Muses of Roma by Rob Steiner

Muses of Roma by Rob Steiner

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


On Concept alone, you should be reading this!

I bought this immediately when I saw the ad on Facebook. Romans in space: what could be better? As a fan of both Roman historical fiction and space opera, I was all in. I bought it immediately. I’m glad I did. Not only did Steiner come up with a great concept, but he paid it off with a great story with compelling characters that you care about. Dang it, I even got weepy at the end.

The concept is great. Imagine the dark ages never happened. Instead, with a bump in technology from a mysterious source, Mark Anthony was able to defeat Caesar Augustus with black powder muskets and cannons. From there, Rome has a thousand years of growth and technological advances that propel them into space.

Now Rome battles with rival empires for control of the universe. Thrown into the middle of this clash is a captain with a secret past and his plucky crew who will learn the dark secret of humanity’s true overlords and the war that has been churning for millions of years across the universe.

This is a fantastic read. Steiner does a great job of giving you just enough to understand the story in the beginning, but then slowly reveals the mysteries of this world as you progress through the book. I highly recommend it. This is the Star Wars we deserve!



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