The city of Thessalonica was a Christian light in a sea of pagan darkness, filled with hostile Germanic tribes and their powerful demons who threatened George, his family and his city.
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George was hunting rabbits in the hills not far from Thessalonica when he spied the satyr. Read the first page
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In a land where the "old" religions and their Dieties co-exist with the "new", man is caught in the middle. This book exercises the imagination and was an absolute treat for someone like myself who enjoys reading mythology. The author breathed life into the pages of Edith Hamliton and Robert Graves. I am a regular reader Dr. Turtledove's work and, to date, honestly feel this is his best.
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Not quite science-fiction-fantasy, this is more historical-fiction-fantasy. The book's charm is in the contrast between George's utterly unpredictable fantastic world, and his phlegmatic and resigned attitude toward it. Not sure what to make of the 4some, George and his friends John, Paul and Daktylios!
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The Sin of Presentism
6 Aug 1999
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I enjoy reading Harry Turtledove's alternative histories, and this one was no exception. It's an enjoyable book, and I strongly recommend it. I must, however, point out one flaw that irked me throughout the book. The scenes with George and his commedian friend John in the town wine shops struck me as contrived. The barkeeper acted more like a modern-day comedy club operator than an ancient wine seller, and John's jokes just didn't fit the time period. This is the type of strained writing one would expect to find in an episode of Xena Warrior Princess, but not a Harry Turtledove novel. Despite those distractions--and they are minor--this is still a great book with which to kill an evening.
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A "What If" lovers delight!
9 April 1998
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In a land where the "old" religions and their Dieties co-exist with the "new", man is caught in the middle. This book exercises the imagination and was an absolute treat for someone like myself who enjoys reading mythology. The author breathed life into the pages of Edith Hamliton and Robert Graves. I am a regular reader Dr. Turtledove's work and, to date, honestly feel this is his best.
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26 Jun 2003
By Dustin R. Hudson
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I was very pleased with Turtledove's novel "Thessalonica". He did an excellent job of keeping the fantastic elements in with the historical fiction elements.
Turtledove, who has a PhD in Byzantine history, accurately portrays Christian life in the Roman Empire during the 7th century AD. Details buffs such as myself will note that from time to time he makes glaring errors such as messing up the "Trisagion prayer", but if you are not an Eastern Christian this won't bother you a bit. Also, the bishop's prayers are borderline silly at times.
One other negative aspect of the book is Turtledove's obsession with describing the status of the satyrs' sexual organs (in mythology these animals are oversexed, and Turtledove uses vivid descriptions of the satyr's erectile state to determine his mood, which gets annoying.)
The book's action moves quickly, and the author incorporates the main character George's home life quite well into the thread of the action.
I loved this book and would recommend it to those who have an interest in the genre of historical fantasy.
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