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# Tyrant: Tyrant, Book 1

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## Customer Reviews

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    I unexpectedly really liked this
  

*by D***. on Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021*

This is not a classical fantasy.  In fact, it's not really a fantasy- there are subtle supernatural elements, but it is more a form of historical fiction.  Most importantly, it is set in an interesting time and place- the Greek colonies of the Black Sea coast during the time of Alexander the Great.  The time period is one in which I had always been vaguely interested, but into which I had never really gotten around to delving.  it is different, yet familiar.  And the region simply bleeds history.The story centers around a Greek mercenary captain and his compatriots (late of Alexander's army) who take a job building a cavalry force for the tyrant of one of the Euxine (the aforementioned Black Sea) city-states.  There is a LOT of Greek culture in the book including things that might disturb some modern readers, such as the period's Greek acceptance of male homosexuality- and indeed worship of the ideal male form- as well the near-cloistering of women.  But this all just made it the more interesting to me, because my (limited) understanding is that this is not inaccurate.Of course, war happens, and politics happens.  There is treason.  Soldierly camaraderie is played up.  Etc.  I won't include spoilers.  There is an obligatory romance, which is annoying (as they almost always are), and this one is particularly ridiculous as it involves a female Scythian war leader, but there you have it.  I can overlook such things, since the current publishing establishment seems to consider them essential for some reason.At any rate, I just bought and downloaded the entire 6-book series, if that is any indication of how much I liked the first book.

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    Tyrant by Cameron Christian
  

*by P***T on Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2013*

The book Tyrant by Cameron Christian transported me back to my first love in ancient history, The Greeks.  This story takes place during the time of Alexander toward the end of his flaming career.  The main character is Kineas, an Athenian who once fought under Alexander but who is now an exile from Athens and has become the leader of a mercenary band of warriors.  Kineas is an interesting fellow, an Athenian noble brought up as a gentleman able to hold his own in symposium settings as well as the gymnastic.  As the story progresses we watch the author allow his protagonist to grow as circumstances compel him to be more than he imagined.Kineas has been hired by a tyrant, The Archon of Olbia to come and train his troops ostensibly to defend against the depredations of the horse warriors of the Steppes, The Sakje.  Merely bandits in the eyes of Olbia, The Sakje are in reality a highly organized and civilized society.  The main plot is concerned with the alliance formed between the Sakje and the Tyrant of Olbia as they are facing an invasion from one of Alexander's generals looking to garner some glory for himself.The gamut of human emotion and experience are all explored by the author, from greed and avarice to the almost carefree spirit of warriors before a big battle.  The ancillary characters are well done and provide Kineas with a well-rounded group of friends, followers and foes.  Kineas also has a mystical element to his character as he is haunted by powerful dreams that shape his outlook and actions.The action is bloody when necessary, the horsemanship is superb, the story is well told.  My only real complaint is that it seems to take a while to get to the climactic battle scene with The Macedonians but when it happens, it is intense and satisfying.  I look forward to the sequel.  I rate this book at 4.1.

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    Recommended
  

*by C***V on Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2011*

I was very impressed. It was a good story that I thought really captured the birth of Hellenism. Not quite Mary Renault's league but I thought the book was good literature. I did have some problems otherwise I would have been happy to give the book 5 stars. Another reviewer, commented on the lack of maps and I agree. A map would have been good, two would have been better. The other problem I had was with what I thought were a few loose ends (was the Spartan a spy? what about messages from Athens? etc.). When I purchased this book I didn't realize it was part of a series, so maybe it's OK to have loose ends if you are going to follow up in the next installment. That said, a well-crafted story that I enjoyed and I think you might also enjoy.Addendum 9/2013I thought the sequel, Tyrant: Storm of Arrows while not of the same caliber as the original book, was very good. The third book in the series Funeral Games, was VERY disappointing. I thought it read like a 'B' movie script. I do not recommend it. I never read the fourth book in the series.The author's books on the First Persian Invasion of Greece and it's aftermath, Marathon and Killer of Men were both solidly crafted works and I enjoyed reading them.As an aside, I noticed a fellow reviewer mentioned the "Scythians and Slavic peoples". Tyrant takes place around 300 B.C. and the Southern Slavic Migration doesn't happen until the 5th century A.D., some time after the collapse of the western Roman Empire. After the Southern Slavic Migration happens the Scythian, Thracian, Illyrian and other peoples of the region all disappear. DNA evidence seems to indicate there was little or no assimilation between these peoples and the Southern Slavs.

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