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Charlemagne's Time Machine - Oliver Henkel Book Review

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"By a time-travel accident, the timeline was changend resulting in a world where the Western Roman Empire survived into the 8th century. In that world's year 796, a conflict between Western Rome and the Frankish King Charles (who suddenly insists in being called Charlemagne, no one knows why) who is claiming to be rightful Roman Emperor by the True Will of god, is ahead. Roman spy, Andreas Sigurdius, is sent to the Frankish capital Trier to find out what's going on there and discovers the unbelievable truth about the existance of his world."
Guenter Lehmann, Resident Oliver Henkel Scholar


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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Time Travel: - largely backwards/past
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - state secrets
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
War or Invasion Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes
Story largely takes place in - Really long ago

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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