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The fledgling Republic of Nantucket, stranded in the Bronze Age, works to establish a constitution and manage waves of immigrants from the British Isles. A renegade time traveler seeks to use modern technology to build a personal empire, threatening the Republic and setting the stage for inevitable war.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: S. M. Stirling
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