The Silver Branch
by Rosemary Sutcliff
Taste attributes: historicaladventurethrillerteenfastlinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA fast-moving historical novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like pace over patience.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
A young Roman army medical officer, sent to Britain during the period of waning Roman rule, befriends a kinsman with whom he shares an adventure of intrigue, exile, and underground activity with the Lost Ninth Legion.
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- Author
- Rosemary Sutcliff
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 231
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- Open Library
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