Clash of Eagles
It’s The Last of the Mohicans meets HBO’s Rome in this exciting and inventive debut novel from Sidewise Award-winner Alan Smale that will thrill fans of alternate history, historical fiction, and military fiction.In a world where the Roman Empire never fell, a legion under the command of general...
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It’s The Last of the Mohicans meets HBO’s Rome in this exciting and inventive debut novel from Sidewise Award-winner Alan Smale that will thrill fans of alternate history, historical fiction, and military fiction.In a world where the Roman Empire never fell, a legion under the command of general Gaius Marcellinus invades the newly-discovered North American continent. But Marcellinus and his troops have woefully underestimated the fighting prowess of the Native American inhabitants. When Gaius is caught behind enemy lines and spared, he must reevaluate his allegiances and find a new place in this strange land.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780804177221 (0804177228)
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Thanks to Netgalley.com and to Random House Publications -- Del Ray Spectra, I was approved to read this pre-released version of Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale. Now, anyone who knows me knows I'm a history nerd (hence the whole going to college for a history degree) and I love history; but, it's been...
I love alternate histories and this was a fascinating one. In the thirteenth century, a Roman legion crosses the Atlantic to North America in search of gold. The portrayal of Roman expansionism is not unexpected, but the portrayal of native Americans is surprising and intriguing. The story is told f...
WHAT IF . . . The Roman Empire had never fallen? Better yet – what if the Roman Empire not only continued to exist but conquered Europe and then decided to invade the American Continent? Sounds interesting, right? Well, in Clash of Eagles that is exactly what Alan Smale sets out to explore. ...
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