This is such an enjoyable ride through history. Very eager to see what we know will happen in under 2 weeks and how this will affect our protagonist's fortunes.
I thought the first chapter was trite and overwrought. Now, THIS chapter was interesting and different. The sanctuary issue provided the twist the story needed and the mate thing adds to it. Nice.
He's learning a lot about the world very quickly! I'm interested in how he might be able to bootstrap himself out of this precarious situation. I guess that is the interesting element of the story so far.
After a binge of the entire Granger series, I'm finally starting to get these chapters in drips. How rich and enjoyable is the rich history (and pseudohistory) in these stories!
After following this so far, I've decided that I don't really care for this story and am no longer following. It never clicked with me and I found no joy in it. I'm enjoying @Yeoldebard's other works quite a bit. Guess you can't please all the people all the time! Good luck.
in this and other stories in the series, Mark does a masterful job of describing the national character of nations: Specifically Spain, France, Russia & the Ottomans. Much of what he describes about their behavior and habits still applies just as well today. That's amazing.
George going as a woman? and risking the Egypt route near another enemy? I don't buy it. I think he'd go through Baghdad. It probably wouldn't be too much difference if the wait time for the guide were factored in.
That was an amazing conversation between George and Chartley. It was deep and introspective and gave us a lot of insight into the characters. Chartley sure had an important lesson to convey to George.