Island in the Sea of Time (Island in the Sea of Time Series #1)

by S. M. Stirling

Overview

“Utterly engaging...a page-turner that is certain to win the author legions of new readers and fans.”—George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones

It's spring on Nantucket and everything is perfectly normal, until a sudden storm blankets the entire island. When the weather clears, the island's inhabitants find that they are no longer in the late twentieth century...but have been transported instead to the Bronze Age! Now they must learn to survive with suspicious, warlike peoples they can barely understand and deal with impending disaster, in the shape of a would-be conqueror from their own time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451456755
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/1998
Series:	Island , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	608
Sales rank:	371,967
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

S. M. Stirling is the author of numerous novels, both on his own and in collaboration. A former lawyer and an amateur historian, he lives in the Southwest with his wife, Jan.

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What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Bravo! A masterpiece! The definitive novel about castaways in time." —-Robert J. Sawyer, Nebula Award-winning author of The Terminal Experiment

Editorial Reviews

Utterly engaging. This is unquestionably Steve Stirling’s best work to date, a page-turner that is certain to win the author legions of new readers and fans.”—George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones

“A perfectly splendid story…endlessly fascinating…solidly convincing.”—Paul Anderson

“A compelling cast of characters…a fine job of conveying both a sense of loss and hope.”—Science Fiction Chronicle

“[Q]ite a good book…definitely a winner.”—Aboriginal Science Fiction

“Meticulous, imaginative….Logical, inventive and full of richly imagined characters, this is Stirling’s most deeply realized book yet.”—Susan Shwartz, author of The Grail of Hearts

“One of the best time travel/alternative history stories I’ve ever read, period. Stirling combines complex, believable characters, meticulous research, and a fascinating setup to produce a book you won’t want to—and won’t be able to—put down. An outstanding piece of work.”—Harry Turtledove

“The adventure that unfolds, powered by Stirling’s impressive stores of knowledge and extraordinary narrative skill, is an enormously entertaining read.”—Virtual North Woods Website

From the Publisher

A cosmic disturbance transports the island of Nantucket and its inhabitants over three thousand years back in time to the shores of a Stone Age America. In addition to coping with the day-to-day problems of survival and the trauma of losing all connection with the modern world, the residents of the time-stranded island find their lives complicated by the presence of native tribes across the water. Stirling's (The Ship Avenged, Baen, 1997) imaginative foray into time travel should also please fans of alternate history. A good selection for most sf collections.

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