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To Turn the Tide

By: S. M. Stirling
Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
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New time travel military adventure from New York Times bestselling novelist S. M. Stirling

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

Everyone could see it coming. But one man could do something about it. Oh, he couldn't avert the nuclear holocaust, but a scientist in Austria, ruthlessly using billions of research dollars for his own purposes, set himself up and out: he created a time machine, and filled a warehouse with low-tech survival gear. Too bad he didn't get to use it himself.

Instead, a team of American grad students, led by their professor, is sent back to the late Roman Empire. Even though they are experts in this time and place, they are about to realize that books and actual experience are very different things.

If they can survive, they hope to remake the world into a better place. But that's a big "if."

©2024 S. M. Stirling (P)2024 Tantor Media Adventure Science Fiction Time Travel Survival Military
Well-researched History • Engaging Time Travel • Well-done Characters • Quality Writing • Practical Protagonists
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A book I’ve always wanted to read. I just hope he continues the story! Five more volumes please.

At last!

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Fans of SM Stirling will truly love this book. Well-researched and with great story lines, I’m already looking forward to the next book!

SM Stirling as you love it!

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The story was interesting. There were spots in the story where I got a bit bored with all the explanations. It kind of felt like a book from a history class. Full of information, but not something to keep your interest.

Overall a good book.

Good story, a bit much exposition at times

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Well thought out time travel story, good characters and believable historical figures. Stirling did quality writing.

Solid time-travel SF

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I experienced "To Turn the Tide" on three levels.
1. I like Roman history, I like time travel, and I like that the author did his homework. Three thumbs up! :-)

2. This book is the latest "What if the Romans..." speculation. Our warrior-scholar protagonist and his merry band of grad students are the vehicle by which the author explores his "What if". My humble opinion is that this book raises the bar on "What if the Romans..." stories, but that's just me.

3. What if you were a brilliant scientist? What if you were convinced that the human race would end in nuclear fire? What if the best solution you found is to launch an expedition into the past, alter history, and unite the world centuries ago? With brilliant planning, you put together the supplies, the personnel, and the circumstances needed for this daring expedition. Like Moses, you do not get to enter the promised land. Unlike Moses, you only get a few pages of the story. Fortunately, your personnel spontaneously take up the quest -- and the rest of the story -- instead of just selfishly making themselves masters of ancient Rome.

Turn the Tide worked for me!

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Good alt-history. I look forward to the sequel that was clearly set up, though it could stand on its own.

Good alt-history

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This book was really enjoyable. Mr. Stirling's concept was intriguing as well as fun. The only issue I had was paying attention to the reader's voice.

INTERESTING FROM BEGINNING TO END!

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Very nice new series from a long established author, combining a fairly realistic time travel story.

Another great series from S.M.Stirling

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This book was fantastic and I really love S. M Stirling across time books! What a totally engrossing story

This was a super book

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I couldn't continue this book. Look I can tell the author put a lot of work into the historical aspects of this book but it doesn't change just how boring it is. The characters have zero development and barely stand out. The story is filled with nothing but exposition dumps and it can feel like almost nothing is happening for hours. Maybe you'll like this book if you want a more interesting history lesson but as someone that reads for stories this wasn't for me.

Boring

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