Caesar's Bicycle (Timeline Wars) (Mass Market Paperback)

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Product Description

Mark Strang is asked to travel far back in time to the period of Caesar and the great Roman Triumvirate, in order to investigate the disappearance of a fellow time agent. What he discovers is that Caesar has been subverted by a Closer representative and that the Triumvirate has been undermined with civil war, mutual destruction, and the rewriting of history looming in the near future.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Eos (August 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061056618
• ISBN-13: 978-0061056611
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,064,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but flawed, May 20, 2005

By	Katrin Blackbourn - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This wrapped up the series and was entertaining. It was annoying that he made several mistakes - for example the character was back in the time of Julius Caesar and the civil war (pre Christ by several decades) and yet he is wandering around looking at the Aurelian wall (built in 271 -280 AD by the Emperor Aurelian) in Rome and also another wall built by a similarly late Emperor. So I would have to say this is sloppy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall pretty good. Seems like the end though, October 13, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

I thought this book was passably good, if a bit short. I love the characters and the overall universe he created in this series. Read them in order and enjoy yourself. BTW, I'm not sure if this is the end or not it seems like it though, but it is open for a sequel. Overall this series was a lot of fun and I would recommend it to anyone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, nicely written, November 21, 2001

By	William Daniels III "D" (Mt. Morris, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was given this book, so I have started the series here. I thought that is was a really good mix between going fast enough to keep you interested, and going slow enough to explain what was happening. I really like alternate history, but I get sick of reading about WWII all the time, and so this book was a nice break.

The book is written in such a way that if you didn't read the previous two, you can still understand what is happening and not feel lost. That is probably the reason for the other reviewer feeling that it repeats too much. But for someone who didn't read those, it is really helpful.

The only thing that I didn't like about this book was that it felt as if it ended too quickly. Almost as if the author decided that he was done writing, and slapped an ending onto it. I hope that this series is not finished, because I would really like reading more of these books.