Well Written Roman Slave Story

I’m usually put off by stories that have polyamorous and group sex scenes but this is really worth a read so don’t be put off. This book is the first in a four part series and develops the characters in strength and detail. The series is called an m m romance and the first book certainly sows the seeds into how this relationship will develop.
Alle is a very likeable character and the reader becomes invested in him, so much so that you actively dislike Gaius and need the arrogant slave owner and General to be brought down a peg or two; I certainly hope this happens later in the series as the power dynamic is very one sided( as it would be in Ancient Rome but I am a modern reader). The supporting cast are interesting and well developed and there are mysteries that need to be solved in the rest of the series.
All in all would highly recommend. The only criticism I have of the audible is that Alle’s voice did not sound right; it wasn’t light and attractive but slow and a bit dumb but maybe this is deliberate because Ally is playing a game.

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A Rollicking Roman Ripping Yarn

I read the book a while ago, and pounced on the audio as soon as I had a chance. The narrators had a lot of fun with this - they've done an excellent job recreating the first part in Kenwood's Dominus series, and if you enjoy an engrossing historical story with great characters, with drama, humour, tragedy, and R-rated scenes, you'll enjoy this. The books are all available across the Amazon sites, by the way.

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Fun story set in Ancient Rome

Fun story that took me a while to get in to. Many characters and also different names for each of them got me confused in the beginning.
But after a while I got more in to the story and it was entertaining.

Nick J Russo only does the prologue and epilogue that is set in modern days. And just after this first book I don’t really understand the connection of that to the main story. But I love Nick’s narration.

Hannibal Hills narrates the main story and does it well. There are a few high pitched voices that don’t suit me, but that is personal taste. My main problem is that he uses accents for some side characters that I have a hard time to follow as a non native in English. But as I got more and more into the story it was easier to understand and therefore enjoy.

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Remarkable story

3.5 Stars

At first I wasn't sure how to rate this. The narration was excellent. Some of the sex slave voices had me cracking up, to be honest, but overall, they all sounded so different it was easy to keep in mind who was talking.

The story itself started out in Rome as a battle has been won and Gaius learns of a sex slave sale. He ends up finding a man there that was taken prisoner and waiting to be sold as a slave. After spending too much money, Gaius wins as highest bidder, then takes his new toy, Alle, back to his home by the sea. Once there, Alle plays a fool, pretending not to speak the language, not understanding what is asked of him, but when he finally sees Gaius for the first time as his owner, he can't leave.

Gaius lives in a world plagued by ancient battles and aristocracy. He's one of the soldiers that fights battles and comes home the victor. He's well known and his brother is next in line for the throne. But in every life, there are politics that keep people uninformed and dangerous.

Once he tries to break in Alle, his newest toy, he realizes how much he's wanted someone just like him, to have and enjoy. But when his world gets turned upside down, he's not sure how much he can take and survive.

I loved the writing. It was so well done. My only downside was how much sex there was (a lot!) and how the story didn't really get going until more than halfway through. I felt I knew a lot about the history of Rome, but wanted more in the way of story line. Otherwise, the characters were actually redeemable and endearing for the most part.

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Loved this book

I have always been a sucker for History add I a bit of male romance and you havey attention. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the narrator was quite amusing.

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fantastic story, terrible narration

An attention grabbing story of ancient roman times, of patrician Roman and conquered Dacian slave. Vivid and many layered story just starting in this first book of a series. Great world building with accurate and brutal historical detail. Unfortunately the narration is terrible with awful voices chosen to portray the 20 something male slaves and women that really distracts from the story as they play vital parts.

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Dominus

This short story was a great introduction to the main characters and it left me yearning for more. I will be following this author

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A journey to the time of the Roman Empire

A story that completely sucks you in and takes you on a time travel back in time. I really hope that the other books of the series will be also released as audiobooks.

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I loved this story.

I loved this story, when I read it way back. I may have been one of the very first readers.

I love the series, and have read all the snippets on JPK's website.

I am not a fan of audio books in general but this one is pretty damn good. The voices are extremely fitting.

I would say to you read or listen. You won't regret it!

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Like time travelling!

I had already read the book, so I was already familiar with the story, but I was really amazed at how the characters seem to come to life with this performance.

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