Muses of Terra

Codex Antonius #2

by Rob Steiner

"You can't outrun your responsibilities. They'll catch you and tackle you to the ground."Marcus Antonius Cordus thought he left his past behind when he escaped Terra six years ago. All he wants is to explore the universe with his mercenary friends and stay far away from Roman politics.But the unseen alien Muses have different plans. Cordus begins to see ghosts from the past and hears voices when no one is near. Like his Antonii ancestors, he fears his mind is slipping. If he loses control, he will become a slave to Muse plans to dominate humanity. Or banishment from the mercenary family who loved him when no one else would.So when a new Muse strain invades Roman space, Cordus must choose between the freedom he’s always wanted and stopping the apocalypse that he was born to prevent.Muses of Terra is the second book in the Codex Antonius series, a must-read for fans of Roman alternate history and space opera. Grab your copy Rob Steiner's thrilling science fiction adventure today.

Genres: Science Fiction

421 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 2, 2014

About the author

Rob Steiner is author of the Journals of Natta Magus series. Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show featured two stories about Natta Magus: “The Oath-Breaker’s Daemon” and “The Cloaca Maxima.” Rob also wrote the alt-history/space opera Codex Antonius series (MUSES OF ROMA, MUSES OF TERRA, and MUSES OF THE REPUBLIC) about a Roman Empire that spawns an interstellar civilization.

Reviews

[Mick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A harrowing and exhilarating ride

Book 2 of the Codes Antonii series was great if you liked the first one. The last hundred pages are like a great action movie. I look forward to reading book 3!

[Charles Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Good

Excellent continuation of the first book. Lots of action and suspense. Looking forward to starting the third book. New characters introduced and sets the stage for a new adventure.

[D.M. Pruden · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concept behind this series is growing on me. The second book is better written than the first in the series and better edited ( though still plagued by the odd grammar gaffe... confusion of then and than; a pet peeve of mine).

The main POV in this book is taken up by young Cordus who struggles accepting his fate. The cast of the series changes by the end of the book with the killing off of many of the main ones from the first book. I am looking forward to where the author is taking the series in the third novel.

Generally, the pace of this book is high and maintained. I don't think there are any real slow sections of the book and it maintained my interest quite well. I thought the final conflict with the Originators in virtual reality was a bit hard to digest, but I am not a gamer and don't relate to the idea of VR very well.

A good follow up to the first book, The Muses of Roma, and worth the time to read it.