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A Long Time Until Now (Temporal Displacement Series Book 1) by [Michael Z. Williamson]

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Book 1 in a new series from the creator of the best-selling Freehold Universe series. A military unit is thrust back into Paleolithic times with only their guns and portable hardware.

Ten soldiers on convoy in Afghanistan suddenly find themselves lost in time. Somehow, they arrived in Earth's Paleolithic Asia. With no idea how they arrived or how to get back, the shock of the event is severe. They discover groups of the similarly displaced: Imperial Romans, Neolithic Europeans, and a small cadre of East Indian peasants. Despite their technological advantage, the soldiers only have ten people, and know no way home. Then two more time travelers arrive from a future far beyond the present. These time travelers may have the means to get back, but they aren't giving it up. In fact, they may have a treacherous agenda of their own, one that may very well lead to the death of the displaced in a harsh and dangerous era.

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About Michael Z. Williamson:
“A fast-paced, compulsive read…will appeal to fans of John Ringo, David Drake, Lois McMaster Bujold, and David Weber.” – Kliatt

“Williamson's military expertise is impressive.” –SF Reviews

Michael Z. Williamson is retired military, having served twenty-five years in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Desert Fox. Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle and combat pistol. He has consulted on military matters, weapons and disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel and Outdoor Channel productions and is Editor-at-Large for Survivalblog, with 300,000 weekly readers. In addition, Williamson tests and reviews firearms and gear for manufacturers. Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include Freehold, Better to Beg Forgiveness . . ., Do Unto Others . . ., and When Diplomacy Fails . . .. He is also the author of The Hero–written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author John Ringo. Williamson was born in England, raised in Liverpool and Toronto, Canada, and now resides in Indianapolis with his wife and two children.

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Michael Z. Williamson is retired military, having served twenty-five years in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Desert Fox. Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle and combat pistol. He has consulted on military matters, weapons and disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel and Outdoor Channel productions and is Editor-at-Large for Survivalblog, with 300,000 weekly readers. In addition, Williamson tests and reviews firearms and gear for manufacturers. Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include Freehold, Better to Beg Forgiveness . . ., Do Unto Others . . ., and When Diplomacy Fails . . .. He is also the author of The Hero–written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author John Ringo. Williamson was born in England, raised in Liverpool and Toronto, Canada, and now resides in Indianapolis with his two children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00VGOPYE6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baen Books; 1st edition (April 16, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2342 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 733 pages
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Michael Z. Williamson is retired military, having served twenty-five years in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Desert Fox. Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle and combat pistol. He has consulted on military matters, weapons and disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel and Outdoor Channel productions and is Editor-at-Large for Survivalblog, with 300K weekly readers. In addition to these activities, Williamson tests and reviews firearms and gear for manufacturers. Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include Freehold, Better to Beg Forgiveness, and Do Unto Others. His novel The Hero – written in collaboration with New York Times best-selling author John Ringo–has reached modern classic status. Williamson was born in England, raised in Liverpool and Toronto, Canada, and now resides in Indianapolis with his wife and children.

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M. Thompson

Time travel modern era military with a twist...

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020

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The author tells a good story but leaves you hanging sort of at the end which kind of shows why this is an ebook not a print one, this and a petulant attitude against any religion except his own Protestant one with far too much of the recent story focusing on how irritating it is for the commanding officer to have to "put up with" people who don't conform to his own ideas. It really detracts from the story and could easily have been left out entirely as it really has no effect on any way On the plot. As a professional former Senior Editor myself I can tell the author that it be expects to be popular he needs to accept that people are who they are and not objects for the author to ridicule through his characters. Not sure if I will buy another of this authors works if he continues such a rant and I AM a veteran myself so I don't buy the "you don't understand the military mind" carp excuse. Also the author is clearly hung up sexually on himself, he needs to get over that we it really just detracts from the book.

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Kristi Schultz

Most excellent

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021

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EXCELLENT!

A very fast paced novel full of really interesting anthropological and historical bits. The cast of characters was a bit confusing at the beginning, but sorted itself out well by about 1/3 of the way through. There is a listing of the various characters at the back of the book. There are a lot of military acronyms, most of which are familiar to anyone with experience in the military or having ready anything about the military or mil-sf. There is also a glossary in the back.

The main characters were well developed. But at 10 they kind of blended together at the beginning. As I got farther into the book each was fleshed out better and took on their own personality. Even the characters that I didn't particularly care for were well done and it was easy to understand their perspective. The issues of survival, especially finding food, were well detailed. Construction techniques were explained well enough to understand the problems and solutions. The pacing was excellent. I didn't want to put the book down at night.

The eBook was formatted well with no obvious spelling or grammar errors.

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P. Wilson

Lost in the Paleolithic with Others

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2017

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My first read by this military SF author. Not a fan of the genre but I really liked this book. Suddenly a 10 person 2 vehicle convoy in Iraq finds themselves cast back in time some 15,000 years or so. The encounter primitive tribesmen who are very welcoming to strangers, but they try to keep their distance for various reasons including fear of destroying their timeline, if possible. They build a camp and set out to fortify it against predators and humans, finding the task difficult because of their small number. Always hopeful that sometime, somehow the time anomaly the brought them here will reverse itself eventually. Soon they encounter other persons displaced in time, notably a large group of more advanced than the natives but warlike tribesmen, and then a hundred or so Roman Legionaires both of whom are troublesome. Modern weapons engaged, limited by ammo rationing.
Lots of angst by the 2 female soldiers concerned that their fellow soldiers will eventually break discipline and have their way with them. Interesting descriptions of how they make do upgrading their initially primitive camp and how thy interact with their neighbors. Good character delineation and development. The denouement does not disappoint.

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Oren Truitt

Very entertaining, thoughtful, insightful, exciting, difficult to put down.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2016

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"A Long Time Until Now". In this book the squad that is transported through time is of mixed ages from late teen to very much older with a couple well into their 40s. They do not have overwhelming firepower, in fact, quite a few comments are made about needing to conserve their ammunition throughout the book. Yes, there are food animals but meat is not the only factor when it comes to living off the land and Mr.Williamson addresses those issues well. Native women falling over the soldiers? Not exactly. And Williamson also addresses the issue of possibly contaminating the native genetic pool and altering the future through such contamination. Lack of mishap, failure or setback? I recall instances of characters being injured, failed attempts and numerous setbacks throughout the story; it is NOT a tale of supermen and superwomen who find they are transported to an alien world and proceed to take over and create a utopia! This is basically a story of SURVIVAL. It is a tale of human condition and how this particular group learn to cope with their surroundings and the idea that they may never see home or their loved ones again. What is there to fear for the characters? Injury, death, misadventure, being stranded in the ancient past for the rest of their lives. I found this book to be VERY interesting, thought provoking, insightful in it's character building (among the moderns and the primitives and one non-human character). Mr.Williamson addresses very well the psychological issues and emotions of suddenly being whisked into a completely unknown situation, isolation, fear of the unknown and fear of never seeing home or those you love again. He addresses many survival issues and does so quite well through the voices of multiple characters. He includes elements of conflict and discord within the group as well as conflict from outside the group. There were elements of this novel that reminded me of 'Robinson Crusoe' as well as works by science fiction greats Heinlein, Asimov and Joe Haldeman. I found this book enjoyable, exciting, action packed and thought provoking. It was difficult to put down. I look forward to Mr. Williamson's next installment in this series.

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Kay Smillie

Nice time jump novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2018

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Glad I stuck with this as I found it hard going at first but Michael Williamson was just keeping it as real as imaginable. Loved the interaction with the locals and the other groups from different time zones. The pace picked up and flowed nicely after the slow start and well done to the author in selling this as one long novel (900 pages plus) rather than releasing it as a trilogy, as seems to be the current trend. A satisfying read indeed.

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Brian

Good interesting story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2019

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Interesting out of the ordinary time travel story. A little too detailed in places but all very plausible. Good read

nigel

Excellent, IMO his best work so far

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2015

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Excellent, IMO his best work so far, great escapist literature, engaging characters. Fascinating detail about the paleolithic and the different cultures they encounter. Really well written too.

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sci fi manc

Great book, even better price and delivery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2016

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Sci Fi / Nordic Noir Manc,
Great book, even better price and delivery, what more could you ask for !

JAMES E. SMELTZER

Great Story--needs an editor

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2017

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this was a great story and the hardest kind is sci-fi. Weird, but credible, at least in terms of how realistic characters deal with the fantastical. Here were a couple of flow issues that a good editor could save addressed, however. Definitely worth a read.

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