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In the seemingly quiet spring of Nantucket, a violent storm sweeps the island away from the late twentieth century and deposits its inhabitants in the Bronze Age. Stranded among unfamiliar, warlike peoples, they must learn to survive harsh conditions and cultural differences while confronting a looming threat: a would‑be conqueror from their own time who may alter their fate.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: S. M. Stirling
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