| Title | : | Hannibal's Children |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | John Maddox Roberts |
| Release | : | 2014-06-02 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fiction & Literature, Books |
| Size | : | 1658240 |
| Hannibal’s armies have conquered Rome, and the Romans have lived in exile for over one hundred years. Now they plan to reclaim their empire… on Hannibal’s Children: "[Roberts] does an admirable job of navigating through a difficult and challenging conceit, providing plenty of reflective material for history buffs while constructing an intriguing story line that pays tribute to the ingenuity of the Romans." - Publishers Weekly "Exciting, provocative, and entertaining … This is far and away the best book I've read by Roberts." - Science Fiction Chronicle “The author of THE KING’S GAMBIT and THE CATILINE CONSPIRACY provides a well-researched and vivid alternate history of the rivalry between Rome and Carthage.” - Library Journal “A fascinating alternate history novel...The Reader is immersed in the culture of Rome.” - Midwest Book Review "First-rate, intriguing … John Maddox Roberts … proves that he's perfectly at home in the urban sprawl of ancient Rome … He does an admirable job of navigating through a difficult and challenging conceit, providing plenty of reflective material for history buffs while constructing an intriguing story line that pays tribute to the ingenuity of the Romans.” - Publisher’s Weekly "Mastering the details of later republican Roman life, Roberts builds a very convincing alternate Rome, full of intriguing characters who pose readers the fun of figuring out their real-life counterparts." - Booklist on the SPQR novels: "Wonderful ... All the wild imaginative stimulation of the best detective fiction." - Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of The Mists of Avalon "Roberts deftly re-creates his ancient world, constantly reminding the reader that it was a cruel and violent place where people thought and acted a lot differently from us. A double-edged solution perfectly caps a highly entertaining story." - Publishers Weekly about the author: John Maddox Roberts is the author of more than 50 books in the mystery, SF and historical genres. His novel SPQR was nominated for the Edgar Award and the series is now up to 13 volumes and 13 languages. He also writes the contemporary Gabe Treloar private eye novels. He lives in Estancia, New Mexico with his wife, Beth, and an indeterminate number of cats. |
