![]() The alternate history component is really subtle for the first half of the book. Using reincarnation to keep some semblance of the same main characters throughout the tale, the book still reads more like a sequential collection of short stories. However, this book wasn’t told the way I thought it would be. I dived into this book very much looking forward to a grand, sweeping alternate history. This tale that spans centuries is told through a series of reincarnations, through religious and philosophical discussions, and through scientific discoveries. The New World is settled west to east and India becomes the country to spark the Industrial Revolution. Islam and Buddhism rise, along with China and the Ottoman Empire. ![]() ![]() But instead of killing a third of the population, it kills 99%. In the 14th century, the plague hit Europe. ![]()
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