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Hannibal's Children

John Maddox Roberts (2002)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesHannibal's Children #1
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.75
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeathPolitical Violence

Positive tags

AdventureQuestRedemption ArcFriendship

Hero archetypes

Soldier / MarineExileVengeance-Driven Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastRebel / Revolutionary

Tropes

Alternate HistoryEmpireRebellionWarMilitary CampaignVengeance QuestExiled People ReturnHistorical Military Fantasy

Themes

RevengeExile and ReturnMilitary StrategyNational IdentityHistorical What-ifRebuilding CivilizationLegacy of Defeat

Synopsis

In 215 B.C., Hannibal and his Carthaginians defeated Rome in the Third Punic War and sent the defeated Romans into exile north of the Alps. One hundred years later, the Romans have rebuilt their army and are back to reclaim the world.

Tags

Alternate HistoryMilitary FantasyHistorical Fantasy