Mistress of Rome
Empress of Rome, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Elizabeth Wiley
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Written by:
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Kate Quinn
About this listen
Thea is a slave girl from Judaea, passionate, musical, and guarded. Purchased as a toy for the spiteful heiress Lepida Pollia, Thea will become her mistress' rival for the love of Arius the Barbarian, Rome's newest and most savage gladiator. His love brings Thea the first happiness of her life, but that is quickly ended when a jealous Lepida tears them apart.
As Lepida goes on to wreak havoc in the lives of a new husband and his family, Thea remakes herself as a polished singer for Rome's aristocrats. Unwittingly she attracts another admirer in the charismatic emperor of Rome. But Domitian's games have a darker side, and Thea finds herself fighting for both soul and sanity. Many have tried to destroy the emperor: a vengeful gladiator, an upright senator, a tormented soldier, a Vestal Virgin. But in the end, the life of the brilliant and paranoid Domitian lies in the hands of one woman: the emperor's mistress.
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Really enjoyed it
I read not fair criticism about narrator before listening this book. Not agree with criticism. She does pretty good job.
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- Sheryl Tarshis
- 2022-12-02
Excellent novel
I was riveted by the novel and read it in two days. The story is compelling, and the characters well drawn. The level of suspense is intense. The picture of the culture and lifestyle in Rome is superb.
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- Lisa v.
- 2021-05-05
Hard to get past the reader
This story is not bad. I didn’t enjoy it as much as Kate Quinn’s more recent works focusing on World War II, but it was light and fluffy and should have been an easy listen. The reader however was a real distraction. Over-affected voices made characters sound unnatural and forced. I often found myself not listening to the story but instead wondering who in real life really talks like that. It made it fairly impossible to suspend my disbelief and really get into the book.
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- Catherine
- 2021-06-12
Very entertaining
Kate Quinn is an amazing author. Elizabeth Wiley is an amazing narrator.
Very entertaining. It was a page turner in terms of listening.
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- TDouce
- 2018-08-07
Beautiful Story - but too much theatrics
A story I’ve loved for years, however I believe the reader’s theatrics and over acting took away from the enjoyment of the novel.
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- Kelsey
- 2019-06-14
Narrator was horrible
The book was okay, the narrator was beyond horrible. One of the worst I've ever listened to, it ruined the book for me.
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- Karyn Carroll
- 2022-06-05
This is actually book 2 of the saga!! NOT book 1!!
Audible has mislabeled the saga order!!!! As per the Kate Quinn web site, as well as the chronological order of the story, book 1- daughters of Rome, book2- mistress of Rome, book3- empress of seven hills, book 3.5: the three dates, book 4:lady of the eternal city. DON'T make the mistake of listening to mistress of Rome first, then going back in time because you will already know too much of what the future holds to enjoy daughters of Rome (which is mislabeled as book 2)
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-09-12
Good Overall
Good story. Pacing is a tad slow but not overly so. Learned this is an abridged version, skips last paragraph of the chapters when compared to book. Bit intense in places, not for those wanting light read.
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- Andrea Leatham
- 2022-01-03
Hard to listen to the narrator.
The story didn’t capture my imagination and the narrator was hard to listen to so I gave up after seven chapters. Perhaps it gets better.
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