Elspeth

Hat’s for the ancient famous detective

Revisado: 06-17-23

Maybe helmet off might be better. The writing is excellent, especially regarding characters and having an eye for detail. The plots are fun but having to do it all in what one might call a Roman idiom(s) makes it worthy of the 5th star. You keep writing them and I’ll keeping buying them and reading them.

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Most excellent job sir

Revisado: 01-25-23

Well I bet you get enough private jokes, but in my family which came to Massachusetts in the 1660, pirates were a real thing and catch’ ‘em was too. Great book.

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Excellent

Revisado: 12-29-22

Thought I knew it all, but I didn’t. Thus, I learned alot. The narrator was fantastic the longer the book went the he was.
So where are the other books. Either write and publish them, or stop saying it’s a trilogy, because it’s not.

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Another Masterpiece

Revisado: 12-24-22

Well written, well read (very well), excellent story, and I’ve got say these books make my day. They are extraordinary-who brings back a character 300 to give him a chance each to do it better and eventually get it right. Shawn is a true poet-warrior and we are lucky and grateful that he is. Way to dear Inmon, way to go.

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Now that is a telling

Revisado: 06-12-22

Not since the stylists of the easily 1960s has any author really put some zing into his story telling. Indeed this is excellent history, sociology, and forensic anthropology - Peter does not lack for through and complete scholarship, but this guy has a way with words, which when combined with this exact narrator makes for a perfect audible book. I learned quite a bit and ruined a few shirts snorting all over myself. C’mon Audible, do another. Do a medieval vs. Middle Ages book - it’s en vogue. Anything something. This talent is to good to waste.

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How late in day are we

Revisado: 03-09-22

The fundamental problem with the subject matter: "the philosophy (system theory wise) of prehistory", is the framework put together (theory of) to define it and use it to explain things. While the author believes he has made a case for the criteria & theory, I find this is not so. Second from the time this book was published new information, mostly undermines much that is said in this book. Specifically when modern humans arrived in Europe, Neanderthals DNA, (and others), early art found in other places, etc., etc., Not mentioning Jared Diamonds work is a sin, and take swipes at the concept of memes is childish. You don’t have to like reality, but you do have to accept it. Further as a neurologist (banker too) not understanding how memory and cognition occurs is another mistake. Lastly there is too my much begging the question and without assent simple plowing ahead on somethings a reasonable person can differ with. An excellent of how to write an overview of a difficult subject. But, told exceptionally. (Audible part)

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Finally, I understand

Revisado: 02-11-22

As Dan Jones, in paraphrasing others, history is written by the winners, or it is their story we know, not the truth. Dan does an excellent job of writing a modern history using modern methods to get very close to what happened, at least in the time/space allotted. Oddly, even from when this book was published we still know more, particularly about Richard 3 and the Henry 7, 8, & Elizabeth. All were psychopaths and in pretty much the same way. The Middle Ages has recently been defined as 476 CE to 1492 CE. English madness runs from the Romans to the Vikings to themselves in the end. If you like history this book is essential and fun to read. What more could you want? A great history book.

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Surprise surprise

Revisado: 02-10-22

As I listen to the excellent narration, the plot drifted away, Milo and Alex seemed out of sorts, the whole book seemed out of sorts, and wham. I never saw it coming. What an fantastic setup and twist. Almost a noir, in that the answer is, Alex just because. Keep it up. Don’t stop now.

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A breakthrough in the history of writing

Revisado: 02-04-22

Why not? This book is exceptional Terry Mancour and for each of the genres he throughly and wonderful trespasses on. I have no doubt his goal was simply to tell a good tell, but this book and book 13 are as good Sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, horror, historical fiction, some real quantum physics (my job) magic realism, and revenge-like-Eastwood. The author is on a real roll here and I can not stress how good a story this is and how well it is told. I can’t say why because I’d only be revealing all the surprise. On the surface is a running discourse on prediction of future events, but the events of the story unfold to undermine the technique to criticize used to analyze prediction itself - except in one way Minalan’s mind. I read it straight through and then listened to it. Then wanted more. I always want more, but this time, it burns (to borrow a phrase). This is as good as it gets. John Lee is amazing as well, Terry do not replace him.

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Key West Sunsets

Revisado: 10-22-21

Unlike John, I am not in love with the main character but could have been if she ever once by the authors hand did something anything out of kindness rather than a sense of duty. I don’t have a 5 star system I have a three. 1 star worth reading/listening to ✓ 2 stars for doing something artistic in character, set or plot. 3. Re-readable. So it’s a solid 1.5 Stars by my reckoning. John can be a great story teller when he puts the effort in. I have read all his books, returned none, so I support the art & the artist. It’s worth reading or listening to. Character, setting (except the part about Ann Arbor, with is great), are ok, not bad not great, but passable. The third act somewhat redeems the whole affair so all’s well that ends well.

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