false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170462065m/57368.jpg 57368 2 Eric Flint and David Drake's alt-history epic devoted to real-life Byzantine butt-kicker Belisarius has reached part three--<I>Destiny's Shield</I>--and this installment finally busts loose with some serious head-to-head. Everybody's favorite general is leading an outnumbered Roman-Persian force to check Malwa aggression in the east, forced to action by the fiends' sea-borne invasion of the Tigris-Euphrates delta and their subsequent siege of Babylon. For those unfamiliar with the series, this what-if puts the Malwa Empire in control of the Indian subcontinent thanks to diabolical assistance from across time, granting their forces superior strategy and advanced weaponry. But the ever-canny Belisarius is equal to the challenge, with no small help from a telepathic crystal named Aid that acts as both adviser and seer. The writing tandem of Flint and Drake still proves strong--relative newcomer Flint (<I>Mother of Demons</I>) seems well-paired with military-SF powerhouse Drake, creator of "the meanest bunch of mercs who ever nuked a world for pay" (that'd be <I>Hammer's Slammers</I>, natch). The two offer up their usual dose of meticulous historical detail and realistic, mud-and-blood combat and tactics. Throw in some time-bending fun like Belisarius's "invention" of the Knights Hospitaler and phrases like "fire in the hole," and you know you're in for a good time. (Of course, if you're new to the series, check out the first book, <I>An Oblique Approach</I>.) <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 948573 1999 Destiny's Shield (Belisarius, #3) total:142|5:1|4:3|3:1|2:1|1:0| 142 566 168 4 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jun 14 18:09:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 18:11:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 12:53:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 12:54:33 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 18:29:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 18:47:26 -0700 2009 http://spoiledforchoice.x10hosting.com/b...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 15:07:42 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 15:08:56 -0700 2008
It will be a sad day when the authors decide to kill off any of the main, sub-main characters that have spanned more than one book.
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