This is hands down the best time travel book I’ve ever devoured. S.M. Stirling absolutely nails the shock, culture clash, and sheer confusion that the modern-day characters experience when they're thrust into the past – specifically, 1200 BCE. He paints a vivid picture, drawing from historical records and archaeological finds, and then extrapolates in a way that completely pulled me into that ancient world. The multiple-POV style really works here, because the story isn't about one single hero, ...

This isn't a book I would have picked up myself; it was on a list I decided to work my way through. *Island in the Sea of Time* offers a fresh spin on time travel. Usually, you see one or a few individuals traveling to the past, often as part of a planned mission. But in this case, the entire island of Nantucket is transported by an unexplained Event to 3000 years in the past. This makes it a cool blend of time travel and post-apocalyptic survival. The community has to figure out how to grow foo...

Imagine an alternate history where the island of Nantucket vanishes from 1998 and reappears in 1250 B.C. That's the premise of S.M. Stirling's "Island in the Sea of Time." Nantucket, a real island off the coast of Massachusetts, suddenly finds itself centuries in the past. The story follows the islanders' struggle for survival, especially considering their dependence on outside food sources. They also face shortages of raw materials needed to produce essential goods, tools, and weapons. Politics...

Wow, I thought I'd already reviewed this wonderfully entertaining novel, "Island in the Sea of Time" by S.M. Stirling. It's the start of a truly first-class series. I've read it twice, both times with immense pleasure, and I know I'll be back for a third read someday. That doesn't happen often! Such a great fantasy book.Do I even own a copy? I'm pretty sure I do....Here's a fantastic review I found online: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi...It's by Kat Hooper, a reviewer who was new to me b...

This book, Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling, is a bit of a head-scratcher for me. The pacing is spot-on, there's plenty of action, and the characters find themselves in every awful scenario you could imagine if you suddenly found yourself in 1250 BC. And yet, all I can say is, "I liked it," not "I *really* liked it." I feel like Island in the Sea of Time *should* be a four-star read. I'd put it down to a bad mood, but I'm not in one... Plus, I actually started reading this book maybe f...

In a word, terrible.In several words, racist, sexist, and just plain problematic on multiple levels.The characters worried about the supremely negative effects on current civilizations are, ironically, the most delusional and incompetent, leading to utter failure.The only Asian-American character mentioned is a woman who apparently gets off on torturing people. Seriously?The Black woman in charge of the coast guard contingent stranded with the island – essentially the head of their military – is...

This is probably a decent book within the time-travel/alternate-history subgenre, but that's not saying much. There are so many potential pitfalls that opening the book often feels like it's not worth the effort. (The only one I can recommend: Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus. If you're okay with just alternate history, try the incredible The Man in the High Castle, or for just time travel, maybe the almost-incredible Doomsday Book.) The biggest issue here is that S.M. Stirlin...

Wow. "Island in the Sea of Time" by S.M. Stirling sat on my to-read shelf for ages because I'd heard it was a great alternate history novel, but I just never got around to it until one of my book clubs picked it for a series read. I'm so glad I finally did!It's a fascinating, thrilling story about an incident that sends the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA (plus a Coast Guard sailing vessel) back in time to around 1250 BC. The people affected have to come to terms with losing everyone and...

Originally posted at Fantasy Literature.After a bizarre electrical storm, the residents of Nantucket find that their entire island and its surrounding waters have been hurled back to 1300 B.C. Now this community, largely dependent on tourism, must figure out how to forge a new identity in prehistory. This includes clearing and farming land, building ships, finding new sources of fuel, salt, and other essentials, and most challenging of all, developing a constitution and befriending native tradin...

This book, Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling, is technically fairly well executed, but politically it leaves me scratching my head. A warning for sexual violence, weird race issues, and general… *ick*. To really dig into it, let's start with a plot overview: One spring night, the island of Nantucket (along with several miles of surrounding coastal waters) is inexplicably transported back to the Bronze Age. Luckily for the islanders, those coastal waters include a Coast Guard ship, the ...