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In the years since the Event, the Republic of Nantucket has done its best to re-create the better ideas of the modern age. But the evils of its time resurface in the person of William Walker, renegade Coast Guard officer, who is busy building an empire for himself based on conquest by technology. When Walker reaches Greece and recruits several of their greater kinglets to his cause, the people of Nantucket have no choice. If they are to save the primitive world from being plunged into bloodshed on a twentieth-century scale, they must defeat Walker at his own game: war.
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"I love the way he makes both his primary and secondary, and honestly, even the characters he only mentions lightly - real. And makes it so that if they die, you feel it. It's the way I try to write, and the way I try to GM. It helps that (maybe if you know enough history) the way he twists it or changes it or... in ways that make sense, given the complications introduced... are fascinating."
— Kei (5 out of 5 stars)
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Another exciting and explosive tale of ambition, ingenuity, intrigue, and discovery.
— Jane Lindskold, author of When the Gods Are Silent -
“This fun, intelligent series is perfect not only for action-adventure, alternate history, time travel, and military-SF fans but also for epic fantasy readers, for Burroughs and Haggard fans craving a modern update of the lost-civilization novel, and for anyone who loves Patrick O’Brian’s sensational sea battles.”
— Amazon.com, editorial review -
“Strong characterizations, high historical scholarship, superior narrative technique, excellent battle scenes, and awareness of social and economic as well as technological factors in evidence.”
— Booklist
Against the Tide of Years Listener Reviews
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" This time-travel series is a lot of fun. I'm not a fan of cliff-hanger endings but I'll probably take the bait and get the next installment. "
— Jennifer, 2/17/2014 -
" Having read "Island in the Sea of Time in the middle of November I just couldn't wait to see what happened and to get on the next stage of this exciting adventure... and I was not let down! Absolutely brilliant! "
— Mieczyslaw, 2/16/2014 -
" In the same line as the first book in the series, but perhaps too close to that first book to stand out by itself. It felt like it dragged a bit at parts, just setting up the stage for the third book. Mind you, it's not enough to keep me from wanting to read that third book, which I plan to do soon. Still, it gets only 3 stars as opposed to the 4 I gave book 1. "
— Fejas, 2/7/2014 -
" Part 2 of the Captain's favorite time-travel/alternate-history series. "
— Thesexycaptain, 1/22/2014 -
" Fantastic. Every bit as good as the first book! Fans of alternate history will adore this series. "
— Sheena, 1/12/2014 -
" I've now read this trilogy four times or more... "
— Leon, 1/9/2014 -
" I liked this. It was a good continuation of the original. We got to meet the Babylonians, the Hittites, and some others. Stirling is doing a credible job weaving the modern into history. "
— Dave, 1/5/2014 -
" Meh. Some interesting time travel interactions, but getting tired of most of the characters and plot not advancing much. "
— Gregg, 12/29/2013 -
" Sequel to Island in the Sea of Time. Excellent!! "
— Bill, 12/11/2013 -
" Fun read, and scary bad guys. "
— Boyd, 11/20/2013 -
" i really do wish they'd include a map with the old world names for places. i have some idea of the historical places they are refering to from other reading, but it would help. "
— Jutta, 11/19/2013 -
" Just when I thought this series could not be any more awesome, they started FARMING MOAS. \o/ "
— Chris, 11/9/2013 -
" Second in the series, definitely curious about how the biggest problem will resolve itself. "
— Lafcadio, 10/5/2013 -
" Second time I've read this. Still good fun. "
— Cameron, 9/21/2013 -
" Loved it!!! What would you do if you were thrown back in time thousands of years? "
— Dan, 9/10/2013 -
" didn't enjoy as much as the first in the series "
— Sparky, 9/7/2013 -
" Good book. Sometimes the details become tedius. The continuation from book one with all the same characters gives a broader view of who these people are. "
— Nicole, 9/4/2013 -
" This is an interesting alternate history. The first book was more intriguing, but there's lots of good vs. evil/have we already changed the future we came from... "
— Marilyn, 8/16/2013 -
" Didn't really think I would like it as much as I did. Worth reading once. "
— Jenniffer, 8/1/2013 -
" The second in the trilogy. I really enjoyed the first one and so far, I like this one also. "
— Hrairoorah, 12/16/2012 -
" I was hoping for some of the brilliance I saw in the first book but this book was just a long stretch of descriptions. A firefight stretching over 100 pages -.- "
— Kirkus, 10/27/2012 -
" I'm bound and determined that I'm going to get through this trilogy. I wished more had been resolved in the end, like the first book in the series, but I can certainly see it being set up for the final confrontation in book 3. "
— Rob, 1/25/2012 -
" THis is an excellent and well researched book revolving around the island of Nantucket being pulled back to the yeah 1250 BC, sometime in the Bronze Age...the characters are interesting and believable and the politics and cultural interactions are excellent. "
— Paul, 8/6/2011 -
" Really enjoying this series!!! "
— John, 5/17/2011 -
" Having read "Island in the Sea of Time in the middle of November I just couldn't wait to see what happened and to get on the next stage of this exciting adventure... and I was not let down! Absolutely brilliant! "
— Mieczyslaw, 1/11/2011 -
" I liked this. It was a good continuation of the original. We got to meet the Babylonians, the Hittites, and some others. Stirling is doing a credible job weaving the modern into history. "
— Dave, 11/29/2010 -
" Walker should have died in the first book. There is such a rich diversity of possible threats for the island of Nantucket that the only reason to let Walker live for a second book is if the author is too in love with his clever villain to let him die in a timely manner. "
— Amy, 5/2/2010 -
" This was book 2 in the series and it was pretty good. It seemed to be more of a bridge to the third book. More characters were introduced and like usual I got confused on who was who and where they were. I am looking forward to the third book. "
— Eric, 3/2/2010 -
" If you like Stirling, you'll like this. Everyone is getting a little older and wiser, but the book is basically building up to "On the Oceans of Eternity" <br/> "
— Mark, 1/31/2010 -
" Thoroughly enjoyed this second book in the "Event" series. Characters are well drawn, and the plot is engaging. One of my favorites in the "alternate history" genera. "
— Annette, 4/17/2009 -
" didn't enjoy as much as the first in the series "
— Sparky, 2/17/2009 -
" This was most definatly a middle book in a series... there was a lot of story build-up that wasn't needed, and overall was difficult to get through. Not so difficult as to not read the third... but, I nearly put this series down for sheer boredom. "
— Jess, 1/22/2009 -
" Book 2 - see my earlier reviews of Stirling's work "
— Bill, 1/7/2009 -
" See my review of "Island in the Sea of Time" "
— Eric, 12/26/2008 -
" Just when I thought this series could not be any more awesome, they started FARMING MOAS. \o/ "
— The_antichris, 12/1/2008
About S. M. Stirling
S. M. Stirling is the author of science fiction and fantasy fiction, including three stand-alone novels and many novels in eight series, as well as novels in five more series in which he collaborated with Anne McCaffrey, Jerry Pournell, and David Drake, among others.
About Todd McLaren
Todd McLaren, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, was involved in radio for more than twenty years in cities on both coasts, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. He left broadcasting for a full-time career in voice acting, where he has been heard on more than five thousand television and radio commercials, as well as television promos; narrations for documentaries on such networks as A&E, Discovery, and the History Channel; and films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit?