Warlords of Utopia
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Warlords of Utopia is an original novel by Lance Parkin
set in the Faction Paradox
universe. It has been described as 'possibly [Parkin's] finest accomplishment to date'.
Parkin developed the idea for a Doctor Who
book that was not published. The published version is his second attempt to write it for Faction Paradox. The first was turned down by editor Lawrence Miles
.
Lance Parkin
Lance Parkin is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who and Emmerdale...
set in the Faction Paradox
Faction Paradox
Faction Paradox is a fictional time travelling cult/rebel group/organized crime syndicate, originally created by the author Lawrence Miles. The Faction's belief-system as portrayed has some similarities to voodoo, and is sometimes described as such...
universe. It has been described as 'possibly [Parkin's] finest accomplishment to date'.
Parkin developed the idea for a Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
book that was not published. The published version is his second attempt to write it for Faction Paradox. The first was turned down by editor Lawrence Miles
Lawrence Miles
Lawrence Miles is a science fiction author known for his work on original Doctor Who novels and the subsequent spin-off Faction Paradox...
.
Plot introduction
The glorious Roman Empire has ruled for nearly twenty-seven centuries when Marcus Americanius Scriptor acquires a strange bracelet from a mysterious stranger. With this bracelet, he finds he is able to travel to alternate Romes, worlds where the course of history has diverged from that with which he is familiar. And further out, worlds where there is no Roman Empire at all, and a cruel new regime in Germania is on a path of conquest. This cannot be permitted.See also
Other alternate history novels based on the survival of the Roman Empire to the present day:- Roma EternaRoma EternaRoma Eterna is a 2003 novel by Robert Silverberg which presents an alternate history in which the Roman Empire survives to the present day.-Plot introduction:...
- RomanitasRomanitas (novel)Romanitas is an alternate history novel by Sophia McDougall, published by Orion Books. It is the first of a planned trilogy of novels based on a world where the Roman Empire has survived to contemporary times and now dominates much of the world....
- Gunpowder EmpireGunpowder EmpireGunpowder Empire is an alternate history novel by Harry Turtledove. It is the first part of the Crosstime Traffic series.-Plot summary:In the novel, Jeremy and Amanda Solter are two teenagers living in the late 21st century...
External links
- Official Preview to the novel - fan reviews