Review: The name "Rebel" should have been a warning
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2013
The author's talent with the english language was unfortunately not enough to hide the undertones of this book. If you are a fan of the old south, the confederacy and hate yankee carpetbaggers, then this book is for you. Young Bayan taken from his home to be a gladiator where he could possibly die and told he can never go back home to where his family, the girl of his dreams and not to mention a pretty good inheritance is instead embraces the role his conquerors have set out for him. He misses his family a little but all that pales in comparison with the need to save Massa. They probably should have named the character uncle tom instead of bayan as he makes Samuel L. Jackson's character in Django seem tame by far. Every where he went people of the empire looked down on him and his heritage but he chose to stay in virtual slavery rather than escape. Worse, there is another character in the book who is a slave and whose father was a prince of a conquered nation. The empire promptly castrated most of the males including himself along with his father and later executed his father. Their Queen they made marry a man who was also castrated so she couldn't have any children. When he stumbles upon the plot by his people to right the wrongs does he join up? Of Course not, he is so shocked and appalled by his own culture (Including styles of dress) He tries to fight them knowing he is over matched all in the name of protecting his massa just like the house boy he is. (Seriously, in the book he is a castrated house boy.) This should be right up there with people saying slaves in the old south all lived a happy life and it seemed this author was trying her best to prove it. If you are a believer in white supremacy and the stars and bars, jump on this book it has just what you are looking for. If not then pass on it like i wish i would have.