Clash of Eagles, Alan Smale
Clash of Eagles, Alan Smale
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Clash of Eagles

Author: Alan Smale

Narrator: Kevin Orton

Unabridged: 14 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/17/2015


Synopsis

In a world where the Roman Empire never fell, a legion under the command of Praetor Gaius Marcellinus invades North America in the 12th Century. But Marcellinus and his troops have woefully underestimated the fighting prowess of the Native American inhabitants of Nova Hesperia, who have developed their own flying technology known as Thunderbirds. When Gaius is caught behind enemy lines and spared, he must reevaluate his allegiences and find a new place in this strange land. Alan Smale grew up in Yorkshire, England, but now lives in the Washington D.C. area. By day he works at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center as a professional astronomer, studying black holes, neutron stars and other bizarre celestial objects. He has sold numerous short stories to magazines including Asimov's and Realms of Fantasy, and won the 2010 Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookwraiths on February 17, 2015

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews WHAT IF . . . The Roman Empire had never fallen? Better yet – what if the Roman Empire not only continued to exist but conquered Europe and then decided to invade the American Continent? Sounds interesting, right? Well, in Clash of Eagles that is exactly what......more

Goodreads review by Markus on April 30, 2017

In an interesting twist of alternate history, Clash of Eagles describes a scenario in which the Roman Empire never fell, and its legions march all over the known (and unknown) world after having completely conquered the entirety of the European continent. 1218 AD. Gaius Marcellinus commands the 33rd......more

Goodreads review by Myke on January 07, 2016

It's not often that you see a speculative fiction novel with a proper historical appendices. The last few pages of Clash of Eagles underscores what makes this book so great - the author's obvious passion for historical research. Smale shows a command of both Mississippian Native American culture and......more

Goodreads review by Mark on January 22, 2015

Free from net gallery in return for a honest review. well just finished this, in all it was a great story, well thought out and well written by an author who as done his research. An alternative history fantasy so no magic or fantasy races. Wished we had more on this version of the roman empire, but......more