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A review by rosseroo
Stiger's Tigers by Marc Alan Edelheit
4.0
This is the first book in a series that takes Imperial Rome and transports it to a fantasy setting. In it, we meet a battle-hardened officer of the Legion, as he and his trusted elf Lieutenant make their way to a new assignment to a garrison fighting rebels in the southern provinces. They arrive at a ramshackle camp that's the complete opposite of what an imperial garrison should be, and are assigned the worst company to lead on a relief mission to a fort that has lost communication with the garrison.
The first 2/3 of the book is a pretty typical tale of a veteran officer taking command of a rag-tag batch of low-morale soldiers and whipping them into shape via cunning and example. Along the way, readers are enlightened on various aspects of soldiering based on the Roman model. I feel like I've read something very very similar, but can't recall if it was in Simon Scarrow's "Eagle" series about a Roman officer, or one of KJ Parker's books, or in one of Bernard Cornwell's various series. In any event, it's pretty typical military fiction stuff, fairly well executed.
The final third of the book is the expedition to the fort, and the fantasy element finally comes into play a little bit, as a paladin tags along, a magic sword appears, unearthly evil rears its head, and a nod to future books in given with an epilogue introducing dwarves. All in all, it's nothing special, but should appeal to fans of military fiction based on the Roman Empire who don't mind a mild seasoning of fantasy elements.
The first 2/3 of the book is a pretty typical tale of a veteran officer taking command of a rag-tag batch of low-morale soldiers and whipping them into shape via cunning and example. Along the way, readers are enlightened on various aspects of soldiering based on the Roman model. I feel like I've read something very very similar, but can't recall if it was in Simon Scarrow's "Eagle" series about a Roman officer, or one of KJ Parker's books, or in one of Bernard Cornwell's various series. In any event, it's pretty typical military fiction stuff, fairly well executed.
The final third of the book is the expedition to the fort, and the fantasy element finally comes into play a little bit, as a paladin tags along, a magic sword appears, unearthly evil rears its head, and a nod to future books in given with an epilogue introducing dwarves. All in all, it's nothing special, but should appeal to fans of military fiction based on the Roman Empire who don't mind a mild seasoning of fantasy elements.