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Chargement... By the Sword (Spoils of Olympus, #1)par Christian Kachel
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322 BC. The Macedonian Empire is on the verge of civil war following the sudden death of Alexander the Great. As a boy, Andrikos, watched as Alexander's army marched through his homeland of Greek Ionia after defeating the Persians at the Granicus River on their way to the total conquest of the Persian Empire. Soon he will be embroiled in their world, forced to flee his old life due to an unintentional crime. Thrust into the army, Andrikos struggles to cope with the brutal yet necessary training which his superiors put him through to prepare for the coming wars of succession as Alexander's surviving generals seek to divide and conquer the spoils of Olympus. But Andrikos is not destined to be a nameless soldier; by chance he is chosen for a clandestine mission - and is immersed in a world of intrigue, violence and brotherhood. The path that lies ahead of Andrikos requires him to shed his immaturity to defend Alexander's legacy from those who would usurp it. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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On the whole I enjoyed the story. I was squeamish at the torture scene, which I felt was too grisly for my taste. Bad proofing or lack of any proofing annoyed me and spoiled my full enjoyment. I did not become immersed in that time period. Past participles were turned into verbs; there were many wrong homophones. Style ranged from too well organized and long-winded with extensive vocabulary, dialogue, and vulgarisms soon after. This was therefore unbelievable to me that simple soldiers and even the spymaster would talk that way. The author kept the same tone when different characters spoke and with descriptions. I couldn't connect with any characters, despite Andrikos being presented as a basically decent young man, led down the metaphorical "garden path" at first by the bad company he kept--and infiltrating the real pleasure garden, Triparadeisos, as part of his mission. ( )