The Silver Branch

Intrigue, plotting, and battles in the second of Rosemary Sutcliff s best selling trilogy which began with The Eagle of the NinthViolence and unrest are sweeping through Roman Britain Justin and Flavius find themselves caught up in the middle of it all when they discover a plot to overthrow the Emperor.In fear for their lives they gather together a tattered band of men and lead them into the thick of battle, to defend the honour of Rome But will they be in time to save the Emperor Rosemary Sutcliff s books about Roman Britain have won much acclaim and the first in the trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, has now sold over a million copies worldwide The author writes with such passion and with such attention to detail that the Roman age is instantly brought to life and stays with the reader long after the last page has been turned.Features Rosemary Sutcliff is the acknowledged master of children s historical storytelling Award winning author has won Carnegie Medal and has also been awarded the OBE and the CBE Historical fiction is currently enjoying a huge amount of popularity Great book for boys and girls alike Beautiful package with original black and white artwork throughout by Charles Keeping together with new cover look to tie in with other books in the sequence, The Eagle of the Ninth and The Lantern Bearers Read The Silver Branch author Rosemary Sutcliff – kino-fada.fr Srebrna grana je vrlo solidan istorijski roman za decu koji se bavi onim istorijskim trenutkom kad se Rimsko carstvo ve malo ljulja ali jo nije po elo sasvim da se raspada tako, tre i vek Kod nas je, mislim, dosta lo e pro ao jer su ga objavili em kao roman za odrasle, to ipak nije, em kao drugu knjigu trilogije to tako e nije, samostalan je roman i pored toga to je glavni junak praunuk onog iz Orla Devete legije Rouzmeri Satklif pi e ne samo pouzdano to se ti e istorije i sa uvek Srebrna grana je vrlo solidan istorijsk...It s very noticeable, after reading a few of Rosemary Sutcliff s books in close succession, how her protagonists are never the strong ones In Song For A Dark Queen, it s narrated by the queen s harper, not one of her warriors or a member of her family or the queen herself And within the context of the narrative, that makes perfect sense, but it s a slightly unexpected choice In The Eagle Of The Ninth, the protagonist is lame in one leg because of an injury, and therefore struggles with chro It s very noticeable, after reading a few of Rosemary Sutcliff s books in close succession, how her protagonists are never the strong ones In Song For A Dark Queen, it s narrated by the queen s harper, not one of her warriors or a member of her family or the queen herself And within the context of the narrative, that makes perfect sense, but it s a slightly unexpected choice In The Eagle Of The Ninth, the protagonist is lame in one leg because of an injury, and therefore struggles with chronic pain despite the fact it is almost healed And here, the protagonist is an anxious, sickly su...Up until very recently I was unaware that Eagle of the Ninth, one of my all time favorite Sutcliff books had a sequel This is not the first time something like this has happened to me, and it s very demoralizing Anyway, I made haste and got out The Silver Branch to read immediately And then it sat in my To Be Read pile for ages until I made myself read it because I had to return it Well, made myself read it isn t quite the right phrase, because I enjoyed every minute of it except when a cer Up until very recently I was unaware that Eagle of the Ninth, one of my all time favorite Sutcliff books had a sequel This is not the first time something like this has happened to me, and it s very demoralizing Anyway, I made haste and got out The Silver Branch to read immediately And then it sat in my To Be Read pile for ages until I made myself read it because I had to return it Well, made myself read it...Well, the annoying thing about this book was the spoilers contained in the blurb, two on the back cover and another one on the page inside the front cover, giving away two major turning points in the book and effectively telling us something that doesn t happen until the last act, though it is the point the book has been building up to It doesn t spoil the book by any means but it does nail down the direction of the book for you before you ve even picked it up The first spoiled turning point d Well, the annoying thing about this book was the spoilers contained in the blurb, two on the back cover and another one on the page inside the front cover, giving away two major turning points in the book and effectively telling us something that doesn t happen until the last act, though it is the point the book has been building up to It doesn t spoil the book by any means but it does nail down the direction of the book for you before you ve even picked it up The first spoiled turning point doesn t occur until about 100 pages in, for God s sake Anyway, The Silver branch, sequel to Eagle Of The Ninth, set a generation later, recounts the adventures of Justin and Flavius, young Roman officers posted to Britain where Carausias has proclaimed himself Emperor Once a rive...I cannot quite tell if this ties with The Eagle of the Ninth or comes in as a close second, but either way, it is a wonderful story As with The Eagle of the Ninth, Sutcliff has an amazing knack for showing emotion in the little things of the story, and for sweeping the reader off to yesteryear Justin and Flavius are spectacular, and the smattering of lesser characters are each unique Evicatos of the Spear, Aunt Honoria, Centurian Anthonius, Cullen the Fool, Paulinus, and, larger than lif I cannot quite tell if this ties wi...Justin bertemu Flavius di Inggris dan mrk menyadari bhw mrk msh bersepupu jauh Ketika mrk mengetahui bhw Alectus mencoba mengkhianati Kaisar Carausius kaisar buronan Romawi yg mengangkat dirinya sbg penguasa Inggris , mrk malah dimutasi ke daerah perbatasan.Ternyata Alectus benar2 melakukan makar thd Carausius Sebagian pendukung Carausius menyeberang utk minta bantuan pada Kaisar Constantius Justin dan Flavius batal menyeberang dan memilih mengkonsolidasikan di dalam negeri dgn menggalang ke Justin bertemu Flavius di Inggris dan mrk menyadari bhw mrk msh bersepupu jauh Ketika mrk mengetahui bhw Alectus mencoba mengkhianati Kaisar Carausius kaisar buronan Romawi yg mengangkat dirinya sbg penguasa Inggris , mrk malah dimutasi ke daerah perbatasan.Ternyata Alectus benar2 melakukan makar thd Carausius Sebagian pendukung Carausius menyeberang utk minta bantuan pada Kaisar Constantius Justin dan Flavius batal menyeberang dan memilih mengkonsolidasikan di dalam negeri dgn menggalang kekuatan utk melawan Alectus Maka perang gerilya dan perekrutan dilakukan dgn tekun oleh dua saudara ini, hingga datangnya pasukan dari Romawi, perang besar tidak terelakkan lagi Sang Elang lambang pasukan Romawi berhasil ditemukan lagi dan digunakam sbg simbol pembangkit semangat perang Berhasilkah mereka memenangkan perang ini Kesetiaan tetap menjadi pesan moral utama di buku ini Kesetiaan terhadap Kaisar sbg penguasa utama ditonjolkan ...Sekuel ini masih menawarkan tema persahabatan seperti buku sebelumnya Justin dan Flavius secara mengalami instan bonding saat bertemu di benteng laut Roma di Inggris Kenyataan bahwa mereka masih bersaudara jauh adalah bonus persahabatan mereka Saat Kaisar Roma di Inggris yang mereka hormati di gulingkan penasehatnya Allectus yang sewenang wenang, dua pemuda ini berusaha untuk menyelamatkan rakyat dengan cara yang paling sederhana yang mereka pahami Seperti buku pertama, buku ini berpotensi e Sekuel ini masih menawarkan tema persahabatan seperti buku sebelumnya Justin dan Flavius secara mengalami instan bonding saat bertemu di benteng laut Roma di Inggris Kenyataan bahwa mereka masih bersaudara jauh adalah bonus persahabatan mereka Saat Kaisar Roma di Inggris yang mereka hormati di gulingkan penasehatnya Allectus yang sewenang wenang, dua pemuda ini berusaha untuk menyelamatkan rakyat dengan cara yang paling sederhana yang mereka pahami Seperti buku pertama, buku ini berpotensi epik Masalahnya buku ini lagi lagi menghabiskan hampir 3 4 buku untuk menceritakan tentang tahap persiapan mereka untuk bergabung dengan Kaisar C...I thought this was fantastic the only reason it doesn t have five stars is because I m judging it against The Eagle of the Ninth, which I just likefor some reason I adore the ties between this and The Eagle I imagine Marcus would ve been proud to see the use his eagle was put to Justin s relationship with his father felt very real to me, too Neit...I have fond memories of reading Sutcliff back when I was in my early teens Nostalgia doesn t always serve me well, though, so I wasn t sure what I was going to find when I read this book But it was easily got on my Kindle, and I was looking for a change of pace I was not disappointed.I ll let others describe the book here I ll describe my reaction to it I enjoyed it It s not great literature, but it s solid literature and Sutcliff had a good eye and ear for historical matters One doesn t I have fond memories of reading Sutcliff back when I was in my early teens Nostalgia doesn t always serve me well, though, so I wasn t sure what I was going to find when I read this book But it was easily got on my Kindle, and I was looking for a change of pace I was not disappointed.I ll let others describe the book here I ll describe my reaction to it I enjoyed it It s not great literature, but it s solid literature and Sutcliff had a good eye and ear for historical matters One doesn t learn history in any formal way, but one does imbibe it, rather as a tourist imbibes something of a culture even on a bus tour I don t know why I associate Sutcliff s work with Young Adult perhaps it s because that s when I read her She doesn t specifically write about teens, and she certainly doesn t dumb down her writing Maybe i...When Justin, an army surgeon, and his soldier cousin, Flavius, discover a plot against their British emperor Carausius, they are forced to go into hiding There they spend their time dodging the Saxon agents of the traitor while creating secret communications with the Roman Caesar Constantius on the Continent All the while they build up a rogue Legion of their own, making for their standard a mysterious, wingless Eagle whose history lies in shadow, a glory of past days to lead them on to future When Justin, an army surgeon, and his soldier cousin, Flavius, discover a plo...

• English
• 14 May 2018
Rosemary Sutcliff
• Paperback
• 272 pages
• 0192755056
• Rosemary Sutcliff
• The Silver Branch