One moment Conrad Schwartz was suffering from a severe hangover as he hiked through the mountains of present-day Poland, the next he was hurled back to the same country in the 13th century.
He remembered from his history classes that in another ten years, Mongol hordes were scheduled to attack, pillage, burn and kill—and Conrad was likely to suffer all of the above. So, he set out to turn Poland into a world power by introducing universal education, aircraft, radios, steamboats, and generally discourage Mongols or anybody else from messing with either Poland or Conrad. But things weren't going to be quite that simple. . . .
* The Mongols were not quite as awed by advanced technology as he had hoped.
* He was under observation by mysterious Time Lords who didn't approve of disruptions in the flow of historical time.
* Last, and anything but least, he had married the formidable Lady Francine, and there was absolutely nothing simple about that noble-born and tempestuous woman.
Publisher's Note: This book has appeared in parts as The Flying Warlord, Lord Conrad's Lady and Conrad's Quest for Rubber. This is the first unified appearance of the complete book.
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Stop after book five.
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Product ReviewThe first two books in this bundle are a decent addition to the Cross-Time Engineer series. The third suffers from a large string of excessively improbable events, including a deus ex machina towards the end. The first two, I would rate 4/5 (each). The third gets a 1/5; I'd rate it lower if I could. Average score: 9/15, or 3/5.
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Product ReviewA good read but suffers from some unrealistic assumptions about what advances modern technology could make 800 years ago.
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Product ReviewContinues the story of the first three books, covers the war with the Mongols and the aftermath. In some ways, the action becomes more realistic. Conrad makes more errors and suffers lasting consequences as a result. There is a deus ex machina near the end of the sixth book which I felt removed a lot of the potential of the series.
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