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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
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?