Morituri te Salutant : Those who are about to die, greet you

Rating:
Summary: Delightful Amalgam
Review: Schulze has produced a lively tale that is a delightful amalgam of Colleen McCollough, John Grisham, and David Baldacci. It is apparent that he is a scholar of some weight, handling Imperial Rome, Mediaeval Italy, modern Europe and much of the United States with aplomb that could only rise from an intimate familiarity. The plot is intricate, complex, and expertly woven to retain interest right to the end. Like stories about the mob? They're here, not only in modern day New Jersey, but in a vignette about their origins in ninth century Sicily under the rule of the Arabs. Wonder what's up in Northern Ireland? The IRA is here too--with one protagonist who dies violently only to be resurrected seventy-three pages later. Scams? Insurance fraud? Drug smuggling? All here; and all done so realistically that I wonder what Schulze really does for a living. All in all, well worth the read.

Rating:
Summary: Delightful Amalgam
Review: Schulze has produced a lively tale that is a delightful amalgam of Colleen McCollough, John Grisham, and David Baldacci. It is apparent that he is a scholar of some weight, handling Imperial Rome, Mediaeval Italy, modern Europe and much of the United States with aplomb that could only rise from an intimate familiarity. The plot is intricate, complex, and expertly woven to retain interest right to the end. Like stories about the mob? They're here, not only in modern day New Jersey, but in a vignette about their origins in ninth century Sicily under the rule of the Arabs. Wonder what's up in Northern Ireland? The IRA is here too--with one protagonist who dies violently only to be resurrected seventy-three pages later. Scams? Insurance fraud? Drug smuggling? All here; and all done so realistically that I wonder what Schulze really does for a living. All in all, well worth the read.