Belisarius Series by Eric Flint, David Drake

4.22 · 113 ratings
  • An Oblique Approach (Belisarius #1)
    #1

    An Oblique Approach (Belisarius #1)

    David Drake, Eric Flint

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1998

    Only three things stand between the Malwa and the conquest of Earth: Byzantium, the empire of Rome in the East; a crystal that urges mankind to fight; and Belisarius, general of the Byzantine Empire, and arguably the greatest commmander the Earth has ever known.

  • In the Heart of Darkness (Belisarius #2)
    #2

    In the Heart of Darkness (Belisarius #2)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1998

    The Malwa Empire, using gunpowder weapons and ruthless terror, has conquered 6th century India and is forging the subcontinent's vast population into an invincible weapon of tyranny. The supermind that commands the Malwa intends first to rule the world and then to set its inexorable stamp over all eternity. No action is too bestial for the supermind to order, nor for its Malwa lackeys to execute.Belisarius, the finest general of his, or any age, must save the world if he can... more

  • Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn (Belisarius #1-2)
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    Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn (Belisarius #1-2)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings · published 2008

    Two complete novels in one volume—the beginning of the Belisarius saga.An Oblique Approach : In northern India the Malwa have created an empire of unexampled evil. Guided or possessed by an intelligence from beyond time, with new weapons, old treachery, and an implacable will to power, the Malwa will sweep over the whole Earth... more

  • Destiny's Shield (Belisarius #3)
    #3

    Destiny's Shield (Belisarius #3)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1999

    Eric Flint and David Drake's alt-history epic devoted to real-life Byzantine butt-kicker Belisarius has reached part three--Destiny's Shield--and this installment finally busts loose with some serious head-to-head. Everybody's favorite general is leading an outnumbered Roman-Persian force to check Malwa aggression in the east, forced to action by the fiends' sea-borne invasion of the Tigris-Euphrates delta and their subsequent siege of Babylon... more

  • Fortune's Stroke (Belisarius #4)
    #4

    Fortune's Stroke (Belisarius #4)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2000

    Aide, a human soul embodied in a jewel, journeys back in time to join forces with Belisarius, the greatest general of the sixth century, to stop Link, an evil supercomputer that is using its vast powers to rewrite history to create the powerful, technologically advance Malwa Empire. Reprint.

  • Belisarius II: Storm at Noontide (Belisarius #3-4)
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    Belisarius II: Storm at Noontide (Belisarius #3-4)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings · published 2009

    1.       The Belisarius series has been very popular, with over a quarter of a million copies in print. 2.       Eric Flint is co-author of three New York Times best sellers: 1634: The Galileo Affair, 1634: The Baltic War and 1634: The Bavarian Crisis. 3.       David Drake has written many bestsellers, including the Hammer’s Slammers series for Baen, and the Lord of the Isles series for Tor. 4.     Eric Flint is a brilliant star of fantasy and science fiction... more

  • The Tide of Victory (Belisarius #5)
    #5

    The Tide of Victory (Belisarius #5)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2001

    Armed with lancers, breech-loading rifles, steamships, and galleys, General Belisarius, accompanied by his own ally from the future, ventures into the Malwa Empire, a sixth-century kingdom ruled by Link, a horrifying and evil entity from the future.

  • The Dance of Time (Belisarius #6)
    #6

    The Dance of Time (Belisarius #6)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2006

    The Malwa and their evil have been driven back to their Indian heartland, but there they coil to strike again. Ruled by a monster from the future which is part computer and part demon, they prepare a fresh attack whose success will leave them rulers of the world—and the monster that guides the Malwa will rule the whole future! Belisarius, the greatest general of his age, has arrayed the forces of Mankind against the Malwa evil... more

  • Belisarius III: The Flames of Sunset (Belisarius #5-6)
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    Belisarius III: The Flames of Sunset (Belisarius #5-6)

    Eric Flint, David Drake

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings · published 2009

    Concluding the popular Belisarius saga, with two full-length novels in one volume: The Tide of Victory: The creators of the monster called Link once were human, but that was distant ages in their past. Now, from the far future, they have sent their creation back to rule the Malwa Empire, then to conquer and shape the world of the sixth century A.D. into the form that will make their own foul existence possible... more

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