Emperor - Stephen Baxter Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review