Review: Mixed reaction
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2013
I just finished the first of the three "Parthian" books on Kindle and am perplexed. I found the story well developed, the research excellent(did a little of my own to verify details), and the characters strongly defined. The plot lines were solid, and the scenes so well drawn that I could almost feel myself in the picture.At the same time I've never read a published book that was so mechanically flawed! First, the editing - at least in the Kindle edition - was terrible. There were hundreds, perhaps even thousands (its a long book) of misspellings, omitted words, and just plain typos, and they got worse toward the end. Worse - and editing plays a role here as well - Darman's grammar was often terrible: Phrases like "Myself and Spartacus walked down to the river"; "He took my father and I the rest of the way" were common throughout the book. These and other grammatical errors were so frequent that they actually took away from the enjoyment of the story. It was as though they had been constructed by a 14-year old, or translated from another language by someone with only a passing knowledge of English.I've aready purchsed the next two books in the series, and look forward to reading them, but am hoping that most of these mechanical problems were resolved. Comparing this book to Cornwell or for that matter Sam Barone is a mistake; they may be as well researched, but not NEARLY as well written.