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Strength And Honor (2008)

by R.M. Meluch(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0756405270 (ISBN13: 9780756405274)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

DAW Hardcover

series

Tour of the Merrimack

review 1: A solid 3,5. While not as brilliant as the first three volumes in the 'Tour of the Merrimack' series, 'Strength and Honor' is a very entertaining read. Some might think its level of ridiculousness is too high to consider it a good book. To me it is still a light, funny game with the space opera topoi, put into high gear. As I see it, the author thought: "The idea of Romans in space with a mix of republican values and imperial political system is absurd and funny. Let's add something even more ridiculous!" And she kept adding those absurd ideas in such a lively whirlwind I could not help but be charmed, even by the gladiator fights chapters.True, there's not enough Augustus in there. But his presence is powerful even in his absence.
review 2: I don't think that ... morethis was one of her better books in the series. I felt like she was just drawing on random events to move the story along... and the fight between the Romans I felt was kind of weak and stupid, almost contrite.However, I have never studied navy warfare or any kind of real warfare except in the books that I read, so maybe the skirmishes are based on real life events... but I highly doubt it?The ending was also kind of anti-climatic I believe. She does close up loose ends, but it still felt kind of .. rushed? or I should say that this book was definitely of lower quality than her other books in the series. less

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