Fortune's Stroke

By: Eric Flint, David Drake

Narrated by: Pete Bradbury

Aide, a human soul embodied in a jewel, journeys back in time to join forces with Belisarius, the greatest general of the sixth century, to stop Link, an evil supercomputer that is using its vast powers to rewrite history to create the powerful, technologically advanced Malwa Empire.

©2000 Eric Flint & David Drake (P)2020 Recorded Books

A little hard to follow, but worth the effort.

A time travel adventure focused on the Byzantine era of the Roman Empire, I found it interesting both as a historical-based drama, and as a creative approach to the topic.

I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

More Please - My Favorite Series

Story is the latest in the developing Saga. The Characters are continuing to evolve and further extend the series depth

Warm up round before the Malwa

Fortune’s Stroke is the fourth installment in the Belisarius saga by the writing duo of Eric Flint and David Drake. Belisarius was a sixth century Roman general. In the alternative history, agents from far in the future have sent back in time an AI to ensure success of the Malwa Empire along with conquest of the Roman Empire. Belisarius has been gifted with his own AI to counteract. This time Belisarius must battle a Malwa surrogate while other actions are being set in motion.

Flint and Drake continue the creative alternate history with the Belisarius AI offering increasingly sophisticated technology that is implementable against a backdrop of sixth century capabilities. At the same time, Belisarius always seems to employ unique and elegant strategies to enhance the impact.

The narration is great with excellent character distinction. Pacing is smooth.

Great book. Hurry up with rest of series Audible

This has been one of my favorite series for years. Like others I waited impatiently for Audible to get their act together and make it available. Now all they have to do is get the final two books out. With this virus stuff going on I could use the distraction.

I liked it.

4/5 I'd go 9/10. Just could not quite go all in. Descent book all around. Fun historical science fiction kind of feel to it. I'll buy the next one too if he decides to bust out another.