This is just one of those light bits of fluff that I enjoy while I'm reading something heavier. It's not art, but it's fun. It's part of a series that Bova created in which our hero, Orion, is placed in Macedonia during Philip II's reign, and as Philip's son Alexander (eventually known as "the Great") is learning his military lessons.Orion is not exactly human. He was created by the cleverly named Creators to serve them as needed, usually as a warrior. The Creators, while based in the distant future, are recognized by humans in this era as their gods - Apollo, Hera, Athena and the rest of the gang.The Creators see this point as a critical nexus in time, and need to be sure that things go the way the want. It's up to Orion to help ensure this - but by this time, he isn't exactly fond of the Creators and has his own plans.I read the first Orion book when I was in high school and really enjoyed it. I don't get the same pleasure now as I did then, but it's still a fun diversion. And Bova does make a decent effort to get the history right - with some of his own interpretations. One complaint - what the heck is that cover art about? In no scene in this book is Orion dressed in modern clothes, and carries no weapon more advanced than a sword.
Widely considered to be Bova’s masterpiece, I never really figured out these books (and yet for some reason I read three of them). Our titular hero loses his memory, fights evil as he jumps back and forth in different eras of past and future. These jumps are more or less out of his control. He constantly loses and regains his beloved. The first book is decent, but after that it’s really just rinse and repeat and they blend into each other in my memory. I gave up after book three.http://www.books.rosboch.net/?p=460
What do You think about Orion And The Conqueror (1995)?
Okay, when I picked up 'Orion' originally, I didn't know it was a series. Now that I have discovered it, I must admit that I'm hooked. This is the fourth book in a series of five, so I've read out of order. Machts nichts . . .it matters not.Bova continues to masterfully weave Orion into the fabric of human history. Unlike the first novel, when Orion was in several different time lines, this novel is confined to fourth century Hellenic Greek, in the time of Phillip of Macedonia when Alexander (wh
—Chuck
