As a freelance writer, Jack Naile was used to getting an occasional letter from one of his readers, but when one of those readers sent him a clipping from a magazine, it would not only change his life, but could alter the course of history as well. The clipping had a photo, taken in Nevada in 1903, of a street scene, including a story with a sign, “Jack Naile—General Merchandise.”
Intrigued, Jack phoned the Nevada town’s historian and asked for more information. When the historian sent him a photo of the 19th century Jack Naile, what had seemed like an interesting coincidence immediately became much more bizarre. The four people in the photo, dressed in the style of the time, were unmistakably Jack, his wife, their grown son and teenage daughter. Jack decided he would have to take a trip to that town to investigate further. And if he and his family were somehow going to travel back in time, he was going to be prepared—and be well-armed.
About the Author
Jerry and Sharon Ahern have published over 80 novels in the categories of general fiction, science fiction, horror and adventure, with sales figures in excess of ten million copies. Their series “The Survivalist,” a post-holocaust science fiction adventure series, has continued for nearly three decades and is currently enjoying high sales in audio versions. Their story “Silent Pace” was nominated for a Horror Writers of America award. Jerry is a leading expert on holsters and concealed weapons and a frequent contributor to Guns & Ammo magazine. Sharon is also a magazine photographer, with her b&w and color photos internationally published.
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Product ReviewI'm going to come out and say it: Great idea, horrible execution. After the very beginning, the story is fine when the characters aren't talking or when there's no action going on. Unfortunately, the second half of the book is mostly talking and action, and things get particularly bad as both can be randomly interrupted with detailed descriptions of weaponry and weapon usage habits. If I wanted that much gun info, I'd pick up a gun mag.
That's the best that can be said about it.
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Product ReviewShort version: It's no "1632".
It was an interesting but sometimes painful read. The authors indulged themselves in too many cliche scenes straight out of a 50's western movie.(This was somewhat the point, but I don't think they pulled it off well). The dialogue felt forced at times. I found the "gun porn" parts interesting and some of the best writing in the novel. You can tell that the authors write in that field. They did go a little overboard with it though. The political stuff was slightly over the top for me and I'm a Republican myself, I can imagine a left wing Democrat frothing at the mouth.
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Product ReviewReally enjoyed the historical detail, especially because I live in Arizona close enough to where it is set.
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Product ReviewIt's basically Republican gun porn. There were a few interesting plot twists and i read to the end to find out what happened, but there were pages and pages of weaponry description that i skimmed. The prose and the sensibility were absolutely painful. Sorry, but ouch. Disappointed to find something so poorly written and edited in the same Baen catalog as such great writers as Bujold and Lee & Miller.
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Product Reviewcant read html or convert it for kindle with out errors
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Product ReviewDavid, Its simple, really. Copy each html page into a single rtf document, then run it through Calibre. Worked great for me! And I too can't wait for the rest of it! I've always loved Aherns' books, but this one is a great blend of their favorite subjects. I am looking forward to all of their books going electronic.
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