Thomas Hoover

Downloaded from Amazon.com and read on my Kindle.

Thomas Hoover has written an epic tale loosely based on the beginnings of the East India Company's entry into India. It has the flavor of a well researched story with perspectives of the Pope-centrism Portuguese, the self-centered English and the 'Heathen' Indians. There is something for everybody with battles, adventure, romance, wild animal hunts, cultural immersion and political intrigue. You will soon feel like the Portuguese and English show more were the 'heathens' and India a little understood cultural mecca.

The Portuguese have had control of trade with India, by water, for a century and the English their own agreement with India. Enter Captain-General Brian Hawksworth and his two ships, as England attempts to gain a toe-hold in trade with India. We start with a sea-battle, make a hazardous landfall at the trade port, are immediately immersed in political intrigue and in-fighting, adventure across country to meet the Moghul, ride elephants, participate in wild animal hunts and more. A fantastic tale of India!

This is a story I could easily read again and have rated it 4-Stars. show less

At first, I was not sure I would like this book. During Chapter 1, I told myself to try to read at least a couple of chapters before giving up. Chapter 2 piqued my interest a bit. By the end of Chapter 3, I was hooked. [The Moghul] is one of those rare books that is so much better than the short "teaser" description. This is very likely to be a book that I will read again.

Terrible read. The author flips the narrator from informal chat to first person pov about every other page. Flagrant inability to shift from one topic to another...he uses "anyway" instead. Overall, the book was clunky, the characters were clunky. Some free ebooks shouldn't be downloaded. *sighs*

I really enjoyed this book. The subject matter of stem cells and how they can be used to regenerate parts of the body or even stop the aging process, was very interesting.