The first hannibal book stuck to the facts of each of the 2 great battles where rome was defeated and i commend you for your diligence. Jun, 20 hey, ben i have read hannibal enemy of rome and fields of blood absolutely amazing books i cant wait untill clouds of war is released in south africa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Fields of blood by ben kane available from rakuten kobo. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the hannibal fields of blood, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Enemy of rome by ben kane in pdf epub format complete free. Album rise of the blood legion the best of chapter 1. Having brought his army safely over the alps in winter, he now marches sou. Ben kane born 6 march 1970 is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction. Fields of blood hannibal 2 by ben kane 20140116 skip to main content. Fields of blood 2 continuing the stories of the characters in the first hannibal novel, fields of blood ends with the incredible battle of cannae. This acclaimed book by ben kane is available at in several formats for your ereader. Fields of blood hannibal 2 by kane, ben from amazons fiction books store.
Ben kane is a renowned writer born in kenya in 1970. But a stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played as romes generals seek to avoid confrontation. Oct 21, 2014 i recently finished the forgotten legion series, and just finished the first book in your hannibal series. By ben kane, the sunday times bestselling author of hannibal. Fields of blood by ben kane overdrive rakuten overdrive. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
When kane was seven, his family moved back to ireland where he went to school and ultimately college. Continuing the stories of the characters in the first hannibal novel, fields of blood ends with the incredible battle of cannae. Its led by hanno, one of hannibals young officers, and his secondincommand mutt. Ben kane the first in a brilliant new series set during the second punic war, from the bestselling author of the forgotten legion chronicles. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hanno, aurelia and quintus lives are for ever entwined yet they are on opposite sides of a deadly struggle for survival of each others countries. This book continues to follow hanno and quintus as they lead up to and fight in arguably one of the bloodiest battles ever. He is of irish descent, though, and he was born in this african country while his father, a veterinarian, had a job there. Continuing the stories of the characters in the first hannibal novel, fields of blood. It has taken me longer to finish reading hannibal fields of blood than it has taken me to read any of ben kanes other books, and ive read them all so far. At the end of the last book we had finally got onto hannibal so i was hoping for. The hannibal book series by ben kane includes books hannibal. A novel hannibal book 2 on your kindle in under a minute. He is best known for the forgotten legion, spartacus and hannibal book.
Set just before the opening of fields of blood, this short story is about danger. The encounter will go down in history as one of the bloodiest battles ever fought, a battle in which hanno and quintus know they must fight as never beforejust to stay alive. In cisalpine gaul, a carthaginian patrol is moving stealthily through thick woodland. See the complete hannibal series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Ben kane excels in the second book of the hannibal series fields of blood. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Home, book archives book series contact me free competition friends. The fields of cannae provide the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in history. Hannibal barca leaves his foot print on history during his bloody march across the roman countryside.
It wasnt that i found the story hard going or boring in fact the opposite, i just realised after buying it, that i wanted to take my time with it as i normally consume his novels within a. Fields of blood hannibal 2 by ben kane 20140226t12. In the first punic war, the roman legions defeated and humiliated carthage, their only serious rival for power in the mediterranean. Fields of blood hannibal 2 by ben kane admin february 26, 2014 hannibal. He is best known for the forgotten legion, spartacus and hannibal book series. Hannibal and his warrior army, or the mighty legions of rome. 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. Please do send me the release dates of any future books. Hannibal and his warrior army, or the, isbn 9781848092358. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by. Eventually, the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun in august in the south of italy. Hey, ben i have read hannibal enemy of rome and fields of blood absolutely amazing books i cant wait untill clouds of war is released in south africa. A stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played, with hannibal seeking to fight, and romes generals avoiding battle.
Read fields of blood a novel by ben kane available from rakuten kobo. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. An exclusive straight to digital short story which also includes the first chapter of ben kanes hannibal. As i said above, this book is the second in ben kanes hannibal series and is. I read ben kanes spartacus and thoroughly enjoyed it although the original novel i read many years ago was better. 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. Winter 218 bc in cisalpine gaul, a carthaginian patrol is moving stealthily through thick woodland. Hannibal, enemy of rome only just manages to catch glimpses of the hannibal character and thats all you will get is a few glimpses.
Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which hanno knows he must fight as never before just to stay alive. Hannibals campaign to defeat rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. Fields of blood hannibal 2 reprint by kane, ben isbn. Fields of blood hannibal 2 by ben kane 20140116 ben kane. Fields of blood by ben kane from waterstones today. By facts i mean what polybius wrote as a contemporary of hannibal and scipio. This book is a historical fiction novel based on the second punic war between rome and carthage which incidently carthage won. I am 16 and also want to be involved in history like you, and would love to visit italy. Hannibal s campaign to defeat rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy.