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S. M. Stirling’s debut novel whisks readers into an alternate twentieth‑century Earth where technology lags behind—boats still rely on steam, and communication is limited to telegraphs—while the British Empire, headquartered in India, rules much of the globe. Amid this retro‑futuristic landscape, the narrative follows the Peshawar Lancers, a regiment of elite troops stationed at the empire’s frontier. As the story unfolds, a formidable Russian czar schemes a sweeping conquest that threatens the established order, setting the stage for a clash of ambitions and ideologies.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: S. M. Stirling
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