Product Description

The dawn of the 5th century AD, and the Roman Empire totters on the edge of the abyss. Already divided into two, the Imperium is looking dangerously vulnerable to her European rivals. The huge barbarian tribes of the Vandals and Visigoths sense that their time is upon them. But, unbeknownst to all these great players, a new power is rising in the East. A strange nation of primitive horse-warriors has been striking terror on border peoples for fifty years. But few realise what is about to happen. For these so called 'Huns' now have a new leader. And his name is Attila - 'the Scourge of God'. Thus begins a saga of warfare, lust and power which brought the whole of the Christian world to its knees - and ended in blood on the fields of France. It is a story of two men: Attila the Hun and Aetius the Roman. One who wanted to destroy the world, and one who fought one final battle to save it...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14580 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

BIG ISSUE
'[A] rattling good yarn... Napier tells a great story ... I couldn't put it down.'

Review
'The conclusion of the blood-soaked and rip-roaring historical trilogy' (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY )

'The final novel in the brilliant Attila trilogy and is packed full of action, battles, politics and great characters. Gripping from first to last.' (HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER )

Synopsis
The dawn of the 5th century AD, and the Roman Empire totters on the edge of the abyss. Already divided into two, the Imperium is looking dangerously vulnerable to her European rivals. The huge barbarian tribes of the Vandals and Visigoths sense that their time is upon them. But, unbeknownst to all these great players, a new power is rising in the East. A strange nation of primitive horse-warriors has been striking terror on border peoples for fifty years. But few realise what is about to happen. For these so called 'Huns' now have a new leader. And his name is Attila - 'the Scourge of God'. Thus begins a saga of warfare, lust and power which brought the whole of the Christian world to its knees - and ended in blood on the fields of France. It is a story of two men: Attila the Hun and Aetius the Roman. One who wanted to destroy the world, and one who fought one final battle to save it...

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Stunning
I must say that this is so far the best book I have ever read, and believe me I've read alot of historical fiction. The first two books in the sequel I found at times to be trying and I felt I had to find patience before I found the magic that Napier is capable of which came in waves and trickles. Yet for the third in the sequel, it was as if his style had finally perfected and he became frenzied with the knack of balancing intrigue, character development, intensity, profundity, melancholy historically factual truths and the whole ideology around the 'spirit of the times' but on top of all of this, I felt as if I was reading the script of a future epic, bigger even than Lord of the Rings, I was that encapsulated (from start to finish).

It has now awakened a deep interest for me in the whole time around Attila the Hun, Scourge of God and Flavious Aetius, last bastion of the Roman Empire and I found the interplay of emotions between two sworn enemies who were once friends brilliant, and the dwindling fortunes of the Roman Empire well documented. The battles were heart stopping, the mood downcast yet not beaten and there was a touch of hilarity between characters and their actions mixed with the appalling reality of the lengths Attila took to instill horror into the Roman enemy. An absolute legendary book which deserves to be the basis of a film

Come on Mr. Napier, Did they really speak like that in those days?
I am so disappointed. I was expecting a realistic account of Atilla`s exploits, set with historical accuracy, but this book has so much "filler" that I am debating whether to read what I`ve got left or just give it up as a bad job! It seems to me that Mr Napier thought to himself that he could stretch the story into 3 or 4 volumes by writing about Atilla`s teenage years in Rome, and using very modern language, including swear-words that just don`t fit with me. He did this and bored me! Perhaps you should start with the 2nd volume and give volume 1 a miss! If you want some serious historical fiction, I can thoroughly recommend the "Young Bloods" series about Wellington and Napoleon by Simon Scarrow and the "Crusade" series by Robyn Young. I can`t wait for the next volumes in these series to be published, but as for "Atilla"!!!!

Attila the first
First book I've read from William Napier. Overall I enjoyed it very much. Had periods when it bored me then annoyed me then gripped me with the story and characters. Did everything for me. look forward to reading the second one