A review by alistairr
Agent of Byzantium by Harry Turtledove, Isaac Asimov
4.0
[a:Harry Turtledove|29479|Harry Turtledove|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1333453762p2/29479.jpg] conjures an intriguing world where the Roman Empire reclaimed much of the west, Justinian's reconquests being more successful and permanent, and uneasily borders an intact Zoroastrian Persian Empire due to the absence of Islam, after Muhammed converted to Christianity, eventually becoming the Saint of Changes.
The book is a compilation of six stories throughout the life of the eponymous 'Agent of Byzantium' Basil Argyros as he encounters a number of threats to the Empire: Raiding nomads, Smallpox, Franko-Saxon border skirmishes, rogue pamphleteer's and an upswell of iconoclasm.
I found both the setting and the stories to be both entertaining and a well thought out exploration of the premise.
The book is a compilation of six stories throughout the life of the eponymous 'Agent of Byzantium' Basil Argyros as he encounters a number of threats to the Empire: Raiding nomads, Smallpox, Franko-Saxon border skirmishes, rogue pamphleteer's and an upswell of iconoclasm.
I found both the setting and the stories to be both entertaining and a well thought out exploration of the premise.