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The Tale of Krispos; The greatest emperor of Videssos
Topic Started: Dec 2 2007, 04:09 PM (298 Views)
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I finished Krispos the Emperor around five this morning. The whole trilogy was a fun read; one of Turtledove's better series, I think. And I really enjoyed Krispos Rising, where his rise from peasant to emperor is detailed.

I think the last book wasn't as good as the first two. Maybe it was because a lot of it was spent with Phostis locked away in that dreary Thanasioi fortress, but it didn't have all of the charm that the first two books had. I did like Katakolon, Krispos' youngest son, and chuckle at his fun times with the ladies.
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Yeah, I liked that trilogy. I should pull those out a read them in one shot.

I like HT's usage of analogous religious heresies.
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Yes. Religious heresies are part of the reason why I enjoy learning about the Byzantine Empire so much; in Videssos they are icing on the cake.
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Yes. Religious heresies are part of the reason why I enjoy learning about the Byzantine Empire so much; in Videssos they are icing on the cake.

You must have loved the one Agent of Byzantium story that involved the religious synod.
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Yes. Religious heresies are part of the reason why I enjoy learning about the Byzantine Empire so much; in Videssos they are icing on the cake.

You must have loved the one Agent of Byzantium story that involved the religious synod.

I did! Or at least I did back when I had read it. Sadly, I've been reading so much since then, I had forgotten what exactly the controversy was and how it was resolved. I was embarrassed, truth be told. But on the other board, I got it figured out.
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Cus, definitely pick up Bridge of the Separator. It has a big synod section.
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I expect I will pick it up some time this month. Right now I'm working through The Misplaced Legion. I also expect I'll have to order the following three Cycle books from Amazon, as they cannot be found in area bookstores and libraries.
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I quite like those. I was a bit disappointed with Bridge of the Separator, though it did have its moments. The other Videssos books I really liked.

It's worth noting that the third Krispos book was written well after the first two. Hardly seems part of the same series, given the long gap between the ending of the previous book and the start of this one.
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I noticed that all the Cycle books were written in 1987.
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He'd been working on the series on and off for years, though.
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As I said, I thought the third book was weaker than the first two, but the sibling-rivalry subplot between Phostis and Evripos interested me. It made me curious about how that would ultimately turn out once Phostis took his father's place.
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It's been a while since I read book three, but I didn't get the feeling that Evripos would have every actually plotted to overthrow Phostis. Unless, he was able to make a moralizing argument for overthrowing his brother. If say, sometime down the road, Phostis showed clear signs of returning to a religious heresy.
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