The Dance of Time
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Battle Across Time! Belasarius Apotheosis! Steamboats that launch Greek fire; telegraph lines connecting the battlefront on the Indus to ancient Constantinople, Byzantine palace plots aided by wireless devices: General Belasarius and his battle-hardened troops must advance quickly through the history of technology to stave off a coming age of ultimate darkness. And now - the epic final battle that will either give birth to or destroy Aide, Belasarius's doughty crystalline advisor and humanity's loyal friend! The latest entry in New York Times best-seller Eric Flint and military SF master David Drake's ground-breaking "Belasarius" series. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Customer Reviews
Heroic fantasy with high action and a bit of philisophy
The mix of Drake's driving battlefield action and Flint's combination of deep philosophy and charming irreverence makes for a great read.
This is very much in the heroic fantasy mode with larger-than-life characters though the underpinnings are SF. On one level it’s an alternate history romp across the ancient world with rapidly evolving technology. On another it’s a philosophical essay on the very meaning of humanity.
The idea that core ‘human’ values like Freedom, Compassion, Curiosity and Love, bind us more strongly than any outward trappings of physical form or cultural custom is a common theme in Fantasy and SF and is the main reason they are my favourite genres. This series (now in one book) epitomises this ideal.