A Rainbow of Blood: The Union in Peril
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Narrateur(s):
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Brian Holsopple
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Auteur(s):
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Peter G. Tsouras
À propos de cet audio
The second volume in Britannia’s Fist, a remarkable trilogy of alternative history.
A Rainbow of Blood continues the epic, exciting story that began in Peter G. Tsouras’s previous alternate history, Britannia’s Fist. The Great War accelerates during a few desperate weeks in October 1863. From the bayous of Louisiana to the green hills of the Hudson Valley, from Chicago in flames to the gates of Washington itself, the conflict uncoils in ropes of fire. French and British armies are on the march, and heavy reinforcements have put to sea. Copperheads have risen in revolt to drag the Midwest into the Confederacy as a vital Union army stands starving and under siege in Tennessee.
The Union staggers under these blows. While the Grenadier Guards march into glory in upstate New York’s apple orchards, from the second story of a shot-up Washington hotel Abraham Lincoln watches a forest of the red flags of rebellion waving over a Confederate column rushing across the Long Bridge. To stop them is a war-worn regiment of New York soldiers. To their backs Washington burns. But new technologies and the art of intelligence are thrown onto the scales, while Russia plans to enter the war to avenge its humiliation in the Crimean War.
A Rainbow of Blood brings forward the Great War from its outbreak to the first great crisis of the embattled republic. Peopled with remarkable personalities of the age, the book rattles with the tramp of armies marching down one of the most intriguing roads not taken - or even imagined - until now.
©2010 Peter G. Tsouras (P)2014 Audible, Inc.Ce que les auditeurs disent de A Rainbow of Blood: The Union in Peril
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire1 out of 5 stars
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- 2025-03-19
A Fanfiction-Level Power Fantasy
Pros: The narration has vastly improved compared to the first book, making it more engaging to listen to.
Cons: Unfortunately, all the flaws from the first book not only persist but escalate to almost comedic levels. The problem isn't just that the Union wins—it’s how painfully predictable and unsatisfying the storytelling has become.
Somehow, only the Union is capable of weapon innovation and manufacturing, achieving technological superiority beyond even what modern-day America possesses. Every other faction inexplicably fails to develop or produce anything to counter the Union’s advantage.
Nothing crucial to the Union is ever lost. The moment an asset is described as vital, you already know exactly how the battle will play out: a Union victory, with the asset perfectly intact.
The protagonist, Sharpe, is a Gary Stu to an absurd degree. He is always right, invincible in combat, and seemingly omniscient. As an intelligence officer and Lincoln’s close aide, he functions more like the president himself—knowing everything, influencing everything, and even forging Lincoln’s signature on an order without consequence, only to be praised for it.
Conclusion: The author takes what could have been a compelling premise and instead turns it into a fan-fiction-style power fantasy. Rather than delivering a gripping narrative, the book presents a one-sided story where victory is inevitable, and tension is nonexistent.
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