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You did a great job on *our* Simmo, John - many thanks for a most interesting read!
I share his enthusiasm for:
"I guess I like "EPICS", mainly historical or big fictional epics and stories of escapism and "one man overcomes the odds" type stories. The era is fairly irrelevant. But that said, the Roman Empire is a fascinating era. I'm currently on Book 3 of a 4 book "fiction epic" by Conn Iggulden called "Emperor" - a largely fictitious but historically similar portrayal of the life of Julius Caesar, from boyhood through to his death (I assume!)."
I've read Conn Iggulden's "Emperor" series and was totally absorbed by each of the four volumes; this Irishman really brings history to life by converting painstaking research into a rattling good yarn and I would recommend it to anyone. I had a genuine sense of regret that there were no more to read when I finally put "Field of Swords" down in the early hours of the morning.
Simmo, did I see a few tasty discs of black pudding on that breakfast plate? My kind of weekend kickstart (and kickass) breakfast for sure!
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