Review -- "In difficult ground, press on; -- In encircled ground, devise stratagems; -- In death ground, fight". -- Sun Tzu in The Art of War (circa 400 B.C.)
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and spare.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- David Weber
- First published
- 1997
- Pages
- 640
- Publisher
- Baen Books, Baen
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780671858858
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“"So, Ursula! Is the circus ready?"”
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