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Title

Clash of eagles : book one of the Hesperian trilogy / Alan Smale.

Author

Smale, Alan (Astronomer).

Publication

New York : Del Rey, 2015.

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Description

409 pages : illustration; 25 cm.

Summary

• "Perfect for fans of military and historical fiction--including novels by such authors as Bernard Cornwell, Naomi Novik, and Harry Turtledove--this stunning work of alternate history imagines a world in which the Roman Empire has not fallen and the North American continent has just been discovered. In the year 1218 AD, transported by Norse longboats, a Roman legion crosses the great ocean, enters an endless wilderness, and faces a cataclysmic clash of warriors, worlds, and gods. Ever hungry for land and gold, the Emperor has sent Praetor Gaius Marcellinus and the 33rd Roman Legion into the newly discovered lands of North America. Marcellinus and his men expect easy victory over the native inhabitants, but on the shores of a vast river the Legion clashes with a unique civilization armed with weapons and strategies no Roman has ever imagined. Forced to watch his vaunted force massacred by a surprisingly tenacious enemy, Marcellinus is spared by his captors and kept alive for his military knowledge. As he recovers and learns more about these proud people, he can't help but be drawn into their society, forming an uneasy friendship with the denizens of the city-state of Cahokia. But threats--both Roman and Native--promise to assail his newfound kin, and Marcellinus will struggle to keep the peace while the rest of the continent surges toward certain conflict"--
• "In a world where the Roman Empire never fell, a legion under the command of general Gaius Marcellinus invades the newly-discovered North American continent. But Marcellinus and his troops have woefully underestimated the fighting prowess of the Native American inhabitants. When Gaius is caught behind enemy lines and spared, he must reevaluate his allegiances and find a new place in this strange land"--

Series Statement

• Book one of the Hesperian trilogy
• Smale, Alan (Astronomer). Clash of eagles trilogy ; bk. 1.

Subjects

• FICTION / Alternative History
• Rome > History > Fiction
• Historical fiction
• Fantasy fiction
• FICTION / Fantasy / Historical

Genre/Form

• Historical fiction.
• Fantasy fiction.

Call Number

JFE 17-4340

ISBN

• 9780804177221
• 0804177228

LCCN

2014034654

OCLC

2014034654

Author

Smale, Alan (Astronomer).

Title

Clash of eagles : book one of the Hesperian trilogy / Alan Smale.

Publisher

New York : Del Rey, 2015.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Book one of the Hesperian trilogy

Smale, Alan (Astronomer). Clash of eagles trilogy ; bk. 1.

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Research Call Number

JFE 17-4340