"The Queen's Martian Rifles " Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Jul 2014 9:21 p.m. PST |
"Does the secret to the origin of Mankind lie within the Great Pyramid of Mars? In this alternate steampunk adventure, the technical genius, Nicola Tesla, invented an anti-gravity coil that made steam-powered spaceships possible in the last decades of the 19th century. By 1899 the British Empire not only covers much of Africa, North America, Asia and the Pacific but also includes a moon base and a protectorate with the French over the backward civilization native to the planet Mars. But that empire, and those of the other western colonial powers have powerful extraterrestrial enemies no one even suspects exist – enemies that have renewed an age-old secret war against Humanity using all the supernatural powers at their command. Can Aleister bring down Western Civilization? Who are the Ascended Masters? What really happened to Atlantis? The answers lie within The Queen's Martian Rifles…"
From here
link Anyone has read this book?.
If the asnwer is yes, comments please? Thanks in advance for your guidance. Amicalement
Armand |
| tsofian | 21 Jul 2014 10:15 p.m. PST |
I'm curious as well. There were some very specific reasons given by those who reviewed it negatively. If those reviews are correct I can see this being not particularly worth reading. Terry |
| DLIinVSF | 22 Jul 2014 2:25 a.m. PST |
I'd seen this on another chaps blog and it may be worth a look. He seemed to think it has a Space 1889 feel to it. But some of the reviews do seem to be a little negative. |
| kmfrye | 23 Jul 2014 7:49 a.m. PST |
There's a good deal of stuff out there, in the self-published arena, that is just plain difficult to read (I'm struggling with "The Last Days of the Thunderchild" meself). That said, of the 26 reviews, about 2/3rds think this book rates four stars or better, while the remaining third rate it average or below. The main objection seems to be the author's "Bible-as-history" theme. Done well, like "Raiders of the Lost Ark" it can be spooky and exciting. Done badly, it can set one's eyes a-roll. I might take the chance and give it a go, especially if I can find a sample of the author's writing. Regards,
Keith F. |
| Tango01 | 23 Jul 2014 10:39 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the info Keith. Amicalement
Armand |
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