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Book Review: The Bourne Imperative
After a somewhat sluggish start the middle and latter parts of the book picked up nicely, with many moving pieces at play concurrently all fitting together at the wrap up.
There are some challenges in the reader keeping everything in memory and perspective as more action leads to more facts to integrate in the larger whole.
It was a little surprising at how the fate of certain characters like Rebeka Read more of this blog post »
There are some challenges in the reader keeping everything in memory and perspective as more action leads to more facts to integrate in the larger whole.
It was a little surprising at how the fate of certain characters like Rebeka Read more of this blog post »
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Gemmell's Dark Prince in many ways is a masterpiece blending war, politics, mysticism and romantic destiny. Consistent with the author's style he doesn't sugarcoat life but out of the rough edges comes a work of beauty. Parmenion becomes the main cha ...more |
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| As a great lover of Sci-Fi- Fantasy I always found historical fantasy somewhat wanting but Gemmell makes a good show of it overall. The internecine conflicts among the Greek city-states lays out all too clearly why such a dominant culture with so muc ...more | |
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| This book was a nostalgic return to Feist, one of my favorite Fantasy authors, specifically focusing on some of the brand names of his earlier works. Of note, in my paperback version, there is only 141 pages, and therefore limited amount of backgroun ...more | |
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![Troy Shield of Thunder by Gemmell, David [Ballantine,2007] by David Gemmell](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695837000l/171685597._SY75_.jpg "Troy Shield of Thunder by Gemmell, David [Ballantine,2007] by David Gemmell")
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| This second book of historical fiction by Gemmell does not fail to disappoint in action, character development and political intrigue. Somewhat surprisingly Helikaon does not figure prominently until he begins to heal in the latter part of the book, ...more | |
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This book begins a new series now set in historical fiction around ancient Troy. Gemmell does not disappoint with his ever present plot action, rich character charisma, and dialogue to tickle the imagination. I personally prefer full fantasy over his ...more |
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| Gemmell did something interesting with this book that at least partially worked- the focus on the Rigante in this series switched from being an independent people to a conquered one. The intricate interactions with the Varlish both humiliated the Rig ...more | |
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| Gemmell tried a somewhat novel approach in continuing the Rigante series by jumping ahead in time 800 years to where the Rigante are a conquered but not exiled people. The strategy proved interesting and stimulating although truth be told I was looki ...more | |
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