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The Peshawar Lancers (Hardcover)

by S. M. Stirling (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 420 pages
  • Publisher: Roc (Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0451458486
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451458483
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 673,534 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Stirling Tale, 2 Feb 2003
By Patrick Mullane (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This is an excellent read. It combines elements of the classics of Hope, Kipling and Haggard, into an alternative universe of the 21st Century.
The basic premise is a meteorite strike in the 1870's essentially scoured civilisation from Europe and North America. The remains of the British empire have decamped to the Jewel in the Crown, India. A century latter, the author carefully recreates the world which results from this event, as a backdrop to a trilling adventure story. It was interesting of the author, an American, not to have the US present except as a collection of struggling city states. Also the empire is not an English empire, but more an Indian one, where the former conquerors have been blended and mixed into the gloriously diverse makeup of the subcontinent.
I have not been really a fan of the author, lukewarm to his Drakkan series & finding his Islanders fairly okay. Hopefully, this will the start of a new series.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Top quality cant put it down epic!, 20 Dec 2003
This is the first of Stirling's books I have read, and generally I am an avid SF fan of many years.
However I intend to read more of Stirling's if this is how he writes.! Well researched plotlines and some excellent characters of all flavours. It has a good balance of action, intrigue and even a bit of the erotic to keep the readers interest all the way through. The background is a rich tapestry which backs up the story line well. I would be very interested if a sequel came along soon!
Hope his other works are as good as this!( and doesnt he look like one of his own characters too.....)
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Different Version of the Great Game, 8 Dec 2003
By Mr. James Smith (Stafford, UK) - See all my reviews
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I'll get the moan done with first. Why oh why in AH work of this kind is there NEVER any reference to fixed wing flight? I also generally prefer characters with a little more depth and a touch more ambiguity - but even so it was hard not to get into the spirit of this otherwise meticulously researched and written book. An absorbing retelling of the British Empire/Russia rivalry of the mid to late C19. British integration with Indian culture is well described and credible. Hopefully the start of a series...?
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