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Imperium #6
The Triumph of Venus
What is the cost of victory?In this breathtaking conclusion to the epic series, Ky, the pilot from the future, and Lucilla, Empress of Britannia, lead their empire to the climactic showdown against Carthage. The fight in conquered territories, rebelling about Carthaginian overlords, is over, and the battle on Carthage's home soil has begun. Britannia is stretched to the breaking point across a front as wide as the continent, as they begin the most difficult stage of the war. From blood-soaked battlefields to storm-tossed seas, their forces clash in desperate confrontations that will determine the fate of an empire.The destiny of Britannia and who controls the western world hangs in the balance in this monumental finale.
667 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 27, 2024
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Travis Starnes
45 books90 followersTravis writes science fiction, fantasy, and thriller novels (and the occasional coming-of-age story), with the hope of transporting and enthralling readers. Publishing novels since 2015, Travis’s passion is creating worlds and characters that live and breathe, and experiencing the joy of those stories with his readers.
When not writing, Travis enjoys connecting with readers and other writers, managing the popular Complete Marvel Reading Order website, where he works on his other passion for comics and graphic novels, and spending time with his family.
When not writing, Travis enjoys connecting with readers and other writers, managing the popular Complete Marvel Reading Order website, where he works on his other passion for comics and graphic novels, and spending time with his family.
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October 9, 2025
Really enjoyable ending to the first saga of this world. The ending battle was definitely keeping me on the edge of my seat, but I do wish there was a little more mentioned about what happened directly after that battle outside of how they closed it. Still really enjoyable and I just am all in on this series.
April 28, 2024
Very good finale ...
...to an excellent series. Writing is very good, no grammar errors, clean vocabulary. Full of action, lots of rush and less feel. Could have had a little more world building. I'm looking forward to the second part of this series.
...to an excellent series. Writing is very good, no grammar errors, clean vocabulary. Full of action, lots of rush and less feel. Could have had a little more world building. I'm looking forward to the second part of this series.
July 8, 2024
Not a great ending
This book did not live up to the promise of the rest of the series. With all the grammatical errors and the rush of the battle scenes, the author clearly needed more time and effort to develop it into a book to match the rest of the series.
So... not bad, but somewhat disappointing.
This book did not live up to the promise of the rest of the series. With all the grammatical errors and the rush of the battle scenes, the author clearly needed more time and effort to develop it into a book to match the rest of the series.
So... not bad, but somewhat disappointing.
December 2, 2024
The series started well enough, the author had some nice concepts but there is only so much you can milk it with the "man from the future" gimmick.
The story is bland and boring overall. It also feels super rushed, and most of the characters are shallow and can be described in 2 lines or less.
Even the cvasi-meaningful characters barely get any depth let alone personal development and even they can be counted on one hand. I found it hard to get invested in the story and even care about the characters...
Overall, I consider this series a mediocre SF with some good ideas mixed in.
I got the impression that the author played a lot of Age of Empires and thought it would be fun to incorporate that into his books. But sadly the pacing is all over the place...The technology and socio-political chances are incorporated one after the other at amazing speeds but the pacing of the story itself is a mess, especially at the end of book 6 where the so-called "climactic battle" to end the war is rushed and won again with the EXACT same tactics of "attack the enemies larger army from two sides".
The story is bland and boring overall. It also feels super rushed, and most of the characters are shallow and can be described in 2 lines or less.
Even the cvasi-meaningful characters barely get any depth let alone personal development and even they can be counted on one hand. I found it hard to get invested in the story and even care about the characters...
Overall, I consider this series a mediocre SF with some good ideas mixed in.
I got the impression that the author played a lot of Age of Empires and thought it would be fun to incorporate that into his books. But sadly the pacing is all over the place...The technology and socio-political chances are incorporated one after the other at amazing speeds but the pacing of the story itself is a mess, especially at the end of book 6 where the so-called "climactic battle" to end the war is rushed and won again with the EXACT same tactics of "attack the enemies larger army from two sides".
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January 6, 2026
I thought this was a rather satisfying end to the series, better than any of the prior books. Unlike the fifth book, things move along at a decent pace, and we get the final climactic battle against Carthage that the series has promised from the start.
I'd say it suffers from 2 main problems, though. The first is that the final battle is much more desperate than it needs to be. If Ky had just been willing to wait a bit longer, he could have brought a much larger force, and it wouldn't have been a near-loss. That part really feels contrived.
The other problem is that China has developed cannons about 1000 years before it did historically, and that's utterly implausible. I can accept Rome losing the 2nd Punic War and getting pushed out of Europe, but not the Chinese cannons.
The Chinese cannons are a transparent attempt by the author to put time pressure on Ky, requiring him to win the war against Carthage before they can import those Chinese cannons and turn the tide back, but that threat gets thoroughly torpedoed midway through the book and Ky's reasons for rushing his attack fall apart.
I'd say it suffers from 2 main problems, though. The first is that the final battle is much more desperate than it needs to be. If Ky had just been willing to wait a bit longer, he could have brought a much larger force, and it wouldn't have been a near-loss. That part really feels contrived.
The other problem is that China has developed cannons about 1000 years before it did historically, and that's utterly implausible. I can accept Rome losing the 2nd Punic War and getting pushed out of Europe, but not the Chinese cannons.
The Chinese cannons are a transparent attempt by the author to put time pressure on Ky, requiring him to win the war against Carthage before they can import those Chinese cannons and turn the tide back, but that threat gets thoroughly torpedoed midway through the book and Ky's reasons for rushing his attack fall apart.
May 11, 2024
VERY WELL DONE
I like the story. But in all truthfulness I’m glad it’s done. It closed out nicely. When I was a kid, they wrote in trilogies now a 20 book series is not uncommon. So I really enjoyed reading this and as much as I enjoyed it I’m glad there’s not another one coming. Great job.
This isn’t the first series I’ve read to use the same principle plot. But it was the most entertaining. And, I like the “how they did it” scenes. A lot of stories use a miracle or magic. This one showed the work involved to achieve the events depicted. Again, great job.
I like the story. But in all truthfulness I’m glad it’s done. It closed out nicely. When I was a kid, they wrote in trilogies now a 20 book series is not uncommon. So I really enjoyed reading this and as much as I enjoyed it I’m glad there’s not another one coming. Great job.
This isn’t the first series I’ve read to use the same principle plot. But it was the most entertaining. And, I like the “how they did it” scenes. A lot of stories use a miracle or magic. This one showed the work involved to achieve the events depicted. Again, great job.
December 8, 2024
This series of 6 books feels like it should have been 2-3 books max. In this sixth book we finally got a bit of the secondary characters becoming interesting. Certain deaths were important and had impact which was a change from the prior entries.
I don't regret having gone through the series but I also don't strongly desire more and can't imagine I'll listen through again. I would listen to future entries if more come in hopes that these characters who now have some backstory might grow further with more interesting tales.
I don't regret having gone through the series but I also don't strongly desire more and can't imagine I'll listen through again. I would listen to future entries if more come in hopes that these characters who now have some backstory might grow further with more interesting tales.
February 26, 2025
I’m afraid I became bit irritated by this series, but have kept going until the end. In this book the author had quite a few storylines going and although they were connected, they broke up the flow of the main story and made it drag a bit.
Even though this is a ‘Fantasy’ there were details based on real history that didn’t bear close examination, for many this wouldn’t be a problem, but I found it frustrating.
Even though this is a ‘Fantasy’ there were details based on real history that didn’t bear close examination, for many this wouldn’t be a problem, but I found it frustrating.
May 8, 2024
Great Series!
Thoroughly enjoyed this very alternate history series. Character development goes hand in hand with interesting applications of science and technology. Political intrigue, plausible battle sequences, and a novel storyline makes for a great read. Recommend all six volumes to be read in order.
Thoroughly enjoyed this very alternate history series. Character development goes hand in hand with interesting applications of science and technology. Political intrigue, plausible battle sequences, and a novel storyline makes for a great read. Recommend all six volumes to be read in order.
January 27, 2025
A decent end for the series with enough unexplored threads to lead to new stories in the future. The series as a whole grew on me over time but there never seemed to be a real chance of failure for the MC. I enjoyed the themes of the books and liked the premise but the story lacked the tension that seems to make these kinds of stories epic.
May 5, 2024
This series was a great read!
If you love time displacement stories where technology from the future meets an evil dictator then this series is for you! Great characters, battle , and intrigue that you can’t put down.
If you love time displacement stories where technology from the future meets an evil dictator then this series is for you! Great characters, battle , and intrigue that you can’t put down.
June 21, 2024
A nice conclusion to this series
As always the storytelling is top drawer. This makes a very satisfying conclusion to the series. I'm tempted to go back and reread the first one again
As always the storytelling is top drawer. This makes a very satisfying conclusion to the series. I'm tempted to go back and reread the first one again
January 6, 2025
Enjoyable ending to this oart
Although it was rushed I can see the need to move the story forward and the need to trust other characters other than the three main ones. I'm hoping the next series builds up a belisarius type of character.
Although it was rushed I can see the need to move the story forward and the need to trust other characters other than the three main ones. I'm hoping the next series builds up a belisarius type of character.
May 4, 2024
Great book
The story was well paced and riveting. Truly enjoyed all 6 books. Will wait with baited breath for imperium II.
The story was well paced and riveting. Truly enjoyed all 6 books. Will wait with baited breath for imperium II.
May 13, 2024
excellent
i love alternate history and this is amoung the best. i love the characters and their personal growth to rise to the new ‘way’
i love alternate history and this is amoung the best. i love the characters and their personal growth to rise to the new ‘way’
May 27, 2024
4 stars. While the book seemed a little anticlimactic and rushed at the end, overall it was a fairly good ending to a decent series.
August 19, 2024
Fitting final book of part I
While it seemed a bit rushed, I was mollified but the prospect of a second series.
As always, we'll written with next to no editing errors.
While it seemed a bit rushed, I was mollified but the prospect of a second series.
As always, we'll written with next to no editing errors.
October 12, 2024
I thought that this would be the end. But I see that there has to be more of the story to be told. I will continue to buy and read.
April 17, 2025
Very Good Read
A good ending novel to a good series, the sets up the next series, if there is one. Thoroughly enjoyed this series and would recommend to all alt-history sci-if fans.
A good ending novel to a good series, the sets up the next series, if there is one. Thoroughly enjoyed this series and would recommend to all alt-history sci-if fans.
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