{"id":9386,"date":"2017-10-31T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T15:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=9386"},"modified":"2021-12-15T21:52:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T02:52:52","slug":"to-kingdom-come-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/9386","title":{"rendered":"To Kingdom Come"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Kingdom Come<\/a><\/em> (2005) Will Thomas<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in London in 1884.<\/p>\n

Unknown Irish bombers have blown up Scotland Yard and several others places in London, as part of their fight for freedom. Because they have threatened another bombing within a month, and because Scotland Yard has been unable to infiltrate the Irish factions, Barker decides to try himself, to keep London from being blown to kingdom come.<\/p>\n

\u201cDunleavy\u2019s an old Irish-American warhorse, who fought as a colonel on the secessionist side during the American War Between the States. He saw action at Antietam and Vicksburg. I was on the opposing side, but after the war, we worked together on an Irish raid into Canada, in an attempt to trade Toronto for Irish freedom. Of course, I sent word ahead and the attack was scuttled. I think Dunleavy still seethes over the losses of the Southern states but having a role in the new Irish government would more than make up for it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Being who I am, I found the bits about bomb making fascinating. I can’t imagine trying to keep nitroglycerine below 30 using only chips off a block of ice. But then again, that would be why bombers of the time were often missing fingers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what, if I may ask, are your politics?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that would be obvious, young man. Like all makers of wholesale destruction, I am a pacifist. The bad thing about war is that it makes more evil people than it can take away, as Kant said.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For obvious reasons, this bit amused me.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoho Vic,\u201d I said to myself. \u201cWhat names these street arabs have. I assume he was born in Soho?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cKrakw, Poland,\u201d Cyrus Barker informed me. \u201cHis real name is Stanislieu Sohovic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m glad the library finally decided to get the kindle versions of these books, since I’d been wanting to re-read them.
\nRating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publisher: Touchstone <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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