Hrmn, the negative amazon reviews delayed my priority of its acquisition. It seems that it might be slightly better than I thought. I'll try to knock it off my list this summer.

Speaking of lists - does anyone know of an historical fiction reading list, or a priority order? S.M. Stirling novels are fun but they're leaving me increasingly frustrated. I enjoyed Turtledove's Misplaced Legion books, but he must have suffered a concussion at some point during that North/South series...