1636: Mission to the Mughals
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (501 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071V6FR72 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 571 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fascinating. Worth the price of admission Firstly, I must say: I want More!This is a fascinating look at an entirely different cultures, told more from the Indian POV than the mission from Grantville, it is an intriguing look at life in the highest levels of Mugal India. A place for intrigue, assassination, murder, and the politics of Empire. And a revealing look at life in an Indian harem and its impact on the world without.Buy this book. It's totally worth your dime!. "Up-timers meet Shah Jahan" according to D. G. Hulan. This is the latest in the 16Up-timers meet Shah Jahan This is the latest in the 163X series (although 1637: The Volga Rules was supposed to be out in February; it seems to be indefinitely postponed, probably because Flint has been undergoing treatment for cancer for several months now). This one is largely independent of the rest of the series—to the best of my recollection, none of the European characters have appeared in any of the earlier books, and of course none of the Indian ones. In a foreword Barber says that he. X series (although 16Up-timers meet Shah Jahan This is the latest in the 163X series (although 1637: The Volga Rules was supposed to be out in February; it seems to be indefinitely postponed, probably because Flint has been undergoing treatment for cancer for several months now). This one is largely independent of the rest of the series—to the best of my recollection, none of the European characters have appeared in any of the earlier books, and of course none of the Indian ones. In a foreword Barber says that he. 7: The Volga Rules was supposed to be out in February; it seems to be indefinitely postponed, probably because Flint has been undergoing treatment for cancer for several months now). This one is largely independent of the rest of the series—to the best of my recollection, none of the European characters have appeared in any of the earlier books, and of course none of the Indian ones. In a foreword Barber says that he. "Alternate history India" according to Kindle Customer. In time of taj mahal construction, English are expelled before gaining power due to information from the future. At end of story not certain if next ruler will be tolerant or bigoted brother. Also chance of Hindu and Muslim civil war. Complex problems face new future, well done.
On reaching India the mission finds a grieving emperor obsessed with building the Taj Mahal, harem-bound princesses, warrior princes, and an Afghan adventurer embroiled in the many plots of the Mughal court. The Prime Minister of the USE, Mike Stearns, sends a mission to the Mughal Empire of India with the aim of securing a trade deal with the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. But emperors, princesses, and princes are no more immune to the inexorable waves of change created by the Ring of Fire than are the Americans themselves.. The USE needs a reliable source of opiates for those wounded in action as well as other goods not available in Europe. She is the mistress of her father's harem and a power in her own right who wishes to learn more of these women who are free in a way she can scarcely comprehend. The emperor's sons are pl