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doc dethtower
5.0 out of 5 stars a true sci-fi buff's dream
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018
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without a doubt the first of scads of the finest time travel what if series. it has every thing and i mean everything, superb character development, action, romance, mystery, humor, tragedy, i stand by my first sentence, the finest start of the finest series i've ever read and i've read thousands since i was 6 years old and i'm 66 now. no joke
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Dan D
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, great characters, good action, good history
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2018
I am a history buff but knew nothing of the 1600's, which was a shame since this was a very important period of history.
The citizens of Grantville need to survive the 30 year war to which they have been transported. The books in this series are hit or miss with the good ones being outstanding. You will gain a good understanding of how much our modern sensibilities have changed in 400 years. The 1600's is the early modern period where many of our basic concepts first came into being.
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Susan
2.0 out of 5 stars Bait & Switch!
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018
I bought the book because I am a fan of scifi and alternate histories. I thought I would learn something about the 30 years war! After a passable beginning, and just tolerable amount of naïve American patriotism, the whole thing turned soft-p**n, where blue eyes met brown eyes and fell instantly in love, brown eyes met green eyes and fell instantly in love, carnal satisfaction was delayed until thoroughly consumed. This went on over several chapters! Geez! Ok, it is entertaining to some extent, for those with a fair bit of cringe tolerance.
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