Title: Why Use Magic?
Review: I can only add a little to the previous reviews as they are pretty accurate and complete as to the story and its virtues and flaws. After ensuring a reasonable, historically based explanation is used to justify the on-going existence of the Roman Empire, the author bases the story on a 'magical', psychic ability called 'massing.' WHY? There are so many possibilities for conflict and interaction, yet 'massing' becomes a critical part of the storyline. Really detracted from the quality and was largely pointless anyway. On the other hand, the subtleties of the evolution of the Roman Empire were handled very well although it was very hard to tell what the equivalent year in our reality line would have been.
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