09-22-2010, 02:20 PM
Good morning -
This MAY be way off topic - but if you have any interest in the fantasy/magic genre, I have enjoyed the series by Steven Erikson, "The Malazan Book of the Fallen." The first book is Gardens of the Moon, then Deadhouse Gates, and there are quite a few others.
The basis for his Malazan Empire and its army is Rome and its legions. His character development and battle accounts are superb. He isn't shy about including concepts of divinity, either. I was constantly reminded of Greek hero veneration or the Imperial Cult (and Vespasian's deathbed quote: "Alas, I think I'm becoming a god!")
Enjoy!
John
This MAY be way off topic - but if you have any interest in the fantasy/magic genre, I have enjoyed the series by Steven Erikson, "The Malazan Book of the Fallen." The first book is Gardens of the Moon, then Deadhouse Gates, and there are quite a few others.
The basis for his Malazan Empire and its army is Rome and its legions. His character development and battle accounts are superb. He isn't shy about including concepts of divinity, either. I was constantly reminded of Greek hero veneration or the Imperial Cult (and Vespasian's deathbed quote: "Alas, I think I'm becoming a god!")
Enjoy!
John
Gauis Julius Quartus / John Christianson
Multum cum in omnibus rebus tum in re militari potest fortuna. (Caesar, BG, VI.30)
Multum cum in omnibus rebus tum in re militari potest fortuna. (Caesar, BG, VI.30)
