Clash of Eagles (Clash of Eagles, #1)

Posted on 11 August 2018 by Alan Smale

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. Download Clash of Eagles (Clash of Eagles, #1) – kino-fada.fr Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews WHAT IFThe 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.In this what if world, Rome has continued to grow In the east, it is confronted by the Chinese Empire In the west, it has followed rumors ...In an interesting twist of alternate history, Clash of Eagles describes a scenario in which the Roman Empire never fell, and its legions march all over the known and unknown world after having completely conquered the entirety of the European continent.1218 AD Gaius Marcellinus commands the 33rd legion as it marches across the newfound lands of Nova Hesperia after having disembarked in the bay of Chesapica A series of violent encounters with various native peoples takes the Roman army deeper In an interesting twist of alternate history, Clash of Eagles describes a scenario in which the Roman Empire never fe...Disappointment of the year Alternate historical fiction in which Roman Empire never fell and now tries to conquer North American continent Sounds amazing, right I cannot deny that premise for this novel was perfect But where was world building Where was explanation of how such alternate world came to be Where was engaging storytelling and character development Without all of that even the best idea for story turned into one flat and boring novel.If you are in mood for military oriented nove Disappointment of the year Alternate historical fiction in which Roman Empire never fell and now tries to conquer North American continent Sounds amazing, right I cannot deny that premise for this novel was perfect But where was world buil...Free from net gallery in return for a honest review.well just finished this, in all it was a great story, well thought out and well written by an author who as done his research An alternative history fantasy so no magic or fantasy ra...Received from NetGalleyThe time is now, but the Roman Empire never fell Leading a Roman expedition of conquest of what is obviously North America is Praetor Gaius Marcellinus He s landed on the east coast, his goal to march west to discover the cities of gold across the mountains His force is already tired and stressed, but he has to march on, depending on indigenous guides in order to navigate the wild geography and unknown lands, before reaching the flood plains of the vast river that we re Received from NetGalleyThe time is now, but the Roman Empire never fell Leading a Roman expedition of conques...It s not often that you see a speculative fiction novel with a proper historical appendices The last few pages of Clash of Eagles underscores what makes this book so great the author s obvious passion for historical research Smale shows a command of both Mississippian Native American culture and the military culture of the later Roman principate that realistically extrapolates this alternative history in a way that truly lives and breathes If Rome had survived into the late Middle Ages, a It s not often that you see a speculative fiction novel with a proper historical appendices The last few pages of Clash of Eagles underscores what makes this book so great the author s obvious passion for historical research Smale shows a command of both Mississippian Native American culture and the military culture of the later Roman principate that realistically extrapolates this alternative history in a way that truly lives and breathes If Rome had survived into the late Middle Ages, and if it HAD undertaken a conquest of the North American continent, there is little doubt in my mind that this is exactly what it would look like.Clash of Eagles is that rarest and best of alternative histories the one you BELIEVE, the one that makes sense This is not some flight of fancy what if scenario It is a sober and careful assessment built on a bone depth immersion in two very different lines of history ... I received an eARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.What a satisfying read Imagine an alternate history where Rome didn t fall, and was responsible for leading the age of discovery into the New World How would their early encounters with the Native Americans go This book turned out to be muchthan a what if situation, developing into a richly constructed historical fantasy While the author mentions it as the first of a trilogy, the story here is pretty much self cont I received an eARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.What a satisfying read Imagine an alternate history where Rome didn t fall, and was responsible for leading the age of discovery into the New World How would their early encounters with the Native Americans go This book turned out to be muchthan a what if situation, developing into a richly constructed historical fantasy While the author mentions it as the first of a trilogy, the story here is pretty much self contained Still, I ll definitely want to readThe pacing is good, though a bit on the slow side It feels alright though, as it takes time to properly world build and to get the key players into place Smale does a good job keeping it interesting even at points where he has to make brief info dumps It s a little a time, and is interspersed with bits of humor and action scenes.And the battles Oh yes, Bernar...Description Clash of Eagles tells of the tale of of an alternate world where the Roman Empire has not fallen, and the continent of North America has just been discovered Hungry for land and gold, the Emperor has sent Praetor Gaius Marcellinus and the 33rd Roman Legion across the ocean to invade the newly discovered lands.Marcellinus and his men expect an easy victory over the native inhabitants, but the 33rd Legion clashes with an unique civilisation armed with weapons and strategies that no Description Clash of Eagles tells of the tale of of an alternate world where the Roman Empire has not fallen, and the continent of North America has just been discovered Hungry for land and gold, the Emperor has sent Praetor Gaius Marcellinus and the 33rd Roman Legion across the ocean to invade the newly discovered lands.Mar...In a world in which the Roman Empire never fell, North America has been discovered A Roman legion is sent to find gold and take over the land Gaius Marcellinus leads this legion and realizes that the barbarians are farcapable at warfare than Rome ever imagined After a massive battle, Gaius is captured and spared by the Cahokian Native Americans Gaius s whole world is changed from that moment as he struggles to find a life for himself among the Cahokians.Clash of Eagles was an attempt f In a world in which the Roman Empire never fell, North America has been discovered A Roman legion is sent to find gold and take over the land Gaius Marcellinus leads this legion and realizes that the barbarians are farcapable at warfare than Rome ever imagined After a massive battle, Gaius is captured and spared by the Cahokian Native Americans Gaius s whole world is changed from that moment as he struggles to find a life for himself among the Cahokians.Clash of Eagles was an attempt for me to branch out into historical fiction which is a genre I don t tend to read I did enjoy learning a bit about the Cahokian Native Americans because I truly don t remember learning about them before I am moderately knowledgeable about Rome s history so it was good to see a good amount of familiar Roman warfar...An alternate history epic, and well worthy of the title In this world, the Goths did not sack Rome The Romans are continuing to expand their frontiers, fighting the Mongol Khan on one side while sending troops across the Atlantic on the other Marcellinus, a Roman Praetor, has been charged with finding the fabled gold Roman tactics might not work quite so well in the New World though, and their concept of warfare may have a different result in the mountains of Appalachia, or when they...

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11 August 2018

Alan Smale