I enjoy alternate history.
This is the invasion of the Midwest of the United States by a Roman
Legion.
Gaius Publius Marcellinus is the protagonist. He is the tribune of the legion. The book details his experience in invading
the Midwest from a Chesapeake Bay
landing. His opinion of the American
Indian is very low since they use gurillea warfare tactics and refuse to fight
pitched battles.
The legion runs into the Mississippian civilization of mound
builders that is characterized by the author as the Cahokians. The mound builders are a historic mystery as
they left little behind besides their mounds.
The author builds on their mounds, add his own twist with bird clans and
Roman innovations.
Smale did a great job with this book. You are in the mind of Gaius and suffer with
him through his losses and successes.
The story builds on real historic perspectives but the author leavens
these with his own twists.
I highly recommend the book.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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