- MP3 CD
- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; MP3 Una edition (April 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1441728163
- ISBN-13: 978-1441728166
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 45 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
It's a retread,
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This review is from: The Hittite (Mass Market Paperback)
Fans of Ben Bova's Orion series of novels will immediately recognize this as a retread of Vengeance of Orion:http://www.amazon.com/Vengeance-Orion-Ben-Bova/dp/0812531612 The story is essentially the same but with the science fiction elements removed and the principle character replaced by Lukka the Hittite. I enjoyed Vengeance of Orion immensely and this is still a good story but how can you give more than three stars to a retread. Frankly, I am being generous. If I were to recommend one over the other it would be Vengeance of Orion because of its broader back story which spanned several novels. If you are not a science fiction fan and not looking to read the complete series of novels then you will enjoy this version.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
`How can one person be willing to die so that another could live?',
By J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected" (ACT, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Hittite (Hardcover)
Returning home from a long and brutal campaign against the Armenians, the Hittite soldier Lukka finds the Hatti Empire in chaos. The capital city, Hattusa, is in flames. Lukka's family home is destroyed, his father mortally wounded and his wife and young sons have been taken by slave traders.Lukka and his small band of soldiers track the slavers across Greece to war-torn Troy. Here, as Lukka tries to recover his wife and sons, he becomes a warrior of the Trojan War where he fights with the Greeks in their battle for the return of Helen. The basic story outline is familiar to anyone who has read The Iliad. But there are some alternative history twists which will amuse some readers and may well annoy others. I have mixed feelings about the novel: I didn't care for the portrayal of some of the characters, especially Helen, yet I quite liked the hero Lukka. An enjoyable escapist read - if you can tolerate some changes to the story of The Iliad. Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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3.9 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
For all the title, this is more of a retelling of "The Iliad" from a slightly different perspective,
By Kiwi - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Hittite (Hardcover)
I picked this one up due to a recently acquired interest in the history of the Sumerians, Assyrians, Egypt and their neighbours. There aren't that many novels set in this period (broad as it is.....) and this seemed like it had potential. That said, I agree with many of Stuart's comments in his review - while the author seems to know his stuff, he's condensed a number of historical events for no good reason, the historical events used as background seem out of whack and chunks of the storyline seem a little forced. From the title, I was looking for a bit more in the way of "Hittite" themes and background woven into the book and that was certainly missing.That said, ignore these failings and it's an entertaining reinterpretation of the Iliad using an "outsider" to give a different point of view. I certainly enjoyed it myself and if there's a sequel, I'd more than likely pick it up. For another (and probably the only) really good novel set in Hatti, read I, the Sun by Janet Morris, a truely excellent novel that recreates the life of the great Hittite King, Suppiluliumas. Can't speak highly enough of this book. And as for Harriet's review - I despair. As far as I can recall, there's no mention of the "Emporer" of the Hatti being stripped of his clothes. I fear Harriet may have read a publicity review or perhaps got this mixed up with another book. Truely, I shudder whenever I read a review by Harriet of a book I've just read - they seem to be taken straight from the publishers blurbs, and not particularly accurately at that! 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
interesting retelling of the Trojan Horse,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Hittite (Hardcover)
The Empire of the Hatti had defeated the Babylonians, Egyptians and many more, but face defeat from within by treachery. The emperor was stripped of his clothing by his sons and hence the Gods abandoned Hatti. Lukka leads his military unit home seeing the capital Hattusas ablaze from a distance. When they arrive inside the burning city they see gangs of drunken youths looting and killing. Lukka finds his dying father who informs him that his wife and sons might live, but are gone as property of the slavers.He concludes his family would be sold in Troy. Leading his force to Troy, he finds the city under seize by the Achaians, whose lack of discipline makes Lukka ill to need them as an ally. He learns his spouse is a slave and vows to rescue her anyway he can and to learn the fate of his sons. Thus he begins the construct of a wooden horse that if he understands human nature should enable him to see "the face that launched a thousand ships". This is an interesting retelling of the Trojan Horse with the above description only the beginning as the reader also for instance obtains Helen's side of the saga instead of the usual male machismo as she is all these super hunks' Achilles heel. Lukka is a fascinating military leader who understands war has three offspring: death, maiming and slavery. He knows when his men fight, some will die, some will be maimed, and maybe a few captured and tortured as slaves. Fans will enjoy Ben Bova's rendition of part of Homer's the Iliad Harriet Klausner 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Hittite,
By Hank Quense - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Hittite (Hardcover)
A different take on the Trojan War and a quite unique one at that. Bova has retold one of the most retold stories in literature and managed to give it fresh view. The main character, Lukka, is a Hittite officer who leads his squad of soldiers in a search for kidnapped and presumably enslaved wife and children. His search takes him to Troy where he plans to ask Priam from help in his search. Instead, he is cut off from the city by the Greek army. He enlists with Odysseus's troops and fights (and survives) against the Trojan hero, Hector. Odysseus uses Lukka as an ambassador to the Trojans twice. In the city, he meets the beautiful Helen and can't get her out his mind afterward.Bova takes the historical figures and give us great character sketches: Achilles, Agamemnon and Menalaos are all portrayed vividly. There several twists on the usual events that are reputed to take have taken place once the walls were breached, but I'm not going to give them away. I've read a number of Trojan War stories and this has to rank up there with the best of them. Four out of five stars Tunnel Vision |
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