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A review by panxa
Eagle and Empire by Alan Smale
4.0
A pretty satisfying end to the trilogy, although some issues like the Mongols still occupying the west coast are not wrapped up and beg for more books. Other things, like Enopay's interest in world travel, leave room for more books. I do hope Smale returns to this world in future. I also think this would make an excellent TV series.
One thing did bug me about the series over all, and that is the lack of disease. If a world war on this scope had happened in North America in the 1200s, the various armies would bring pathogens with them, which would effect them, their enemies, and their native allies. And as we know from our own timeline, foreign pathogens took a terrible toll on the native population of the continent. I think illness would have played a huge role had this scenario actually come to pass. I also think it was probably too depressing to contemplate writing about, so Smale skipped it.
One thing did bug me about the series over all, and that is the lack of disease. If a world war on this scope had happened in North America in the 1200s, the various armies would bring pathogens with them, which would effect them, their enemies, and their native allies. And as we know from our own timeline, foreign pathogens took a terrible toll on the native population of the continent. I think illness would have played a huge role had this scenario actually come to pass. I also think it was probably too depressing to contemplate writing about, so Smale skipped it.