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Legacy of Blood: Spartan 3 by Michael Ford (view source)
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|title=Legacy of Blood: Spartan 3
|author=Michael Ford
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Yes
|pages=304
|publisher=Bloomsbury
|date=January 2009
|isbn=0747598592
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The obvious comparison is to the mysteries in Ancient Rome by [[The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence|Caroline Lawrence]], but Bookbag doesn't like them very much and this series is much better. If they like historical fiction, then [[Bloodline by Katy Moran]] is an absolutely corking read.
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|name=Karen Lingling
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|comment= I wouldn't compare Ford's work to Caroline Lawrence at all. They are for completely different audiences. The Roman Mysteries concern themselves mainly with daily life in Rome, with lots of good cultural details and a lot of mystery. It took me several books to get into them, but I ended up liking the ones I've been able to get in the States. The Ford books are geared more toward boys who seem to love all the gory details, and fill a much needed gap for books about Sparta.
Enjoyed your web site, but tried not to spend too much time, since a lot of the books you reviewed are ones I can't get.
Thanks,
Karen Yingling
Blendon Middle School Librarian
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|name=Jill
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|comment=Hi Karen, and thanks for your comments! I see where you're coming from, but would disagree. Aside from the Lawrence more likely appealing to girls and Ford to boys, I don't think the difference is in the target audience at all - both series are suitable for similarly aged children, at a similar reading level, and with a similar interest in historical narratives. The difference simply lies in the societies described - and following on from that, the kind of adventures each child in each setting are likely to have. There are also other similarities, such as the treatment of subjugated races/peoples and the connections each central character makes with them.
It's always good to talk to people interested in children's books from outside the UK, and (although not library editions), you might find thebookbag more useful for book-buying than you realise as we carry Amazon US links whenever the American site carries the book. It's up in the top right there.
Jill :)
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