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A review by abigcoffeedragon
Sentry Peak by Harry Turtledove
2.0
This does not do it for me.
It has on the surface what I would Love - the American Civil War retold in a fantasy setting.
The problem that I have with this book is that it is a civil war story and it is told - there is a ton of politics (because, guys, there was) - and a ton of military strategy (yeah, that too) - but there is not too much to keep me going.
Replace the Calvary with Unicorn riding military (very cool) replace trains with magic carpet 'slipstreams' kind of, weird, - and replace guns with crossbows.
The sad part is, that there is not anything to taste in this large meal - because it is an allegory and a retelling of sorts, there is nothing to be excited about, there are no characters to like, and a few characters to hate.
In watching North and South, it is a very dramatic movie with war thrown in and also romance. This is like that with less actual fighting (the war is more of a backdrop than front and center) and thank god there is not a romance angle.
Point being, this is more of a Fantasy History book, and not a Fantasy novel with action that I had hoped for.
3 stars because I love the concept, and the mixture of time-periods, but I did not love this story and will not continue this series. Maybe another in the Turtledove line.
It has on the surface what I would Love - the American Civil War retold in a fantasy setting.
The problem that I have with this book is that it is a civil war story and it is told - there is a ton of politics (because, guys, there was) - and a ton of military strategy (yeah, that too) - but there is not too much to keep me going.
Replace the Calvary with Unicorn riding military (very cool) replace trains with magic carpet 'slipstreams' kind of, weird, - and replace guns with crossbows.
The sad part is, that there is not anything to taste in this large meal - because it is an allegory and a retelling of sorts, there is nothing to be excited about, there are no characters to like, and a few characters to hate.
In watching North and South, it is a very dramatic movie with war thrown in and also romance. This is like that with less actual fighting (the war is more of a backdrop than front and center) and thank god there is not a romance angle.
Point being, this is more of a Fantasy History book, and not a Fantasy novel with action that I had hoped for.
3 stars because I love the concept, and the mixture of time-periods, but I did not love this story and will not continue this series. Maybe another in the Turtledove line.