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A review by being_b
Valor's Choice by Tanya Huff
1.0
I don't know with this book. On the one hand, it's a lot of fun, with all the virtues other reviewers cite. On the other hand, the author states that the main conflict was modelled after the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the 1879 Zulu War, aka. Britain's invasion of southern Africa. With our heroes taking the role of the British.
This really grossed me out. The battle of Rorke's Drift was a historical slaughter that occurred as part of an unprovoked invasion, resulting in the destruction of the Zulu people and culture. It is inappropriate to remove the military events from their historical context-- it would be like admiring the efficiency of the Nazi logistics for implementing the Final Solution and writing a story based on them.
I was left feeling complicit and nauseated.
This really grossed me out. The battle of Rorke's Drift was a historical slaughter that occurred as part of an unprovoked invasion, resulting in the destruction of the Zulu people and culture. It is inappropriate to remove the military events from their historical context-- it would be like admiring the efficiency of the Nazi logistics for implementing the Final Solution and writing a story based on them.
I was left feeling complicit and nauseated.