Review: an alternative Britain
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
I really enjoyed this story.  The author builds an entire plot around the introduction of a very simple technological advancement, the saddle stirrup. One of the little known historical facts is that ancient cavalry rode without stirrups, depending on the riders knees to sit the horse.  This severely restricted the power of the cavalry saber and thus limited the effective use of cavalry.  By moving this simple improvement up to the late Roman-Britain period, the author has introduced a real game changer. The characters are a little thin, but the story moves well and provides plenty of action.  I recommend it.