Shared by:SilentSargon Written by S. M. Stirling Read by Shaun Grindell Format: M4B Bitrate: 32 Kbps Unabridged ****Standard Disclaimer: I don’t care if you don’t like 32kbps**** My own rip. They force the ship down. A truly fantastic piece of Alternative History which is backed up by what must have been incredibly detailed historical research. Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders. Just a joy from start to spectacular conclusion. The Peshawar Lancers . Long story short, a giant meteor shower rains over the northern hemisphere of Earth during the 1870s, causing widespread destruction of habitable areas and the onset of global cooling. NOOK Book. If you are into that, or Indian history or British history, this will probably be more appealing to you. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing. [6] In a second review of the novel, Silver had more negative things to say of the characters describing them to be "more like archetypes than like individuals" and also having "lack of dimensions. About The Peshawar Lancers. But, The Peshawar Lancers, began at what seemed like book 2 or 3 of a series. Work, Wild Mass Guessing/Literature, The Peshawar Lancers, WMG. The Peshawar Lancers. Talk:The Peshawar Lancers. In this world, Athelstane King is a captain of the Peshawar Lancers. Unknown to them, a second group, including Cassandra, Henri de Vascogne, Sita and her Gurkha bodyguard are attempting to do the same thing. I would have loved to see this as a trilogy with a wider conspiracy and more intrigue but this is only a minor point. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! The Loop (TV) Do you like this video? The Peshawar Lancers A stand-alone AH novel written by S. M. Stirling, published in 2003. "[9] Don Harlow called it a fun story, but agreed with Silver that Stirling failed to tell the reader the meaning of some of the foreign words used and even corrected the author on the spelling of some words. The Peshawar Lancers Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. “Stirling set up his world superbly….It has color, vibrancy, and boldness.”—Santa Fe New Mexican, “A remarkable alternate history.”—Library Journal, “Splendidly detailed world building…with state-of-the-art-action.”—Roland Green, “Aimed at readers who thrill to King, Empire, and the fluttering Union Jack…a nifty premise.”—Publishers Weekly. watch 01:45. [8], Unlike previous Stirling novels that preceded The Peshawar Lancers, there is less warfare and violence than one would expect considering Stirling's earlier works and instead focuses on conspiracy, espionage and diplomacy. Both groups catch Allenby, Ignatieff, and a cult of Kali worshippers in the middle of a cannibal sacrifice. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. [7] In an interview, Stirling stated he got the vocabulary for the novel from dictionaries and a Hobson-Jobson that Harry Turtledove gave him as a Christmas present. In the now long-destroyed United States, several Californian theocratic city states enjoy some independence by playing the Raj off against Dai-Nippon, and regions near the Gulf of Mexico are inhabited by the Seven Tribes, relatively civilized peoples who are loosely allied with the Raj. EMBED. [3], Though The Peshawar Lancers is set in 2025, far in the future from when the novel was published, Stirling does not use 21st century technology. Try _The Peshawar Lancers_ is a great book however you look at it - a brilliant adventure story in the old Imperial style of derring do and great world building, making a truly alien world appear real. And just as Earth's temperature dropped, so was civilization frozen in … While at the officer's club, he meets Imperial Political Services (IPS) agent Sir Manfred Warburton, and an agent from distant France-outre-Mer, Henri de Vascogne. The man who caused it, a self-proclaimed holy man from the Zagros mountains, had a seer. King and Singh go to the officer's club near the city of Oxford (formerly Srinagar). Please try again. S. M. Sterling presents an immensely imaginative background for the adventure with the details that makes the society come to life. Pick a point in the global historical timeline and make one major change. And you really have to piece together even that much, as the larger situation in the world is not laid out very well, until you read the Appendices. [11], The New England Science Fiction Association review complimented Stirling on creating a detailed and fascinating society, though remarked that society in general had not changed since the original point of divergence 150 years ago. The right margin of the road was reserved for mounted troops, and there the Peshawar Lancers moved up in a jingle of harness and flutter of pennants and rumbling, crunching clatter of iron-shod hooves on gravel. Please try again. While I appreciate a complex plot and detailed descriptions, this was a lot of work. [7] In terms of biology, however, the Raj equals if not surpasses us in some fields. The Russian elite turned away from God after seeing the destruction of the Fall, and turned to worshiping Chernobog instead. There were many clubs in the city, down to the ones where the chi-chi foremen of the Indian Railways Administration gathered, but only one was the Peshawar Club to anyone who mattered.Dark and cool and elegant; modernization in recent years had brought newfangled overhead fans rather than punkhas. As Warburton recovers, Elias tells them the story of how Eric King went to Bokhara to save his son David from imprisonment. He is also making plans for a state visit to France-outre-mer on the Imperial air yacht, the Garuda. Also reviewer noted the possible theme of fundamentalism vs. secularism. [10] One reviewer also called the novel an "updated version of Kipling's Kim.". 44 Favourites 14 Comments 3K Views. The Peshawar Lancers is a rip-roaring, swashbuckling tale of Alternate History rooted firmly in the tradition of Rudyard Kipling and other 19th Century 'adventure' writers such as H. Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2009. She tells them that if Athelstane and Cassandra King die, then somehow, the King-Emperor and his heir will die. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Vascogne is in the Raj to lay the groundwork for an arranged marriage between King-Emperor John II's daughter Sita and the heir to the throne of France-outre-mer. A truly fantastic piece of Alternative History, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2017. Stirling postulates that without the resources and innovation of Europe and North America, technological advancement would have been slowed due to the local conditions of the surviving nations. The Lancers drive away the raiders, and allow Khan, who reveals himself to be a major prince, to return home with his promised reward pledged to him. Paperback (Mass Market Paperback - Reissue) $ 8.99. Plus there are occasional steampunk incursions like Babbage engines. The Peshawar Lancers 496. by S. M. Stirling | Editorial Reviews. A very compelling and alternative History with evocative characters and mind grasping Landscapes of rich texture and marvelous wonders. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Cassandra, shaken by the death of her friend the physicist, is hired by the palace to play tutor to Sita. The political geography of the time is dramatically different from our own world, and innovations such as the airship and Stirling engine are only beginning to reach prominence while the airplane and internal combustion engine were still undeveloped. More By and About This Author. At the same time, Cassandra Mary Effingham King, devoted Whig and brilliant scientist is on her way home to Oxford from Delhi. The group then makes their way to Elias residence. He is sent by his mother to Delhi to find Elias bar-Binyamin, a Jewish financier whom the King family has a mutual debt (or tessera) with, to gain further information. It stands alongside other surviving world powers, including France-outre-mer (a European-settled French North Africa), the Caliphate of Damascus (a united Middle East), the Empire of Dai-Nippon (a Japanese-ruled China and Far East), and the Russian Empire (a remnant of the original, now located in central Asia). [8] A review on BNET called the novel a "pretty cool alternate history" that took "a while to warm up, but it ends explosively. This is my personal Favorite of one of my Favorite Authors. The way S. M. Stirling takes such an incident and tries to draw a possible progression of political and social changes, based on the point in history at which the event took place, taking into account the world views at the time, is fascinating. There, Narayan Singh's father, Ranjit, tells Athelstane the truth behind his father's death. When her dreams of the future proved useful, Nicolae ordered her kept alive at any cost. $22.99. The Peshawar Lancers is an alternate history, steampunk, post-apocalyptic fiction adventure novel by S. M. Stirling, with its point of divergence occurring in 1878 when the … I for one would very much like to see it! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2012. The group, joined by David bar-Elias, goes to Allenby's residence to expose him as a traitor and rescue Narayan Singh. Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019. Listen to a sample Listen to a sample Description; Creators; Details; Reviews; In the mid-1870s, a violent spray of comets hits Earth, decimating cities, erasing shorelines, and changing the world's climate forever. This book is a personal favorite. "[12], Paul Di Filippo called the novel "simply the best uchronia in years." Athelstane King is an officer in the Peshawar Lancers, a cavalry and heavy infantry unit guarding the North-West Frontier province of the Viceroyalty of India, in the center of the Angrezi Raj. The characters enjoy happy endings, but the fascinating alternate history world of The Peshawar Lancers has plenty of politics still to thrash out…. She meets her brother, the heir to the Lion Throne, Charles and finds herself interested in him. Thank you Steve for a wonderful read....I think maybe the 15th or 16th time around and still fresh anytime. The Peshawar Lancers is a 2002 Alternate History novel by S.M. When Athelstane was only four, his father, Eric, was on a mission to the foothills of Afghanistan to investigate a smuggling operation. Makes an interesting change for one of these historical fictions NOT to be based around America. Allenby orders Singh taken to his own house for interrogation. It is heavily based around a British Raj India, though it seems to be more Indian influenced now than the old motherland. They are eager for another Fall to occur. Although cannibalism was rampant among the refugees, she had not been touched. He complimented Stirling on the depth of his world building while also being able to use historical personages without falling into the pitfalls[clarification needed] that some alternate history writers do. So the book only mentions in passing "the Fall" which caused the new timeline that the book resides in. I mean, it's well-written, and it's an interesting concept, but it never really grabbed me. Read a sample Read a sample Description; Details; Reviews; In the mid-1870s, a violent spray of comets hits Earth, decimating cities, erasing shorelines, and changing the world's climate forever. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store She warns him against going down an alleyway, which turns out to be full of assassins from Dai-Nippon. He blows himself up, killing himself and King-Emperor John (who refuses to give in to the captain's demands) and damaging the Garuda critically. Centered in Samarkand, Russia is roundly feared and despised for its Satan worshiping, and the ritualistic cannibalism used to terrorize the empire's Uzbek and Tajik subjects. In the mid-1870s, a violent spray of comets hits Earth, decimating cities, erasing shorelines, and … In order to help his friends escape, Narayan Singh stays behind to face the police. It is October 2025. View source. Smaller Empires include the Dominion of Braganza, a shadowy nation centred in Rio de Janeiro, reigned over by Dom Pedro and ruled by a succession of caudillos; the Sultanate of Egypt, eyed by the Caliphate of Damascus, France-outre-mer, and the Angrezi Raj for its access to the ruined Suez Canal; and the Emirate of Afghanistan, which serves as a buffer between the Raj and Russia. [8][9], One reviewer commented that The Peshawar Lancers had an "eerie prophetic resonance" with current events. Regardless of that, the reviewer highly recommended the novel. King is especially eager to be with his Kashmiri mistress Hasamurti. Since she can dream of the future (as well as different outcomes), she is able to dream ways around the Imperial patrols. This is a very readable tale of daring heroes, of beautiful and gutsy heroines determined to foil the dastardly plots of abominable and traitorous baddies - believe me you wouldn't want to invite them home for dinner. In it, a weird electrical accident creates a stable portal to a parallel universe. $8.99. Sita and her group are confronted by the King-Emperor himself. Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2019. In the mid-1870s, a violent spray of comets hits Earth, decimating cities, erasing shorelines, and changing the world’s climate forever. Hello, Sign in. I found the afterword/appendix entries, with background to the world of the novel, far more interesting. King comes from a well-to-do family, with a long tradition of service to the British Empire. The males go mad from the dreams at puberty, so the females are the ones who are used. This is one of my favorite all time books. Not going to drop ant spoilers just want to say that it is my favorite Alt History and I've read close to a thousand Alt Histories in the last 60 years! On their way there, Yasmini dreams of literally being the Raj's sacred Mahatma Disraeli. and the Great Game. Stirling (author of the The Draka, Island in the Sea of Time and the Emberverse) which takes place in a world where a series of comet strikes destroyed much of Western Europe and North America in 1878, the resulting long winter finishing off most of civilization in those areas. As the Gurkha guards hold off the raiders, Ibrahim Khan and Sir Manfred are sent to get help. Read "The Peshawar Lancers" by S. M. Stirling available from Rakuten Kobo. When King confronts Khan over who hired him, he makes the connection that a Russian has been sending the assassins. Thankfully open ended so that the Author may return again to this wondrous "Alternative Raj!" The technology makes sense, and the world is spiced with just a hint of magic. Along with his aide, the Sikh Narayan Singh, his sister Cassandra, a mysterious Russian seeress Yasmini, and the Royal Family, King finds himself trying to foil a Russian conspiracy against his family with the fate of the Empire, and the survival of humanity at stake. Instead of advancing technologically, humanity had to piece itself back together…, Shadows of Annihilation (A Novel of an Alternate World War), Black Chamber (A Novel of an Alternate World War), Lord of Mountains (A Novel of the Change), Theater of Spies (A Novel of an Alternate World War), “A wonderfully evocative adventure, told by an absolute master.”—. Ignatieff, disguised as an impious Muslim, makes a contract with Bengali separatists to kill Cassandra (which they very nearly do; they do kill one of the Raj's best physicists in the process). In order to survive, the British Government, under the leadership of Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, employed the Royal Navy and all merchant shipping to evacuate the population of the British Isles to its colonies in India, Australasia, and South Africa over the next several years. The Okhrana, Russia's secret police, proves to be a doubly effective espionage agency with the Dreamers' help. Charles later marries Cassandra, and Yasmini later marries Athelstane, who had saved her from going mad from her dreams by ending her virginity. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Unable to add item to List. When I talk to someone and find out that they have an interest in "What would happen if, in a particular point in history, something majorly different had happened?" The Peshawar Lancers is an action-filled adventure through a future reminiscent of the British Raj. Filippo expressed favor for the various characters and especially liked the antagonism between Narayan Singh and Ibrahim Khan.[10]. And just as Earth’s temperature dropped, so was civilization frozen in time. However, when they get there, Warburton has been critically injured by Ignatieff himself. by S. M. Stirling. S. M. Stirling. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Whether this theme was intended by Stirling is unknown. In the twenty-first century, boats still run on steam, messages arrive by telegraph, and the British Empire, with its capital now in Delhi, controls much of the world. Ignatieff has been joined by another IPS agent, Richard Allenby. In the end, it was a good story hidden in a lot of difficult details. No_Favorite. The Peshawar Lancers. Included is the ebook in epub and mobi format. The Peshawar Lancers is a 2002 Alternate History novel by S.M. Something went wrong. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The Peshawar Lancers is an alternate history, steampunk, post-apocalyptic fiction adventure novel by S. M. Stirling, with its point of divergence occurring in 1878 when the Earth is struck by a devastating meteor shower. He manages to take the King-Emperor hostage and reveals that he has planted evidence implicating Dai-Nippon and the Caliphate in the assassination attempt, in order to trigger a major war. Perhaps it was due to the hybrid language of English/Hindi/others being used with only token definitions given for a few completely foreign words. After martial law breaks down in 1881, the rioting British lower classes storm the remaining military outposts in London; unable to escape, Disraeli is killed by rioters and becomes a martyr. In the 21st century, boats still run on steam,… The dining room of the Peshawar Club dated from the Old Empire. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Paperback. The dialogue, spiced with idioms, ideas and cadences of multiple cultures, is entertaining. Other semi-civilised powers in North America include the Kaijun, Cherokee, Kumanch, and Mehk peoples, as well as a small Mormon enclave near the Great Salt Lake. Further, Stirling penchant for details upon details is in overdrive, and with discernable plot makes the novel rather boring. OTHER BOOKS. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2008. Worth it if you can grab it cheap or are already a Stirling fan, but this was my introduction to his work and I will be reluctant to get anything else. Stirling wrote the novel as a homage to the historical-adventure field. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2003. A cover of 's map and obviously the eponymous novel itself. The fight with the assassins spills over into Warburton's residence, where they are defeated. The King-Emperor John II rules almost half of mankind. Conquistador is Stirling’s 2003 publication. The priests have developed a cult based around the worship of Chernobog, after an old Slavic god of death (to which seem to be mutated elements of the Yazidi belief in the Peacock Angel). This was clearly the author's intention, but it made it a difficult read. Steampunk - Wikipedia *In this novel, Akahito is the Emperor of Dai-Nippon (Greater Japan) in 2025. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. [5], The story details a world where a heavy meteor shower, known as "the Fall", impacted with catastrophic force across much of the Northern Hemisphere in 1878, creating a massive dust cloud that blots out the sun. $7.99. The characters are varied, and well-drawn. The Peshawar Lancers is an alternate history, steampunk, post-apocalyptic fiction adventure novel by S. M. Stirling,[1][2] with its point of divergence occurring in 1878 when the Earth is struck by a devastating meteor shower. [3], Athelstane King is an officer of the Peshawar Lancers, a regiment that guards the northern borders of the Angrezi Raj, who becomes involved in an adventure filled with political intrigue, numerous chases, harrowing escapes, swashbuckling, and the exploration of a world that seems to be forever trapped in the Victorian era. [6] Technology is progressing, though by time of the novel's setting, but still lags behind our level of technology. Mr. Sterling is master of alternate history and has created universes that range from grim to glorious, from the Dominion to the Emberverse, but my heart is owned by the Peshawar Lancers! In 2025, the Angrezi Raj is the most powerful nation in the world. The extreme members of the cult desire to bring about the end of mankind. By Dain-Siegfried Watch. Most of Europe, parts of North America, and equatorial Africa is inhabited by cannibal tribes and bands. And just as Earth’s temperature dropped, so was civilization frozen in time. Help does come, in the form of the Peshawar Lancers. Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2014. Air travel is done by hydrogen-lifted airship and motor vehicles are still rare. Ignatieff and Allenby escape, and then Allenby uses his powers to summon the police. The Peshawar Lancers In 1916, Talbot Mundy wrote an adventure novel, called " King of the Khyber Rifles ", about the exploits of Captain Athelstan King in … The novel was published in 2002, and was a Sidewise Awardnominee for best long … It was published in the alternate history collection Worlds That Weren't. [13] Athelstane King and other characters are inspired by Talbot Mundy's King of the Khyber Rifles. The Peshawar Lancers - S. M. Stirling audio book torrent free download, 150466. Had a hard time keeping them all straight, for some reason. It has been 148 years since a series of comet impacts rendered the northern hemisphere inhospitable, forcing the great empires of Eurasia to move south.[3]. The British Isles are abandoned, initially becoming the home of groups of degenerate cannibalistic savages, most of which quickly consume each other to extinction, and are only cautiously recolonized in the 20th Century. Stirling at his best. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Alternate History Science Fiction (Books). The novel's plot takes place in the year 2025, at a time when the British Empire has become the powerful Angrezi Raj and is gradually recolonizing the world alongside other nations and empires that were able to survive. Then, around a hundred years from the present, another asteroid impact will occur, leaving only the rats surviving. alternate book britain dai damascus empire existing fantasy history nippon peshawar pre steampunk stirling universe work world braganza caliphate angrezi s m novel 1878 lancers. Russian Okhrana agent Vladimir Obromovich Ignatieff and Sister of the True Dreamers Yasmini are on their way into the Raj to kill both Athelstane and his sister, Cassandra. type material, this is the first book I think of to suggest they read. WikiProject Novels (Rated B-class, Low-importance) This article is within the scope of WikiProject Novels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories on Wikipedia. Sita's Gurkha bodyguard is killed defending them, and David bar Elias destroys Allenby's home with a homemade explosive. 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