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Alternate Histories

by RiponGood

Thanks to Patrick O'Brian, Aubrey–Maturin series, and Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe series, my interest has been piqued regarding the Napoleonic Wars. One of my coworkers suggested Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and His Majesty's Dragon to me as great fantasy stories set in the same time period. In one, England uses magic to help defeat Napoleon and his armies. In the other, it's dragons.

I must say, I loved one of the books and really hated the other. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was boring. It started boring and didn't get any better. The only reason I finished the book was that I hoped it would get better. It didn't. Oh well.

On the other hand, His Majesty's Dragon is a great book. It reads fast. There is just enough background information to give the story some depth without dragging you through a lot of pointless stuff. Best of all, it's only the first book in a series! I can't wait to get my hands on the Throne of Jade.

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