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First I want to say that as an American, I wanted Arbell Materazzi (or Ferrazzi, as it's translated for some reason I'm the Italian) to rush into his arms weeping, declaring that it was Thomas all the time, that she'd been raising their daughter, then they both tearfully recognize they have an opportunity, and the book ends with tears of joy and a warm, fuzzy feeling. Folks, a Brit wrote this book so you have a central character as complicated as a Graham Greene anti-hero. If you've studied any history at all, you'll recognize reflections of real historical characters mashed together the way Philip Jose Farmer did. If you've studied philosophy at all, you'll see in this book a better explanation of Kant than the claptrap they teach in university. So very well done ... In an entirely British way, however, so I don't think we'll see this made into a movie.


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I really like this series but one thing it really lacks is a world setting, I am not sure if this book is set in a post-apocalyptic-world or alternate, especially if you have Switzerland and the Mississippi next to each other.
If it is indeed a alternate world where the Mississippi and Switzerland are on the the same continent. I feel like the author could have used a made up world instead of using real world locations. There is no point in having the neutrality of the Swiss projected with the same name into this book, since he explains that the "Swiss" in his book have had a long lasting neutrality, he could have as easily named them something different and put a few more lines on the history of them. Personally I feel that if this had been clearer this series would have been a lot more enjoyable.
While I loved the first 2 books in this series, this last book is just above average. It seems that maybe the author had a lot going on, had deadlines, and kind of threw tis book together to get it out the door. If this book were not linked to the other ones in the series, then I would have probably said pass on it. The fact that it does add some closure and continue on with the compelling main character makes it worth the read. Don't expect anything vastly superior or ground shaking in this book though. I would definitely say get this one as cheap as possible.
This the last book in the series, the "Left hand of God" is powerful but feels somehow disjointed. It teeters between greatness and something else. Would I recommend the series? Yes, would I recommend the book?Hmmm yes but... The author? Yes.

The first book is brilliant, the second is great, the third feels rushed and driven to tie up loose ends. It has great concepts, human observations, and quotes yet somehow lacks coherency of thought and deed.
This is an excellent series which depicts war in its brutal form. The hero is not a perfect knight in shining armor but a young boy who while initially seems to be a formidable warrior and genius general suffers from emotional and physical breakdown leaving him his wits and reputation to win an unwinnable war. The ending leaves you a little dissatisfied by its abruptness. But it's overall an entirely enjoyable read
After having waited for the best part of a year from reading the first 2 enthralling instalments of this story, I eagerly anticipated a thunderous denouement in which Cale finally vanquishes his ultimate enemy - Bosco. What we actually get is a far more subtle and sophisticated realisation of Cale's ambitions, beautifully drawn and characterised by the author who deserves high praise of his treatment of a delicate emotional battle within the hero. In all honesty, on first reading I felt it slightly anti-climactic in nature, but on reading it again, more slowly and able to appreciate the lustre of the prose and the subtly of the sub-plots woven to alternatively contrast and complement the inner struggles of the main protagonist, I began to appreciate the artistry and skill of the author. Rarely can the attribute of "depth" be accorded to a novel of this genre, but, I truly believe that Mr Hoffman has thus achieved this worth accolade.
I read the first of the trilogy and was so impressed I ordered the second & third volumes from .

First, Paul Hoffman is an excellent, literate writer who includes what seem like Elizabethan colloquialisms that most people will find unfamiliar but you definitely get the idea!

The story has very strong religious undertones and when you read Hoffman's autobiographical notes, you will understand why.

Many of the battles and scenarios are based on historical and/or Shakespearean themes that make them familiar but just as incredible and the facts (the Battle of Agincourt, for instance).

Lovers of historical fiction will really like this trilogy. Some books are read and donate. These are keepers!
This book was a major disappointment. The first two books build Cale up to be a badass superhero, capable of killing any 10 men in physical combat and able to outthink any army. Well this book from the very beginning makes him an invalid. He is too weak to even get out of bed nearly the whole book, much less fight anyone. To make matters worse it’s not even and infection or tuberculosis or something that brings him down but it’s that he has too much emotional stress, PTSD or something similar. It ruins the book. Imaging reading a book about Batman but in the first page, Batman is paralyzed from the next down and spend the rest of the story in his mansion pouting, and being taken care of by nursing staff. That’s pretty much this book.

Terrible end for a promising trilogy.
First I want to say that as an American, I wanted Arbell Materazzi (or Ferrazzi, as it's translated for some reason I'm the Italian) to rush into his arms weeping, declaring that it was Thomas all the time, that she'd been raising their daughter, then they both tearfully recognize they have an opportunity, and the book ends with tears of joy and a warm, fuzzy feeling. Folks, a Brit wrote this book so you have a central character as complicated as a Graham Greene anti-hero. If you've studied any history at all, you'll recognize reflections of real historical characters mashed together the way Philip Jose Farmer did. If you've studied philosophy at all, you'll see in this book a better explanation of Kant than the claptrap they teach in university. So very well done ... In an entirely British way, however, so I don't think we'll see this made into a movie.