #BookReview

Here’s the blurb

As Hun hordes and Germanic tribes maraud through Imperial lands, two legendary men – Attila the Hun and the “Last of the Romans” General Flavius Aetius find their fortunes entangled with the chaos.

Flavius Aetius, a noble Roman son, is an outsider in a savage land. He has been banished, given as hostage to the barbaric Huns and sent to the edge of the world.

What the Huns do not know, however, is that his father and mother have been murdered in a coup. He is an orphan, with no value at all. His life hangs on a lie.

In this new harsh world, he manages to find one grudging ally, a young boy named Attila.

A brotherhood is formed. One that, the shamans foretell, will shatter the world.

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My Review

The Eagle and the Wolf is an enthralling read, revealing the world of the Huns through the eyes of their Roman adversary, and in doing so, exploring the strangeness of the Steppes for a Roman-born lad, even as Flavius becomes integrated into the community, accepting many of the integral parts of being a member of the Huns.

Our two main characters, Attila and Flavius, bond in the most unlikely of circumstances, in a true friendship. But, there are problems brewing for both of them. There are enemies where there should be friendships, and vice versa. There is a great deal of peril for the two young men as they grow to adulthood, and their friendship must survive despite a yawning physical difference between them.

As I know so little about the period, I was entirely swept away in the narrative, and can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

The Eagle and the Wolf is a captivating, engrossing tale and I adored it.

Meet the author

Gordon is a Scottish writer, addicted to reading and writing historical fiction. His novels have been Amazon smash-hits, and have gone on to be translated and published in over a dozen languages worldwide.

Gordon’s love of history was first kindled by visits to the misty Roman ruins of Britain and the sun-baked antiquities of Turkey and Greece. His expeditions since have taken him all over the world and back and forth through time (metaphorically, at least), allowing him to write tales of the later Roman Empire, Byzantium, Classical Greece and the Bronze Age.

https://www.gordondoherty.co.uk/

Check out my reviews for Sons of Rome, Masters of Rome, Gods of Rome written by Gordon Doherty and Simon Turney.