I do prefer writing the parts of lesser, fictional characters, partly because no one can criticize them. Q: How fun was it to turn historical giants like Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gaius Julius Caesar into characters in this novel?Ī bit intimidating, as it always is. Ultimately, his story is a tragic one, which makes me like it even more. He led the largest slave rebellion in history, and could have escaped if he’d wanted to. He freed himself from slavery, forged an army from what were effectively civilians, and then beat the Romans up and down Italy for two years. I have even more admiration for him than I did previously. Now that you’ve finished Spartacus: Rebellion, what is your view of Spartacus as a man and a leader? Q: Spartacus is faced with some hard choices in this book. (So I had finished it before it came out Stateside, yes.) Hello, and thank you for having me! To answer your question, not quite – I finished Rebellion about a month after the first book came out in the UK. Had you already finished Spartacus: Rebellion by the time the first book was published? Q: Ben, welcome back to Fresh-scraped Vellum! Last June, you were kind enough to give me an interview on your first book in the series, Spartacus: The Gladiator. As part of the Spartacus: Rebellion Virtual Book Tour, I interviewed author Ben Kane about the second book in his epic series.
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