Golden Palaces Book

Sword and Scimitars was a childhood favorite and even rereading it is still an enjoyable experience. Now that the internet has developed to the point that Golden Palaces can be found and purchased, it does not do justice to the memory of the original. Political twists and turns abound and overwrought emotions play out in the characters but nothing catches the reader as inspired. All of the machination Chaikin puts into play are obvious to all but the characters. Couple that with the classic middle book tragedy of being a setup for book three and mediocrity ensues. It can be said that the wrap up of Golden Palaces wraps up more loose ends than expected and points the third book into a different direction than should be anticipated.