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In the Shadow of the Furies: A Novel of the Second Punic War Paperback – August 10, 2020

by Cary Reed (Author), Christina Cutting (Editor), A.E. Charters (Illustrator)
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In the grandeur and brutality of ancient Rome, a man is only as great as his daring. Scipio lives the charmed life of a Roman playboy, but his indolence masks the pain of a past he refuses to face, and the bitter rejection of his estranged father, the consul Cornelius. Women and wine quench Scipio’s thirst for life, until the day he hungers for something more. Driven by staunch principles and fiery debate, Aemelia is unlike any woman Scipio’s desired and he longs to make her his wife. But Aemelia and her father know that he is a lover, not a husband. Beyond the grand halls and opulent gardens of Rome, war with Carthage is brewing. When Scipio is invited to join his father on the battlefields of Hispania, it is his chance to find glory and finally silence the shame and guilt that haunts him. Waiting for them is the brilliant and deadly general Hannibal, and the hard realities of war. At home, Aemelia watches as the city she loves threatens to slip backwards into prejudice, misogyny, and corruption. In an age of glorious victory, molten desires, and brutal consequences, Scipio and Aemelia walk the fine edge of disaster, while caught in the grip of a conflict that will shape the world forever.
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  3. Language
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  4. Publication date
    August 10, 2020
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    6 x 0.95 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1649530331
  7. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Absolute Author Publishing House (August 10, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 377 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1649530331
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1649530332
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.95 x 9 inches
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    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 40 ratings

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Cary Reed is an American author from western Massachusetts. He graduated from American University in Washington, DC, and was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. Cary served honorably as an infantry platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division and graduated Army Ranger School before transferring to the Army Reserve where he became a military intelligence officer. His change in career opened new doors and he began working for the Defense Intelligence Agency. Now he is a cybersecurity expert working in the financial sector.

Cary earned a Masters of Arts from Georgetown University in National Security Studies. Never one to sit still, he practices daily meditation and enjoys exercising. He is an avid reader who has taken a deep interest in virtue ethics. Experience and interest led him to pick up the pen. In the Shadow of the Furies: A Novel of the Second Punic War is a historical fiction and his debut novel.

He currently lives in New York City with his wife of twelve years. They enjoy seeing the sights and exploring the city that never sleeps.

Find out more at www.caryreednovelist.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Punic War fiction
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
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Very interesting hopefully waiting for next book in series there is a lot more to the story of Scipio, Aemelia....wrote fast
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Lauren Gleit
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, modern take on classical Rome and the Punic War
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2020
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This was a really great read - it took a topic that I've learned about in the past and gave a different point of view. The battles and movements were well-represented, but this really got into the people and personalities. I really enjoyed the purposefully modern take, especially on the language and the politics, which added to the story and made it seem familiar. It moved quickly and was just plain fun! Great historical fiction which was about something very serious - the deadly war for the western Mediterranean - without taking itself too seriously.
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L.M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read, sad to say “There is nothing new under the sun”.
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021
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“What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun”. Ecclesiastes

Enthralling characters. Rich visuals of the period. Could be happing here today!
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DILARA MCCAULEY
5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical fiction
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2020
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I loved this book!!! I am not normally a big fan of historical fiction but I found it to be very engaging and I cannot wait for the sequel (I hope there will be one...).
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kosraedan
1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst in a while
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
The writing style is not too bad, however the depth of the characters and the utter simplicity of the story gives this a comic book nature. I soldiered on to finish it, thinking that the end might justify the long journey of reading. It did not. The ending was particularly unsatisfactory.
This attempts to be an action novel surrounded by political turmoil. Unfortunately, the two plots diverge so far that they should never be in the same book. It is impossible to even identify the main plot. The characters are nothing but caricatures. The heroine is a beautiful, smart aggressive "type A" female. She, of course, has only good and virtuous political positions. The "hero" is a "type B" Roman military leader who apparently feels free to weep in front of his men when his father, the Roman consul, is unfair to him. It is too ridiculous to fathom. Then we have the villain. He is crude, fat, ugly, with deplorable manners and worse ideas. He, in opposition, to the heroine (with good ideas) is out only for himself. He leads the unwashed masses who have no hope of thinking for themselves. He really needs a black hat so we cannot fail to recognize him as villain.
Finally, this is set as a historical novel. Other than Hannibal crossing the Alps with elephants, nothing in the tale had much of a ring of truth. Good historical novels take the reader to the era and reveal something of life there, or at least what happened. Good writers study in order to properly immerse the reader in the alien culture. Here, I find no serious effort to that end. My guess is that the depth of inquiry was to simply read a Wikipedia article or two before writing.
For those who might appreciate it, the book is very "WOKE". As for me, I just wish I had the time I spent reading it back.
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Silvia S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Historical Fiction Doesn't Get Any Better
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020
It doesn't get better than this: There are as many plot twists as GoT, but instead of dragons you get war elephants. This book is as thoroughly researched as a history text, but reads like a page-turning adventure novel. There is a deep interest in the psychology of the narrative's major participants: Hannibal, Scipio, Hasdrubal, Mago; but there is much interest in others as well: Paullus, Varro, Cato, Scipio, Nautia, Servillia, Aemilia, Fulvia, Fabius, Plinius, Claudius, Calvus... The descriptions of arms and armaments from the period seem accurate based on what i've read, but also, the discussions of the political and social-dynamic configurations of Roman society are sensitively rendered while oddly topical at this moment in US history. At 371 pages, large type, it's a quick read, handsomely bound with a reproduction of a Constable on the cover that seems in keeping with the overall tone of the book.
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