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Cargando... Georgios II: A Chosen Peoplepor A. K. Frailey
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At seventeen, Georgios has a man's body and a self-determined goal, but will his heart remain undefiled when he is offered the chance of a life time? His friends from Georgios II - Hidden Heritage come along for the journey only to find their lives threatened and their plans turned upside-down. Rueben remains his trusted friend though he must decide where his first loyalty lies―with his friends or with his God. Seanan, ever the adventurer, almost loses his life and his wife when a nightmare sends him back to the sea. As a man of exile, Lysander's loyalty supports the best in Georgios while becoming ennobled by Rueben's vision of a better world. Gutun, embittered by hard fate, has chosen to align his will and his vengeance with gods who will never set him free. Continue this exciting, first century voyage as Georgios learns that manhood is measured not by the strength of his arms but by the endurance of his heart. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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At first, Georgios and his friends are searching for Pachorus, a man who murdered his grandmother. They overcome an evil Parthian: advisor to the emperor--which is implausible. Georgios and Lysander find a home and loving people in Britain. Georgios finds that revenge on his enemy is purposeless. And he finds meaning in his life.
I felt the author was earnest and sincere, but I felt the writing style was quite pedestrian. Sometimes the story was disjointed; things didn't start falling into place until halfway through. Only Rome and Patmos were ever named, and Trajan wasn't even mentioned until page 169 [he was only a very minor character, anyway] but early mention of these things would have put the book in some kind of historical context. I feel the author's grasp of history was extremely loose; she knew a few basic facts and built on them. Her choice of names was very odd--the Celtic characters had reasonable Celtic names, but any Parthians--the villain and the mother and daughter--were plucked from the air and completely unsuitable to their nationality: Armand; Volga; Mithra.
On the whole, I felt this was a didactic novel with a semi-historical backdrop. I received this from the GoodReads First-Review program in exchange for an honest review. ( )