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Rally Cry
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This book "for me" only barely makes the 3 stars for me, but I think that's where it falls.
This is not a new idea (though to be fair this is an older example of the idea). It's one of my favorite "hooks" for a military fantasy or science fiction read. A group of soldiers gets shifted in time and or space. In this case a troop of Union Soldiers (35th Maine Volunteer Infantry and 44th New York Light Artillery) into an different world and/or universe. There they sort of stumble into a long (and somewhat futile) war with people from that place.
We find that there's seems to be people there who "fell through" before. We find a race/species ruling the world that sort of put me in mind of carnivorous Mongolian Horde.
I suppose it depends on what you're looking or hoping for here. There is a fair story with lots of action. We have a love story tied into the plot and we end in a cliffhanger "of sorts" setting up the series.
Don't get me wrong here the story in/of this book ties up and gives a satisfying conclusion. However we are left with the "This isn't over" from the antagonist.
I can't say I ever got involved in the story, I was a bit relieved when I finish the book. That's not good. I'm a fan of military fiction, military science fiction, military fantasy etc. I'd been meaning to get to this one for years...but doubt I'll go on with the series.
Maybe try it yourself, see what you think. Can't really give it a recommendation.
This is not a new idea (though to be fair this is an older example of the idea). It's one of my favorite "hooks" for a military fantasy or science fiction read. A group of soldiers gets shifted in time and or space. In this case a troop of Union Soldiers (35th Maine Volunteer Infantry and 44th New York Light Artillery) into an different world and/or universe. There they sort of stumble into a long (and somewhat futile) war with people from that place.
We find that there's seems to be people there who "fell through" before. We find a race/species ruling the world that sort of put me in mind of carnivorous Mongolian Horde.
I suppose it depends on what you're looking or hoping for here. There is a fair story with lots of action. We have a love story tied into the plot and we end in a cliffhanger "of sorts" setting up the series.
Don't get me wrong here the story in/of this book ties up and gives a satisfying conclusion. However we are left with the "This isn't over" from the antagonist.
I can't say I ever got involved in the story, I was a bit relieved when I finish the book. That's not good. I'm a fan of military fiction, military science fiction, military fantasy etc. I'd been meaning to get to this one for years...but doubt I'll go on with the series.
Maybe try it yourself, see what you think. Can't really give it a recommendation.
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October 28, 2014
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October 28, 2014
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October 31, 2014
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military-fantasy
October 31, 2014
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Well, of course none come to muing. There's the Misplaced Legion series about a Roman Legion by Harry Turtledove (not one of my favorite writers, but not bad). There's the High Crusade by Poul Anderson, the Lost Regiment Series by William R. Forstchen. Turtledove's Guns of the South is a little like that as are the 1632 books (that however is about a whole town that drops back in time). Of late the Destroyer men series hits a similar theme.Feel free to browse my shelves you may find some that I just didn't think of, LOL.
Thank you! Good idea, I will (browse your shelves). I've read some Turtledove and do not like his works, but I do like Anderson and never tried (or heard about) Forstchen, so I'll try those. Thanks again!
I liked Guns of the South pretty well but didn't care for his extended Civil War world. In my humble opinion he turns most things into extended soap operas.
My problem with Turtledove exactly. Couldn't have said it better :)
Do you know any good examples of this genre?
You say here: ”It's one of my favorite "hooks" for a military fantasy or science fiction read. A group of soldiers gets shifted in time and or space.” What other books/series would you rather recommend with that premise?
Thank you!