If someone were to ask what this reader's thoughts are on Thomas Harlan's second book in the Oath of Empire series, off the top of my head I would say that it is mighty descriptive. Not a slight detail is overlooked on anything written about the beard on Mohammed's face, the hair on Maxian's hea...
In some far distant future year, the human race has spread out among the stars, encountering other species and an Empire that spans at least this corner of the galaxy. The Empire is ruled from the Imperial City of Tenochtitlan (which we know as Mexico City), the capital of the planet Anahuac. But...
A lot of fantasy is epic, and usually involves dwarves, elves and wizards. Well, I can't say The Shadow of Ararat is epic in that tradition, but as the first volume of The Oath of Empire series, it sure has scope.This is a sweeping tale. If it were less fantastic, it's the sort of thing that woul...
The saga continues as the telecast turns.Thomas Harlan puts out another fine book, the follow-up to Gate of Fire, and yet another showcase of his literary quality.In religiously festive manner, Rome attempts to rebuild itself and rise from the ashes in the aftermath of Mount Vesuvius's eruption. ...
To be fair to Thomas Harlan, the quality of his writing is unsurprisingly as top-notch as in the three previous books in The Oath of Empire series. But at the same time, this reader thinks that the excessive details and multiple plot threads, no matter how finely written they may be, could have ...
He opened his eyes, finding nothing but darkness. He tested the movement of his arms and legs, and found they were tightly bound. Shifting his head from side to side, the old Náhuatl determined that something—a rubbery plastic—had been stretched over his eyes. He was not gagged, which indicated t...