by Paul Kearney
3 stars. Workman-like is how I describe this one. It reminds me of Pressman's Gates of Fire without the interesting characters and without the fascinating insights into battlefield technology and tactics. The plot is barely there, the main protagonists have little depth and the battle scenes are som...
This is perhaps my first real taste into the sub-genre of "military fantasy" and I don't know, maybe it's just not for me. I realize the story is directly based on the historical events from Xenophon's Anabasis, so it's hard to really feel much suspense when you know what's going to happen already. ...
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