Review: Steam Canons in Ancient Rome? Yes Please
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2012
There are two things I've always had a facination with ever since I was a child: Ancient Rome and questions of "What If?". Evan Currie manages to cover both of those and he's done so with a cast of characters you can't help but love. The time period is _just_ close enough to real that the inclusion of steam technology doesn't seem out of place at all. It's not so much a matter of "what if?" but, rather, "why not?". You really feel that, if someone like Dyna of Sparta had actually existed, this wouldn't be speculative fiction as much as part of our history textbooks.And make no mistake about it, Dyna may be one of the best female action heroes I've read in years. She's a compelling character, smart, deadly, and commanding of a fierce loyalty from her unexpected followers. You'll be cheering her on the whole way though the book and demanding more once you get to the end.And let me just say one last thing for the sequel: That track-treaded design she's working on Mr. Currie?  Make it happen. :)