false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166854412m/17867.jpg 17867 5 The six families of the Clan rule the kingdom of Gruinmarkt from behind the scenes, a mixture of nobility and criminal conspirators whose power to walk between their world and ours makes them rich in both. Miriam, a hip tech journalist from Boston, discovered her alternate world relatives with explosive results that shook three worlds. Now, as the prodigal Countess Helge Thorold-Hjorth, she finds herself ensnared in schemes and plots centuries in the making. She is surrounded by unlikely allies, lethal contraband, and, most dangerous of all, her family. To avoid a slippery slope down to an unmarked grave, Miriam must build a power-base of her own - with unexpected consequences for three different time-lines, including the quasi-Victorian one exploited by the hidden family. 19365 book 2005 The Hidden Family (Merchant Princes, Book 2) total:318|5:28|4:102|3:158|2:28|1:2| 318 1080 438 23 4 0 false false Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 16:30:02 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 16:43:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 23:21:53 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 23:30:00 -0700 2009
In this book Miriam in her struggles to stay alive in a world that makes the Italian Renansiance look like politics in a kindergarden. One of the assasins that came after her had a...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 07:17:03 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 05:50:33 -0700 2009
It shows the main character's quick adaptation and ability to apply an outsider's viewpoint to understanding the ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 18:26:48 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 18:32:14 -0700 2009
We're already struggling to assimilate information about two worlds and Clan politics, and then this novel goes and adds a third world. While Miriam's ac...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 08:15:01 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 08:33:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 06:01:40 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 07:04:23 -0800 2007
I think the author has opened up a HUGE world to explore wi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Apr 29 11:08:49 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 11:13:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:54:58 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 18:11:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:40:42 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 14:53:20 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 17:55:36 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 17:56:02 -0800 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 21:13:07 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:14:23 -0700 2009 The Family Trade left off. As I'm a sucker for any books that mixes long passages about economics, medieval court intrigue and automatic weapons, I pretty much read this one in one sitting. If you like Stross' sci-f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 08:29:04 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 08:30:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 14:46:53 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 14:48:30 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 12:10:09 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 05:52:00 -0700 2008
It read well, it was entertaining, but nothing great, especially character development wise.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 09:21:53 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:42:42 -0700 2009 2 0 false true Sat Aug 23 11:07:17 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 11:07:17 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 04 23:14:22 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 07 18:27:13 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jan 09 18:14:16 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 17 07:07:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 28 12:21:49 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 12:21:55 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 28 18:39:09 -0700 2007 Mon May 28 18:41:43 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=17867