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Source: the library
The Tide of Victory
by
David Drake, Eric Flint
alternative history, historical fiction, military science fiction in a paperback edition that was published by Baen Books on October 1, 2002 and has 561 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn, Destiny's Shield, Fortune's Stroke, The Dance of Time, Changer of Worlds, Torch of Freedom, Burdens of the Dead, Cauldron of Ghosts
Fifth in the Belisarius alternative historical military sci-fi series.
My Take
The Tide of Victory starts right off forcing you to teeter back and forth! What is Narses playing at? Whose side is the traitor on?
I have thoroughly enjoyed the behind-the-scenes action between rulers. What a treat to get something accomplished while we get to thumb our noses at the politicos! Woohoo!!
Lots of weddings, new kingdoms rising, reforms in the Persian empire. Justinian comes into his own with his gadgets as he helps Belisarius and Antonina thwart Theodora. A change of heart for Lord Damodred and Rana Sanga. Betrayal with a twist. Tragedy with the unnecessary death of a well-loved character — I think I cried for two days! Dammit, Flint and Drake, he didn’t have to die!! Oh yeah, you made good use of it eventually, but dammit…it was so unnecessary. All of this interspersed with strategies and battles by land and sea. It was fascinating to read of more-modern type weapons being deployed in a less-modern time.
