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As punishment for his poor judgment, a young, inexperienced Roman army officer is sent to Northern England to assume the command of a motley group known as the Frontier Wolves. Read Frontier Wolf author Rosemary Sutcliff – kino-fada.fr A.D 349Alexios Flavius Aquila is an excellent swordsman but an immature military leader A disastrous decision nearly gets him discharged from the Roman army, but his high ranking uncle begrudgingly pulls some strings, and well meaning but inept Alexios is transferred instead.The young man quickly discovers that discharge might have been thecomfortable option He s been sent to mind the fort on the very edge of Caledonia present day Scotland , the most northern and remote part of the A.D 349Alexios Flavius Aquila is an excellent swordsman but an immature military leader A...Frontier Wolf continues Rosemary Sutcliff s saga of the Aquila family that she related in The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers Centurion Alexios Flavius Aquila is second in command of a frontier outpost in Germany during the 4th century He s only 23 and inexperienced for the position but received it because his uncle is Governor of Northern Britain His inexperience proves his undoing when the commander is killed in an attack by local tribesmen and Alexios takes Frontier Wolf continues Rosemary Sutcliff s saga of the Aquila family that she related in The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers Centurion Alexios Flavius Aquila is second in command of a frontier outpost in Germany during the 4th century He s only 23 and inexperienced for the position but received it because his uncle is Governor of Northern Britain His inexperience proves his...This is currently tied with The Shining Company as my favorite Sutcliff novel both retread a lot of her favorite tropes and themes, including those present in Eagle of the Ninth I amambivalent about Sutcliff than many fans, and particularly ambivalent about Eagle of the Ninth I generally prefer her later work Frontier Wolf comes very close to perfect for me, t...Cover Blurb I m not very fond of the redone covers of Sutcliff s books Some of them, I ll admit, are good But not this one Guess why Yep, it leers And that guy looks nothing like how I picture Alexios.What I Liked As always, I love, love, love this Author s characters I have never once been disappointed in her characters I love the relationship between Alexios and Cunorix two friends turned against each other because of war Hilarion wasn t all that major of a character and he rarely Cover Blurb I m not very fond of the redone covers of Sutcliff s books Some of them, I ll admit, are good But not this one Guess why Yep, it leers And that guy looks nothing like how I picture Alexios.What I Liked As always, I love, love, love this Author s characters I have never once been disappointed in her characters I love the relationship between Alexios and Cunorix two friends turned against each other because of war Hilarion wasn t all that major of a character and he rarely said anything, but when he did, he was very funny, and I have to say that he was my favorite he was one of those minor characters that s just bursting with personality And Glaucus Montanus was great fun to hate I really liked Alexios as a protagonist he was different from some of Sutcliff s other legionnaire characters he had failed his ...I am having a difficult time coming up with words to explain how much I like this book.A later addition to Sutcliff s Dolphin Ring series, Frontier Wolf once again concerns Roman Britain in the late Empire 343 AD, to be precise The ringbearer this time is one Alexios Flavius Aquila, sent on account of a disastrous military mistake to the north of Britain to command the Frontier Wolves, a bunch of disreputable scouts that no one else wants, and further, if they don t like Alexios, I am having a difficult time coming up with words to explain how much I like this book.A later addition to Sutcliff s Dolphin Ring series, Frontier Wolf once again concerns Roman Britain in the late Empire 343 AD, to be precise The ringbearer this time is one Alexios Flavius Aquila, sent on account of a disastrous military mistake to the north of Britain to command the Frontier Wolves, a bunch of disreputable scouts that no one else wants, and further, if they don t like Alexios, he probably isn t going to be surviving it.The plo...Thoughts on the Overall Book First of all, I dearly love all of Rosemary Sutcliff s books, that said, I am going to have to admit that this one is probably now my absolute favorite of all Something about the mix of the characters, the story line, the setting and everything else just came together in that beautiful music that certain books have that cause you to die a little when they are over Rosemary said in her author s note that she wrote this story from the idea she got while watching a Thoughts on the Overall Book First of all, I dearly love all of Rosemary Sutcliff s books, that said, I am going to have to admit that this one is probably now my absolute favorite of all Something about the mix of the characters, the story line, the setting and everything else ju...It looks like Frontier Wolf has been reprinted which is very good, as I never knew it existed when I was younger Rosemary Sutcliff s work is wonderful, and Frontier Wolf is no exception it feels real, rich with historical details and also with touches of character and interaction that ring extremely true The small jerk of Alexios shoulders, for example, and calm Lucius calm even to the last and the last conversation with Hilarion.I didn t expect to love this as...After being thrust into command in a besieged fort on the Danube, ending in disaster, Alexios Aquila is disgraced but protected by a powerful uncle, and sent to the northern frontier of England to take over a force of frontier scouts, most of them members of the various tribes They aren t an attractive prospect for a young Roman officer, but then neither is he for a tough group of soldiers with their own ways Alexios settles into his command, establishing good relations with the local tribe, After being thrust into command in a besieged fort on the Danube, ending in disaster, Alexios Aquila is disgraced but protected by a powerful uncle, and sent to the northern frontier of England to take over a force of frontier scouts, most of them members of the various tribes They aren t an attractive prospect for a young Roman officer, but then neither is he for a tough group of soldiers with their own ways Alexios settles into his command, establishing good relations with the local tribe, but there are vague stirrings of trouble in the further north, and when it finally comes it is exacerbated by disastrous and tragic local events There follows a riveting adventure narrative, one if the best war stories I ve read in ages Sutcliff does action and military personalities a...Frontier Wolf is part of a series by Rosemary Sutcliff about a family that lives in Britain from Roman times to the Middle Ages The Eagle of the Ninth 1954 , the first volume in the series, is the most famous of Sutcliff s novels, but The Eagle of the Ninth was written during her early years as a writer, while Frontier Wolf was penned during the years when she had reached her full flowering as a historical novelist.The plotline is simple Centurion Alexios Flavius Aquila, in the Frontier Wolf is part of a series by Rosemary Sutcliff about a family that lives in Britain from Roman times to the Middle Ages The Eagle of the Ninth 1954 , the first volume in the series, is the most famous of Sutcliff s novels, but The Eagle of the Ninth was written during her early years as a writer, while Frontier Wolf was penned during the years when she had reached her full flowering as a historical novelist.The plotline is simple Centurion Alexios Flavius Aquila, in the arrogance of his youth, leads his soldiers into disaster As punishment, Alexios is sent to the frontier above Hadrian s Wall and placed in charge of a fort full of the scum and the scrapin...Like Sutcliff s other Roman Britain books, this one stands on its own Still classified as Young Adult, but it reads pretty much as a grown up novel It takes place on Rome s northern frontier in Scotland, with legionnaires living in a cautious but seemingly stable peace with the surrounding tribes I like that she took the first hundred pages or so to flesh out the setting and people before the action kicks off In historical novels, it s good to have a sense of what normal is before adventure Like Sutcliff s other Roman Britain books, this one stands on its own Still classified as Young Adult, but it reads pretty much as a grown up novel It takes place on Rome s northern frontier in Scotland, with legionnaires living in a cautious but seemingly stable peace with the surrounding tribes I like that she took the first hundred pag...

Frontier Wolf
  • English
  • 09 December 2017
  • Paperback
  • 0140314725
  • Rosemary Sutcliff
  • Frontier Wolf