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Aide, a human soul embodied in a jewel, journeys back in time to join forces with Belisarius, the greatest general of the sixth century, to stop Link, an evil supercomputer that is using its vast powers to rewrite history to create the powerful, technologically advance Malwa Empire.Tags
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What would happen if Belisarius, the great Byzantine Roman general, matched wits with a supercomputer trying to take over the Earth and change human destiny. In Eric Flint's opinion, Belisarius and his troops kick butt! A great Roman-era military saga. Good characters, good strategy and good battlefield action. Belisarius has his own AI from the future helping him a little which counters the computer manipulating the troops from the other side, but in general this is Belisarius pitting his own wits against the enemy generals. Good stuff, even if we know which side is going to win.
Out of the four books in this series that I’ve read so far, I enjoyed this one the most. I enjoyed the previous three books a lot also, but this one stood out more for me because Belisarius’ enemies finally presented him with some real challenges. This added more tension to the story and it caused some anxious page turns. As with the previous books, this book still told a fun story with humor and interesting characters.
In this series, there are usually several chapters throughout each book with alternate points of view to give us a chance to keep up with what’s happening in different parts of the world as related to the over-all story. (There may not have been much of that in the first book, from what I remember, but there show more definitely has been in the others.) In the previous books, I enjoyed those stories but I was also usually anxious to get back to the Belisarius chapters. In this fourth book, I found the non-Belisarius chapters to be almost as enjoyable as the Belisarius chapters.
I’m looking forward to book five. show less
In this series, there are usually several chapters throughout each book with alternate points of view to give us a chance to keep up with what’s happening in different parts of the world as related to the over-all story. (There may not have been much of that in the first book, from what I remember, but there show more definitely has been in the others.) In the previous books, I enjoyed those stories but I was also usually anxious to get back to the Belisarius chapters. In this fourth book, I found the non-Belisarius chapters to be almost as enjoyable as the Belisarius chapters.
I’m looking forward to book five. show less
A series that starts out strong with an interesting premise, by this time is starting to feel flat, as the authors seem more enamored with creating soap opera drama instead of a tight story.
#4 down. They are definitely getting better. Belisarius has defeated the bad guys, kicked them out of Persia, even "killed" the evil overlord from the future (in one incarnation). Two more books to go.
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Eric Flint was born in southern California in 1947. He received a bachelor's degree from UCLA in 1968 and did some work toward a Ph.D. in history, with a specialization in history of southern Africa in the 18th and early 19th centuries, also at UCLA. After leaving the doctoral program over political issues, he supported himself from that time show more until age 50 as a laborer, machinist and labor organizer. In 1993, his short story entitled Entropy and the Strangler won first place in the Winter 1992 Writers of the Future contest. His first novel, Mother of Demons, was published in 1997 and was picked by the Science Fiction Chronicle as a best novel of the year. He became a full-time writer in 1999. He writes science fiction and fantasy works including The Philosophical Strangler and the Belisarius series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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David Drake was born on September 24, 1945, in Dubuque, Iowa. He attended University of Iowa, where he graduated with a degree in History (with honors) and Latin. He then attended Duke Law School. He was drafted out of law school, served in the army for two years and then returned to school. He worked as an Assistant Town Attorney of Chapel Hill show more and then part-time as a city bus driver before he became a full-time writer. Drake is considered a master of Science Fiction and Fantasy. The Hammer's Slammers, military science fiction, was his first published series. His other titles include Northworld series, The Dragon Lord, Starliner, Ranks of Bronze, and Redliners. In recognition of his work, he won a World Fantasy award in 1976. He currently resides in North Carolina. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Fortune's Stroke
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- 2000-06
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