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The Dance of Time
by
David Drake, Eric Flint
historical fiction, military science fiction in a paperback edition that was published by Baen Books on June 26, 2007 and has 672 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 Tide of Victory, Changer of Worlds, Torch of Freedom, Burdens of the Dead, Cauldron of Ghosts
The sixth and last…sigh…of the historical, military science fiction series, Belisarius.
My Take
Yes, Flint and Drake did a lovely job of ending it…even though I still want to know what happens next. How long do the reforms last? How long does Photius and his bride survive? Do the Indian kingdoms persevere? Does the reformed Persian empire take hold? How does Washi go on?
Be warned reader. Picking up each novel in this series, you will not be able to put it down until you have finished!
The Dance of Time revolves between our young Calopodius as he strives to seek purpose in his life now that he’s blind with his despising wife on her way to see him — wait’ll you see what she gets up to! — and the variety of major policy and cultural changes occurring across the known world: some accomplished ruthlessly with, I suspect, a nod to the Crusades of our own history while most are a result of clear, decent thinking — hoping for a forever but not expecting it. I guess this is what the entire series boils down to — decent people wanting to set the world right for the average man and providing the reader with lots of adventure, battle, and intrigue while twisting a number of familiar backdrops.
Well-done, gentlemen!
