Krispos had held the throne of Videssos since he was scarcely more than a peasant youth. But now a strange heresy has taken root in the land, a hidden dissent that is flaring into open revolt. As Krispos leads his legions with his three sons, against the rebels, one son disappears into the rebel ranks. Then the renegades seize the day, and Krispos wages an ever more desperate war against an implacable foe that would not scruple to set brother against brother, father against son....
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Krispos had held the throne of Videssos since he was scarcely more than a peasant youth. But now a strange heresy has taken root in the land, a hidden dissent that is flaring into open revolt. As Krispos leads his legions with his three sons, against the rebels, one son disappears into the rebel ranks. Then the renegades seize the day, and Krispos wages an ever more desperate war against an implacable foe that would not scruple to set brother against brother, father against son....
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Harry Turtledove is the award-winning author of the alternate-history works The Man with the Iron Heart; The Guns of the South; How Few Remain (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel); the Worldwar saga: In the Balance, Tilting the Balance, Upsetting the Balance, and Striking the Balance; the Colonization books: Second Contact, Down to Earth, and Aftershocks; the Great War epics: American Front, Walk in Hell, and Breakthroughs; the American Empire novels: Blood & Iron, The Center Cannot Hold, and Victorious Opposition; and the Settling Accounts series: Return Engagement, Drive to the East, The Grapple, and In at the Death. Turtledove is married to fellow novelist Laura Frankos. They have three daughters: Alison, Rachel, and Rebecca.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Satisfying, but slow and dry in places,
By silliman89 "silliman89" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Krispos the Emperor (The Tale of Krispos, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Tale of Krispos series, is actually a two book set about young Krispos, followed by a stand-alone third book about a mature Krispos and his kids. The Tale of (young) Krispos begins with "Krispos Rising", and continues seamlessly with "Krispos of Videssos". This is a classic rags to riches story, perfectly done, with the added adventure of a sword and sorcery tale. The Tale of (mature) Krispos is continued in "Krispos the Emperor". The spellbinding detail of the world of Videssos was painstakingly developed in the author's first series, The Videssos Cycle, beginning with "The Misplaced Legion". This is a story about elements of one of Caesar's legions travelling into Rome's future of the Byzantine Empire. Only it's not the real Byzantine Empire, it's a parallel universe where magic works. Aside from that, it's Byzantium written by a Byzantine historian. In his first series, Harry Turtledove is contrasting the vigor of an expanding Roman Empire under Caesar with the decadence of the Byzantine Empire in decline. In his Tale of Krispos series, he is contrasting the industrious work ethic of the rural peasants with the jaded debauchery of the Empire's noble elite. With 1000 years of Byzantine history at his command, the author is able to richly describe detailed colorful characters, places, and events in this series, the same way he did in the first. They all ring true, because they are based (sometimes loosely) upon real historical fact. The realism of Videssos is unsurpassed. In the third Krispos book, the author moves on to explore two new themes: the differences between children and their parents, which is especially important in dynastic empires; and the difficulties of heresy in a single theology state. Krispos raised his children on his stories of growing up as a lowly peasant, but they remain the pampered sons of the richest most powerful man in the world. What is a father to do? At the same time that his family is giving him trouble, his people (one people, one faith, one nation) develop a particularly nasty heresy. It is his duty to exterminate it, root and branch. This is possibly the most realistic novel Harry Turtledove has written yet, since every King and Emperor has had to face these worries about their children, and this particular heresy broke out more than once in both Greek Orthodox and Catholic Europe. I would say this is a must read for anyone with teenage children (or maybe for teenage children who have parents), and a must read for anyone with an intense interest in theology and how it affected the Greek Orthodox or Roman Catholic churches. Since I don't fit into any of these categories, I bumped it down to four stars. I really feel that this is not so much due to any inadequacies on the author's part, so much as inadequacies on my part as a reader.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Please write a fourth book in this series, Mr. Turtledove!,
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This review is from: Krispos the Emperor (The Tale of Krispos, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)
The third book follows the lives of an aging Krispos and his three sons who are trying to reach adulthood. Dangerous religious fanatics are loose in Videssos during this adventure. Fanatics make very dedicated warriors, and make this book a truly compelling read.
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