(Tears) Agent of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson

[James Nicoll]

Agent of the Terran Empire (Dominic Flandry, volume 1) by Poul Anderson

Dominic Flandry: a man who can be depended upon to do the necessary thing,
even when it is the wrong thing, because he believes all other options
are worse.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/every-day-is-my-last

[Christian Weisgerber]

Post by James Nicoll
Agent of the Terran Empire (Dominic Flandry, volume 1) by Poul Anderson
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/every-day-is-my-last

"Honorable Enemies" is very good and Aycharaych is a great character.
The German translation was titled "Viel Feind', viel Ehr'", which
as those who know bits of German will recognize retains the "honor"
and "enemy" parts, but means something else entirely: "Many foes,
much honor". (The often quoted motto of Landsknecht leader Georg
von Frundsberg.)

I always thought that the background of the decaying Terran Empire
very transparently alluded to the fall of Rome, but I don't know
if there are more than general parallels.

Those Baen covers are hideous.

[William Hyde]

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by James Nicoll
Agent of the Terran Empire (Dominic Flandry, volume 1) by Poul Anderson
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/every-day-is-my-last

"Honorable Enemies" is very good and Aycharaych is a great character.
The German translation was titled "Viel Feind', viel Ehr'", which
as those who know bits of German will recognize retains the "honor"
and "enemy" parts, but means something else entirely: "Many foes,
much honor". (The often quoted motto of Landsknecht leader Georg
von Frundsberg.)
I always thought that the background of the decaying Terran Empire
very transparently alluded to the fall of Rome, but I don't know
if there are more than general parallels.

The name eludes me, but the first emperor Flandry works with is based on
Septimus Severus, the second Caracalla.

William Hyde

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

Post by William Hyde

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by James Nicoll
Agent of the Terran Empire (Dominic Flandry, volume 1) by Poul Anderson
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/every-day-is-my-last

"Honorable Enemies" is very good and Aycharaych is a great character.
The German translation was titled "Viel Feind', viel Ehr'", which
as those who know bits of German will recognize retains the "honor"
and "enemy" parts, but means something else entirely: "Many foes,
much honor". (The often quoted motto of Landsknecht leader Georg
von Frundsberg.)
I always thought that the background of the decaying Terran Empire
very transparently alluded to the fall of Rome, but I don't know
if there are more than general parallels.

The name eludes me, but the first emperor Flandry works with is based on
Septimus Severus, the second Caracalla.
William Hyde

I believe Flandry dianoses his empire as having gone into its Dominate phase,
which is a clear Roman reference on his part.

Also the story of the founding of the Empire, which I reviewed a few months
ago has the first emperor consciously modeling his creation on Rome.