Empire of the East explained

Empire of the East is a novel by Fred Saberhagen published in 1979.^[1]

Plot summary

Empire of the East is a novel in which the East rules the West in the far future.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Empire of the East for White Dwarf #52, and stated that "Swashbuckling fun, routine plot, boldly unsubtle characters, clever technology-based magic: my only quibble is that according to Book 3's revelations, the atomic dreadnought unearthed in book 1 ought not to have worked."^[2]

Colin Greenland reviewed Empire of the East for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Nothing very original here but it is a well-organised yarn that trots along steadily through landscapes full of disdainful demons and enigmatic artifacts of power, not the least of them the legendary Elephant, a slumbering metal beast with '426th ARMORED DIVISION' lettered on its flank ..."^[3]

Reviews

• Review by Baird Searles (1980) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1980
• Review by Algis Budrys (1980) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1980
• Review by Joe Sanders (1981) in Locus, #241 February 1981
• Review by Alan Fraser (2004) in Vector 235

Notes and References

1. Web site: Empire of the East.
2. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 52 . 18 . . April 1984 .
3. Greenland. Colin . Colin Greenland. Fantasy Media . review . . 14. 45 . TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. . May 1984.