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matosapa's review
2.0
I picked this series up because I liked the Directive 51 series. Overall, the plot and characters were interesting but this was obviously an earlier writing attempt by Barnes. The character development was stunted and sometimes stereotypical. The concept of multiple timelines was interesting and he did a good job of exploring the possibilities of alternate histories. However, for an exemplary demonstration of this technique, I recommend Harry Turtledove - specifically, Guns of the South.
Other nitpicks include the poor quality of editing - misspellings, missing words, etc. The series wasn't rife with these errors but it was distracting at times.
Other nitpicks include the poor quality of editing - misspellings, missing words, etc. The series wasn't rife with these errors but it was distracting at times.
mato's review
2.0
I picked this series up because I liked the Directive 51 series. Overall, the plot and characters were interesting but this was obviously an earlier writing attempt by Barnes. The character development was stunted and sometimes stereotypical. The concept of multiple timelines was interesting and he did a good job of exploring the possibilities of alternate histories. However, for an exemplary demonstration of this technique, I recommend Harry Turtledove - specifically, Guns of the South.
Other nitpicks include the poor quality of editing - misspellings, missing words, etc. The series wasn't rife with these errors but it was distracting at times.
Other nitpicks include the poor quality of editing - misspellings, missing words, etc. The series wasn't rife with these errors but it was distracting at times.
nkmeyers's review
3.0
It's really a 3.5 and I love alternate histories and parallel universe stories. Plus this one keeps right on moving. My favorite art historian turned body guard protagonist I've ever met. Not that I've ever met one before that I can remember, but "never say never? "
I'll read the next installment for sure [b: Washington's Dirigible|808839|Washington's Dirigible (Timeline Wars #2)|John Barnes|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1178577439s/808839.jpg|794780] because this is the sort of book that makes you want to come back for more, hoping the next one will be just that much better than the first . . .
Plus Having a meal with Patton is just such a cool thing to get to do . . . those scenes are pretty fun takes on the if you could have dinner with "insert famous person here" question!
I'll read the next installment for sure [b: Washington's Dirigible|808839|Washington's Dirigible (Timeline Wars #2)|John Barnes|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1178577439s/808839.jpg|794780] because this is the sort of book that makes you want to come back for more, hoping the next one will be just that much better than the first . . .
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