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Disappointing.

Revisado: 04-25-25

This book is packed with technical detail and history.

Unfortunately, the author forgot to include a story. The main characters are all 'Mary Sue's', perfectly suited to their task, with no difficulties or shortcomings. There is no conflict in this story, no setbacks, no plot twists. It's simply an A to B telling of a power fantasy....what if an ex-military college professor time traveled to the Roman Empire with a wagon load of handpicked modern technology with nothing to lose and the goal of bootstrapping the Romans into a modern Empire....for reasons.

This last is my biggest problem with the novel.....no real reason is ever given for jumpstarting technology in Rome....just vaguely.....'things could be better with modern technology'.

Now I have no problem with books that are mostly exposition, and no problem with power fantasies.

But it's not very satisfying when there isn't even the semblance of a plot to move things forward.

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THE BEST THING EVERRRR

Revisado: 11-16-24

didn’t hit as hard as the first book but- IT’S SO GOOD As a proud 9 year old who loves violence i appprove this book :DDDDD very gud (i use my parents account)

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everything. i love the entire book. and i do believe that everyone execpt the “auothers” is real.

Revisado: 05-28-24

my favorite part was a the kiss scene and the moments she was an oculater. the gake (or gak) was kinda long but in the end it was worth it. and the kittens, i loved those. and no i will never give up that they are real people.

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One of the best yet.

Revisado: 01-10-24

I was worried that the formula would have grown stale after this many books, but it's only gotten more refined. Can't wait for more.

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No ending. A waste of time.

Revisado: 11-09-23

It was, okay.....pretty anxiety producing...

And then it just.....stopped.

I can't say it ended, because there was no end......I have no idea what happened with the story.....it just faded out....cut to credits.......really really badly done after all the build up.

Don't waste your time

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Is this a joke?

Revisado: 05-09-22

I got this because of all the glowing reviews....

I am returning it because I actually listened to it. Unlike the other reviewers apparently.

This reads like it was written by a talented ten year old boy. You know, the one that gets picked on but spends his time writing power fantasy stories in the corner.

I really wish I understood how you get reviews like this, for a novella that is the literally equivalent of a bowl of cornflakes.

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The other reviews are right, this is awful.

Revisado: 03-08-22

Hard to belive this is the same author who wrote 131 days and the other Mt. Man books.

Literally just about a man you needs to puke, poop, and pee all the time. Nothing else Amazingly pointless. Literally a waste of time and nothing like the other books, which to be fair, had a lot of elimination in them...but only as a detail....not as literally the whole story.

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I've been waiting a long time for this.

Revisado: 02-03-22

First listened to this book on cassette tape probably 20 years ago.

I never forgot it, and have been checking at least once a year for a decade hoping it would come to audible.

This is a great, oldschool sci-fi adventure story. Aliens, guns fights, mystery, humor, down on their luck space pilots....the good stuff, before it all became about "ThE mEsAge." Its not part a series....which is too bad as I'd like another book in this universe, but also means there is no grand commitment here. Just what people used to call a good book.

Unfortunately, the reader likes his job a bit too much. He really turns it up to 11 when doing the alien voices. Enough to make you jump if your trying to listen to the story while drifting off to sleep.

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After listening to the whole thing, I have no idea

Revisado: 10-13-21

Decent writing, a interesting set up....characters....places.....

But I have no idea what the actual plot was. Its sort of a dreamy, modern cowboy poem.....nothing is explained, nothing is understood....it just drifts from 'beginning' to 'end' with no purpose or energy.

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Young Adult ,Fallout inspired fantasy.

Revisado: 06-19-21

It's not bad, but its written for a young audience. 30 years ago I probably would have loved this, but at 40 and after reading hundreds of PA books over the years this just has nothing to hold my attention. I made it about six hours in before I realized it was just background noise and I wasn't paying any attention to it.

Really, not bad if your looking for young adult apocalypse pulp but if you've moved beyond that you will probably end up bored.

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