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-Remotely sympathetic or even interesting characters
-Dialogue that was consistent from page to page
-Plot that made eve...more...]]> 59441060 1426170 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 4 0 false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 15:07:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 13:18:38 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 55147160 2276719 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 2 0 true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed May 06 10:11:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 10:42:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50961499 2175038 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 4 0 false Mon Mar 30 15:40:32 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 15:47:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53995675 1344896 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 3 0 false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 03:21:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 03:14:29 -0700 2009
It's an alternate history tale, where Victorian London (and significant parts of the northern hemisphere) are struck by meteors that leave desolation in their wake, forcing a m...more...]]> 36381532 1581524 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 3 0 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 28 07:59:26 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 27 13:53:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5740667 334806 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 2 0 false Wed Sep 05 19:17:53 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 11 15:36:04 -0800 2007 more...]]> 66673855 2239286 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Aug 08 14:53:42 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 14:58:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80933912 2920263 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 4 0 false Sun Dec 13 22:20:51 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 13 22:21:46 -0800 2009 19406881 763823 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Apr 03 17:28:52 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 17:32:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42180046 1860261 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 4 0 false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 20:45:57 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:53:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 39520968 1756041 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 5 0 false Sat Dec 13 14:54:10 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 11:20:59 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 14:54:10 -0800 2008 17434555 881189 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Mar 10 08:06:32 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 08:44:59 -0700 2008
This is military sci-fi and has all the "harsh" elements normally associated with that genre.

I enjoyed this one because it is internally consistent and very engaging. A good rollicking read.]]> 42808424 865866 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 12 12:45:45 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 12:46:21 -0800 2009 52591298 1839760 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 2 0 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 21:13:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 19:29:52 -0700 2009 2087657 137914 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 3 0 false Sat Sep 22 20:56:44 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 13:11:27 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 21:53:45 -0800 2009 1070118 78347 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 3 0 false Sun May 06 18:38:07 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 01:16:20 -0700 2007 81932662 2242656 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 0 0 false Thu Dec 24 04:01:37 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 24 04:01:37 -0800 2009 81305941 2900757 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 0 0 false Thu Dec 17 11:13:19 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 11:13:19 -0800 2009 81278924 3048787 179021 0451458737 9780451458735 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471m/179021.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172466471s/179021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179021.The_Peshawar_Lancers 3.71 222 The Peshawar Lancers takes readers to an alternate 21st century earth, where boats still run on steam, messages are exchanged by telegraph, and the British Empire controls much of the world from India. But the Czar of all Russias is preparing for global conquest...]]> 2002 4 0 false Thu Dec 17 05:13:26 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 05:13:26 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=179021