Caligula by Douglas Jackson – Review

Caligula: The Tyranny of Rome by Douglas Jackson

Douglas Jackson is a new Scottish writer who became a bit of a local sensation when he recently secured a six-figure deal with Transworld Publishers; a deal that includes his debut Caligula and a sequel titled Claudius. As the title suggests, the story of Caligula is set in Ancient Rome, more specifically in the 1st century AD. Jackson appears to have been heavily inspired by Hollywood’s sword-and-sandal movies such as Gladiator, which the novel bears a superficial resemblance to. It is certainly a connection that the marketing team has chosen to stress with the movie-like tagline: Can a slave decide the fate of an emperor?

via Book Review – Caligula.