He is best known for th e forgotten legi on, spartac us and hannibal book series. Ben kane born 6 march 1970 is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction. An epic tale, triumphantly told giles kristian, author of the raven series. Clouds of war by ben kane, 9780099580768, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. See the complete hannibal series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Yes, there will be at least two more hannibal books, but not for a little bit. Clouds of war by ben kane available from rakuten kobo. Ben kane s clouds of war is a vivid, exciting, and very human novel about one of the most defining conflicts in history, seen from the very top, where the generals make bold gambits, all the way down to the very bottom, where the people who are caught in the crossfire are trapped. While hannibal prepares for war, hanno, the son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes out fishing with suni, his best friend.
Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. These facts are not pushed onto the reader, but the writer lets a reader to soak them as he gets deeper in the story. Enemy of rome 1 as the second punic war looms, the lives of four young people two carthaginian, two roman are entwined, for good or ill. Ben kane is an irish author of historical fiction novels. Ben kanes clouds of war is a vivid, exciting, and very human novel about one of the most defining conflicts in history, seen from the very top, where the generals make bold gambits, all the way down to the very bottom, where the people who are caught in.
With more and more of romes italian allies switching allegiance to carthage, the s. Under the merciless sicilian sun, a city is at war. Im scheduled to write three books about the disaster in germania in ad 9 and its aftermath first. When the major sicilian city of syracuse defects to hannibal, rome sends. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Ben ka ne born 6 march 1970 is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Born in kenya to irish parents while his father worked there as a veterinarian. He is best known for the forgotten legion, spartacus and hannibal book series. Growing up, ben was always an avid reader, but his favourite books were.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of ben kane books online. Tracing one of the most bitter wars in ancient times through the eyes of those on both sides. As romes war with carthage continues, two friends now on opposing sides. On the plains of zama, felix and his brother antonius stand in the formidable roman legions, ready to deliver the decisive blow. Hannibal has always been my favourite of bens novels, and therefore the series my fave of his series. Ben kane did a good job researching and his books are fairly accurate in terms of historical events.
A new hannibal novel by the sunday times bestselling author of the forgotten legion series. Six of his eight novels have been sunday times bestsellers, and his books have been published in more than ten countries, including the us, italy, spain, greece, russia and the netherlands. So hannibal is the other side of history against the romans. Hannibal lecter is one of the famous villains of all time. The official book trailer for bestselling author ben kanes blockbusting new adventure, hannibal. Clouds of war hannibal, book 3 by ben kane fantastic fiction. Enemy of rome was a stunning delve into not only a period of roman history thats not often dealt with, but also into the nature of love and friendship in a time of brutal war. I was after the clouds of war book, will there be another book coming out. With more and more of romes italian allies switching allegiance to carthage, the stakes continue to increase. So there is going to be at least 2 more hannibal books i look forward to these and will they still follow the perspective of hanno and quintus and possibly aurelia and also maybe hannos brothers sapho and bostar i really think. Its always interesting to find out where writers get their ideas from.
The third hannibal book, clouds of war is another superb offering from ben kane, who is a genuine master at story telling, weaving characters from opposite sides of the lines, into a thrilling and realistic description of some of the bloodiest battles the world has ever seen. Some find it when theyre researching a time period, or watching a tv programme. Hi ben, i have been a big fan of all your books, especially the hannibal series. As romes war with carthage continues, two friends now on opposing sides confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. The hannibal book series by ben kane includes books hannibal. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Another lot of 4 books i recommend is conn igguldens books of the roman empire. He is a fictional character made by a famous best seller novel writer, thomas harris. Captured by pirates, transported to an italian slave market, one of the boys is sold as a gladiator, the other as a. Lecter has made his first appearance in 1981 at the thriller novel red dragon as one of the greatest psychiatrist who eats human fleshes, otherwise known as a cannibalistic serial killer. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. In the second book of the series, called the silver eagle, kane pushes his story forward as the plot unravels and the. He writes the forgotten legion chronicles, hannibal, and eagles of rome series. Hannibal, ben kane shop online for books in new zealand.
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