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Emperor - Stephen Baxter

Description: ISBN 0575079223 / Author: Stephen Baxter / Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Publisher: Gollancz / A woman gives birth to her child in a village ... more

Emperor - Stephen Baxter ... in Northern England, the cold northern edge of the Roman Empire. As she struggles through a painful labour she begins to scream out a series of words in Latin. A language she has never heard before, much less spoken. One of the family recognises the words for what they are. Only later does it become clear that the women has spoken a prophecy. A prophecy that relates to the death of the Emperor Constantine/ A prophecy that if enacted will change the fate of the Roman Empire and all of the future beyond it. Stephen Baxter's new series takes ordinary individuals living at history's tipping points and presents them with a prophecy that challenges everything they believe about their world and prompts them to take action that could change it forever. The fourth volume reveals the nature of the prophecies and reveals a battle that has been fought through the ages.

Newest Review: ... Roman Britain, from before the Romans came to Britain to the fall of Rome. The book is made up of several different sections, ... more

... each focusing on a different generation from the same family line, spanning several hundred years. It is the story of a family and their prophecy, and how that links in with the fate of Rome and Britain. The early beginnings of Christianity is also one of the themes in the book. I particularly like the part where a stone mason convinces Emperoer Hadrian to build his great wall out of stone, and not mounds of turf. Enlightened sel interest I think! The book is well written, and as well as being a good story gives an ...more

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Emperor - Stephen Baxter: Science Fiction meets History (311 words)
by - written on 18/03/09 (Very useful, 41 readings)
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Genre: Science Fiction/Alternative History Setting: Roman Britain No. of pages: Part of a series: Yes, 1st book in Time's Tapestry Quartet. Next book: Conqueror A woman going through a difficult birth starts uttering words in latin, a language she doesn't know. It is a prophecy, a prophecy that will echo down the centuries... This book is set mostly in Roman Britain, from before the Romans came to Britain to the fall of Rome. The book is made up of several different sections, each focusing on a different generation from the same family line, spanning several hundred years. It is the story of a family and their prophecy, and how ... Read the complete review

A good beginning to a quartet (372 words)
by - written on 07/07/08 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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A long time ago I wrote down the names of the 'Weaver' series though I never saw them in the shops, so I was delighted when I saw the first three books in the local library. The books are: 'Emperor', 'Conqueror', 'Navigator' and 'Weaver'. 'Emperor' follows the fortunes of one family living under Roman rule in Britain. A woman in childbirth starts screaming out words none of her family except one, who (luckily) knows Latin and records it. The mystery is how this woman, who was uneducated, could suddenly know Latin. In time the words are recognised as being a prophecy. The future generations of the child born during the prophecy are followed, including a plan to ... Read the complete review

Emperor - Stephen Baxter: Being Emperor isn't always easy (1124 words)
by - written on 19/03/08 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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I am a lover of reading and like to read novels set in different periods of Englands history. I brought Emperor because the front cover appealed to me and this is a perfect example of why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Emperor is set in 3 different ancient periods. The first is around 34 AD where a man called Nectovelin is carrying a prophecy through the ancient villages and tribes of the UK. The prophecy was uttered in Latin by his mother when she was having a difficult and painful labour who soon after died giving birth to him, it was special because his mother had never even heard Latin let alone learned to speak it. He has great faith in the ... Read the complete review