James M. reviewed A really exciting Alternative History. on 2/9/2009 + 101 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Sometimes you just get lucky. I still don't know why I started reading this book, I'm not an Alternative History buff, but a couple of pages and I was hooked. (I have become an instant S.M. Sterling fan.) Sterling is one of the very few of today's authors that is not only a fine craftsman, but a great storyteller. He doesn't drown you in dialog or craze you with umpteen sub-plots and names to try keeping track of. The men are Males and the women are Female and act apropriately for their gender. The Good Guys are very good and the Bad Guys very bad. Responsibility is the norm, with Law and Honor being taken very, very seriously. Violence is flat-out, for keeps, with no holds barred, and no apologies granted. He paces the tale perfectly- I had great difficulty putting the book down. I do hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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