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The book received a share of negative criticism. It was accused of concentrating too much on the upper class and not drawing a detailed picture of Roman life and its change through the ages. [ 2 ] The only story in the book to receive true praise from reviewer Alma A. Hromic is the last chapter, To the Promised Land , which incidentally, does ...
A sequel to Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp, continues the story of the American archaeologist transported back to 6th century Rome. 2008 A Murder in Eddsford: S. M. Stirling A murder mystery set in Post-Change Britain in The Emberverse series. 2008 Something for Yew: S. M. Stirling Another Rutherston and Bramble mystery.
It is a fictional book written by real Greek novelist Antonius Diogenes in the second century, and tells the story of Aethon, a shepherd on a quest to find the fabled paradise in the sky. In his travels, he is transformed into a donkey, a sea bass, and finally a crow, which allows him to fly to the gates of the city in the clouds.
The Sword of Attila: A Novel of the Last Years of Rome (2005) by Michael Curtis Ford; The Fall of Rome: A Novel of a World Lost (2007) by Michael Curtis Ford; Raptor (1993) by Gary Jennings is an historical novel set in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. It purports to be the memoirs of an Ostrogoth, Thorn, who has a secret.
A mysterious girl, named Homura Akemi, has made a contract with a being known as Kyubey, to go back in time and save the titular character. 2011 2011 Terra Nova: When Earth is threatened with extinction in 2149, specially-selected humans travel back 85 million years in hopes of preventing the later disaster.
"Rome, Sweet Rome" is an alternative history and military science fiction short story by American freelance writer and military historian James Erwin. Posted online on Reddit under his handle Prufrock451 on August 21, 2011, [ 1 ] it describes what might happen if a United States Marine Corps expeditionary unit were somehow transported back to ...
The late 1970s witnessed the advent of personal electronics that changed entertainment forever. The Sony Walkman TPS-L2, introduced in 1979, is a notable example. Now, it’s fetching upwards of ...
Flight to Forever was placed on several lists of the best science fiction in 1952 and 1953. [4] It was awarded 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.com [ 5 ] and was called a "classic story" by FantasticFiction.com. [ 6 ] Amazon hailed it as a "memorable time travel adventure" from one of the "most heralded sci-fi authors of all time".