Forcing the Spring

The Colplatschki Chronicles #8

by Alma T.C. Boykin

Too soon grown, too late wise. Pjtor Adamson Svendborg seethes as his elder half-sister and her favorite play at ruling NovRodi, ignoring corruption and courting danger. Pjtor and his half brother Isaac the Simple must find a way to wrench NovRodi free of her clutches, and of the Harriers who raid, kidnap, and destroy all they touch. Doing so will take Pjtor over the sea to New Dalfa and a new world. Can he learn what he needs, fast enough, to save NovRodi? And to defeat those who prefer the old ways, who would drag his homeland back into the chaos years? But the damage done to Pjtor the child could bring down Pjtor the man. This book takes place 10 years after the events of Elizabeth and Empire.

218 pages, Paperback

Published October 24, 2016

Reviews

[Red Tide · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

This is a nice softer recreation of Peter the Great opening up Russia but a nice window into what a similar society might look like.

The opening of Russia and the founding of St. Petersburg aren't usually used as historical foundations for fiction, I don't think. The writer has done all readers looking for a glimpse of European development East of Brandenburg, a great service. It's another nice addition to the series.

I'm curious to see how the Princes of Muscovy deal with their new trading partners and the Turkowi. That has to got to turn up new possibilities for the first and generate serious ugliness in the second. I'm looking forward to the next volume.