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The Peshawar Lancers

By: S. M. Stirling
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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In the mid-1870s, a violent spray of comets hits Earth, decimating cities, erasing shorelines, and changing the world's climate forever. And just as Earth's temperature dropped, so was civilization frozen in time. Instead of advancing technologically, humanity had to piece itself back together....

In the 21st century, boats still run on steam, messages arrive by telegraph, and the British Empire, with its capital now in Delhi, controls much of the world. The other major world leader is the Czar of All the Russias. Everyone predicts an eventual, deadly showdown. But no one can predict the role that one man, Captain Athelstane King, reluctant spy and hero, will play....

©2002 Steven M. Stirling (P)2017 Tantor Adventure Alternate History Science Fiction Steampunk Fiction Russia Imperialism

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“An irresistible read." ( Booklist)
Fascinating Alternative History • Swashbuckling Adventure • Wonderful Character Voices • Imaginative Storyline
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For an SM Storling this one just did not hold my interest. likely just overly complicated without the ability to connect with the geography, history, and what was real vs embellished. Still a huge Stirling fan.

surprising...

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this book was so fun to read! A swashbuckling adventure mixed with details of a Anglo-Indian culture. immerse yourself into the hills of Preswer, the streets of Delhi and Mumbai and into the hands of Afghani Sky Pirates. If you want a well.read fun book this is one for you!

steampunk kipling

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Every sentence has an irritating cadence. The reader sounds like he is reciting the same children’s poem over and over. There is no engagement with the actual content and flow of the story. I read the book and enjoyed it, but I couldn’t finish the audio book.

Worst intonation I have ever heard

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I’m sure I would love this if I read it on my own, but the reader’s strange cadence was so distracting, I couldn’t pay attention to the story. I can’t really describe it, but I’m sure other reviewers have. It’s sad, I was really looking forward to this book.

Narrator ruins it

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The story is enjoyable, fast paced and imaginative, but the narrators inflections ant the end of every sentence was maddening. Every line was a question. He did a great job with foreign accents, though.

Good story, great accents, bad inflection

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I l love the action scenes! sm sterling is one of the best at writing alternatives books concept stories and I have been reading his books for years and he has never dissatisfied me as a fan.

the world building

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I’m only sad it’s the only one, but it’s elegant and exciting. This is a story that will appeal to anyone who’s ever been interested in alternative history. It has military and political technicality, well written romance, and exciting action!

Great Alternative History

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A great book nearly spoiled by a bad reading.
Narrator said EACH sentence in the EXACT same cadence and inflection

Poor narration

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This book wasn’t bad, and the narrator was excellent, but I had a hard time paying attention to the story. After a slow start it got better, but I had to make myself get thru the first couple of hours.

Slow start, but gets better

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Take something in history that made a change in the world, and then change that event. Or, add a large impacting event to the world's history at a point previous to current time and extrapolate where the world might be based on the change. Plotlines and ideas like this, can be fascinating. If that is of any interest to you, I would highly recommend reading this book.

One of the best alt-history books I've read!

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