tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post3915181575292435683..comments2024-03-17T00:00:13.417+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Romanitas by Sophia McDougallAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-20267717474688229882009-02-13T21:30:00.000+00:002009-02-13T21:30:00.000+00:00Library. It's a pretty divisive book so you may en...Library. It's a pretty divisive book so you may end up hating it, so definitely try before you buy.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-81301157220740221932009-02-13T17:46:00.000+00:002009-02-13T17:46:00.000+00:00Hey Wert So is this book worth buying or shou...Hey Wert<BR/><BR/> So is this book worth buying or should I try to get it from the library.<BR/><BR/> ArcelorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-24814489170768035322009-02-13T04:07:00.000+00:002009-02-13T04:07:00.000+00:00From I what remember Roma Aeterna was a collection...From I what remember Roma Aeterna was a collection of previously published stories, possibly with some original to the book, rather than a novel, and I definitely enjoyed at least some of those. <BR/><BR/>RM Meluch also wrote some recent (so-so) books in which a "modern" Roman empire coexists with US, and of course Peter Hamilton's superb novella Watching Trees Grow has a similar themeLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-35678146380085126472009-02-12T19:34:00.000+00:002009-02-12T19:34:00.000+00:00If you like that concept Robert Silverberg wrote a...If you like that concept Robert Silverberg wrote a book like it in 2003 called Roma Eterna. It looks at various times in history and how they could have happened to help perpetuate the Empire. It wasn't too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-75678138564561633092009-02-12T18:34:00.000+00:002009-02-12T18:34:00.000+00:00It's a book that provokes a lot of strong reaction...It's a book that provokes a lot of strong reactions, and I note that reviews generally tend to be totally negative or people love every moment of it. For myself, I thought it was slightly above average and showed a lot of promise, but the book could have benefitted from some tighter editing, if not a full rewrite to iron out the clunkiness and maybe get rid of the telepathy, which seems totally incongruous to the story.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-5441458759237608322009-02-12T03:43:00.000+00:002009-02-12T03:43:00.000+00:00I got this book when it was originally published i...I got this book when it was originally published in the UK several years ago (04 or 05??) and I was so disappointed I almost threw it in the garbage and it definitely made my "clean out" list at my next book donation soon after as well as putting the author on my "never read again" list.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I had too high expectations, but to me the book was such a waste of a great promise...Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.com