Storm of Arrows. by Christian Cameron

great book...accurate. Needs a better glossary. Can't wait for #3 PJS

I read Christian Cameron's TYRANT and abosolutely loved it. If you like strongly written historical fiction about ancient Greece/Rome/Egypt, you'll love it too. I like it so much, that I immediately ordered the sequel, TYRANT: STORM OF ARROWS all the way from England because it wasn't published here in the USA yet. The second book is almost as good, but gets bogged down in a lot of political/administrative details during the first half of the book, rather than concentrate on action sequences as does the first one. (Of course as one gets older, generally that is true of life -- so it is hard to fault the author seriously for that.) I also think this story hung on an improbable situation -- that the Sakje queen would have been held captive by Alexander. But the battle sequences are superb. And the author makes you care about the characters -- even though there are a lot of them -- and gives them motivations and reactions that are honest and believable. The characters and their relationships are what really make these books stand out from a lot of such works being published today.

Storm of Arrows is a great sequel to Tyrant. Cameron's books are incredibly rich in history and culture. I don't feel like an outsider when I read the book, I feel like I am in their world. Cameron does a great job balancing action, story, world building, and character development. This is some of the finest historical fiction I have ever read.