Legions of Hell [Paperback]

C. J. Cherryh (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Baen; First Edition edition (July 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671656538
• ISBN-13: 978-0671656539
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.5 x 3.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've written sf and fantasy for publication since 1975...but I've written a lot longer than that. I have a background in Mediterranean archaeology, Latin, Greek, that sort of thing; my hobbies are travel, photography, planetary geology, physics, pond-building for koi...I run a marine tank, can plumb most anything, and I figure-skate.

I believe in the future: I'm an optimist for good reason---I've studied a lot of history, in which, yes, there is climate change, and our species has been through it. We've never faced it fully armed with what we now know, and if we play our cards right, we'll use it as a technological springboard and carry on in very interesting ways.

I also believe a writer owes a reader a book that has more than general despair to spread about: I write about clever, determined people who don't put up with situations, not for long, anyway: people who find solutions inspire me.

My personal websites and blog: http://www.cherryh.com
http://www.cherryh.com/WaveWithoutAShore
http://www.closed-circle.net

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Damnation's Never Been So Appealing...., January 28, 2001

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Isabelle Archer (US Virgin Islands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legions of Hell (Paperback)

This book was my introduction to the shared Hell books. I found it very, very intriguing. I'll confess myself a huge CJ Cherryh fan, so I bought the book on the virtue of her name and, believe me, it was worth it! Just another day in Hell, huh?
What book could be more fascinating than one about a Hell in which Julius Caesar, Kleopatra, Mark Antony, Machiavelli, Napoleon, Ramses and Hatshepsut can interact freely in the midst of high-tech warfare and seething political intrigues? And then Brutus shows up...somehow lacking a few vital memories of his life, mainly a bloody March 15th...
Politics and war, history and sci-fi, this book has all of it. I enjoyed it thoroughly. And CJ Cherryh is the only author I can think that makes this stuff believable. I think Hatshepsut is my favorite character. Now there's one lady only CJ Cherryh and her excellent writing can do justice to. I intend to acquire the rest of the series and if you're into sci-fi and up on your history(and your Latin!), then I suggest you give it a try. You won't regret it!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brutus in the Eye of Hell's Storm, June 11, 2000

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John M. Mullen (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legions of Hell (Paperback)

Excellent Sc-Fi/Fantasy reading in a setting that allows for unexpected characters and story twists. I really felt that the series was rolling along with great momentum with this volume of the Heroes in Hell Series (aka "the Damned Saga"). Julius Caesar's Legion's and household (Kleopatra, Dante, Machiavelli to name a few) try to survive while Brutus is trying to work out his place in Caesar's household (and heart). It seems every power structure in Hell (Roman, Egyptian, Infernal...) is trying to use Brutus against Caesar. With plenty of intrigue, and combat, the book is a very fun read.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Premise; LOUSY book, October 7, 2006

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Herb Hunter (Baghdad) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legions of Hell (Paperback)

I TRIED and eventually did get through this awful book. The characters took forever to develop; the writing was overly formulaic; leaden and completely derivative. The writing could barely keep my attention as I plodded through the text. It qualifies as one of the worst, if not THE worst, book I ever read. The one star is only because the premise was excellent and could have gone so many places, but just failed to get off the ground. Someone told me that female fantasy authors use their initials to disguise their gender, since many people sterotype female authors at being no good at fantasy. Well, I had no idea what the author's sex was until two minutes before writing this review, and the book still sucked - no excuses. Save your money.