"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/
Book number one of a two book science fiction series. I read the well >printed and well bound trade paperback published by Baen in 2025 that I >bought new from Amazon in 2025. I have ordered the second book in the >series which will be released in trade paperback on May 5, 2026.
This book is dedicated to "To Janet Cathryn Stirling, 1950 - 2021,
dearest of all.".
In 2032 AD, a history professor who is a retired USA Army officer, and
his four graduate students fly to Vienna, Austria, to see the new
machine for artifact verification that the Professor's scientist friend
had built. However, the tensions between Russia and the European Union
are at an extreme high.
As the scientist is showing them his new machine and apologizing for his >deception, a large nuclear weapon explodes in the skies above Vienna.
In fact, hundreds of nuclear weapons are exploding across the European
Union and Russia. Right before the nuclear bomb explodes above Vienna,
the scientist activated his new machine, a working time machine. There
was already a ton of materials ready in place for the journey back in
time. During the nuclear explosion the machine activates, sending the >scientist, the professor, the four graduate students, and the ton of >materials back to 165 AD in the Roman province of Pannonia Superior.
This is the first chapter in the book.
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the
book. Salve, salve ! Ave Imperator ! ! !
In article <10ipu82$3td23$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/
Book number one of a two book science fiction series. I read the well
printed and well bound trade paperback published by Baen in 2025 that I
bought new from Amazon in 2025. I have ordered the second book in the
series which will be released in trade paperback on May 5, 2026.
This book is dedicated to "To Janet Cathryn Stirling, 1950 - 2021,
dearest of all.".
In 2032 AD, a history professor who is a retired USA Army officer, and
his four graduate students fly to Vienna, Austria, to see the new
machine for artifact verification that the Professor's scientist friend
had built. However, the tensions between Russia and the European Union
are at an extreme high.
As the scientist is showing them his new machine and apologizing for his
deception, a large nuclear weapon explodes in the skies above Vienna.
In fact, hundreds of nuclear weapons are exploding across the European
Union and Russia. Right before the nuclear bomb explodes above Vienna,
the scientist activated his new machine, a working time machine. There
was already a ton of materials ready in place for the journey back in
time. During the nuclear explosion the machine activates, sending the
scientist, the professor, the four graduate students, and the ton of
materials back to 165 AD in the Roman province of Pannonia Superior.
This is the first chapter in the book.
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the
book. Salve, salve ! Ave Imperator ! ! !
I reviewed this a while back. I felt it wasn't up to the first
ISOT book, but was quite enjoyable, and am happy to hear a sequel
is coming, which I did not know.
As you might guess from the series title, pretty much all the current-day cast have read de Camp, and Padway gets namechecked a number of times.
It also dovetails nicely with a non-fiction history I reviewed recently:
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
by Peter Heather which I also quite enjoyed and recommend.
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the
book. Salve, salve ! Ave Imperator ! ! !
Stirling has a bad track record in this regard. From my review of
_Marching Through Georgia_:
A minor point: why can't authors who throw in phrases in a language
they don't know ask somebody who does to check?
Stirling manages
to misspell nearly every German word or phrase, and there's an
expression or two that doesn't even remotely resemble German. The
Russian looks suspicious, too.
As the scientist is showing them his new machine and apologizing for his deception, a large nuclear weapon explodes in the skies above Vienna.
On 2025-12-28, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the
book. Salve, salve ! Ave Imperator ! ! !
Stirling has a bad track record in this regard. From my review of
_Marching Through Georgia_:
A minor point: why can't authors who throw in phrases in a language
they don't know ask somebody who does to check? Stirling manages
to misspell nearly every German word or phrase, and there's an
expression or two that doesn't even remotely resemble German. The
Russian looks suspicious, too.
On 12/28/2025 4:06 AM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
On 2025-12-28, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/ >>
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the
book. Salve, salve ! Ave Imperator ! ! !
Stirling has a bad track record in this regard. From my review of _Marching Through Georgia_:
A minor point: why can't authors who throw in phrases in a language
they don't know ask somebody who does to check? Stirling manages
to misspell nearly every German word or phrase, and there's an
expression or two that doesn't even remotely resemble German. The
Russian looks suspicious, too.
Alternate Earth, alternate versions of German and Russian. :P
On 12/27/2025 7:36 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
In article <10ipu82$3td23$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/
Book number one of a two book science fiction series. I read the well
printed and well bound trade paperback published by Baen in 2025 that I
bought new from Amazon in 2025. I have ordered the second book in the
series which will be released in trade paperback on May 5, 2026.
This book is dedicated to "To Janet Cathryn Stirling, 1950 - 2021,
dearest of all.".
In 2032 AD, a history professor who is a retired USA Army officer, and
his four graduate students fly to Vienna, Austria, to see the new
machine for artifact verification that the Professor's scientist friend
had built. However, the tensions between Russia and the European Union
are at an extreme high.
As the scientist is showing them his new machine and apologizing for his >>> deception, a large nuclear weapon explodes in the skies above Vienna.
In fact, hundreds of nuclear weapons are exploding across the European
Union and Russia. Right before the nuclear bomb explodes above Vienna,
the scientist activated his new machine, a working time machine. There
was already a ton of materials ready in place for the journey back in
time. During the nuclear explosion the machine activates, sending the
scientist, the professor, the four graduate students, and the ton of
materials back to 165 AD in the Roman province of Pannonia Superior.
This is the first chapter in the book.
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the
book. Salve, salve ! Ave Imperator ! ! !
I reviewed this a while back. I felt it wasn't up to the first
ISOT book, but was quite enjoyable, and am happy to hear a sequel
is coming, which I did not know.
As you might guess from the series title, pretty much all the current-day
cast have read de Camp, and Padway gets namechecked a number of times.
It also dovetails nicely with a non-fiction history I reviewed recently:
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
by Peter Heather which I also quite enjoyed and recommend.
I have not read the "de Camp" book so this is new to me.
https://www.amazon.com/Lest-Darkness-Fall-Sprague-Camp/dp/B000KU0AJQ/
ISOT ?
The second book is out in hardback and Kindle, I am waiting for trade >paperback. I was told on Reddit that the third book will be released soon.
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> schrieb:
As the scientist is showing them his new machine and apologizing for his
deception, a large nuclear weapon explodes in the skies above Vienna.
They could have set that in the 1970s or 1980, when the Soviets
were planning on nuking Vienna (capital of neutral Austria).
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
-a-a https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/
Book number one of a two book science fiction series.-a I read the well printed and well bound trade paperback published by Baen in 2025 that I bought new from Amazon in 2025.-a I have ordered the second book in the series which will be released in trade paperback on May 5, 2026.
This book is dedicated to "To Janet Cathryn Stirling, 1950 - 2021,
dearest of all.".
In 2032 AD, a history professor who is a retired USA Army officer, and
his four graduate students fly to Vienna, Austria, to see the new
machine for artifact verification that the Professor's scientist friend
had built.-a However, the tensions between Russia and the European Union
are at an extreme high.
As the scientist is showing them his new machine and apologizing for his deception, a large nuclear weapon explodes in the skies above Vienna. In fact, hundreds of nuclear weapons are exploding across the European
Union and Russia.-a Right before the nuclear bomb explodes above Vienna,
the scientist activated his new machine, a working time machine.-a There
was already a ton of materials ready in place for the journey back in time.-a During the nuclear explosion the machine activates, sending the scientist, the professor, the four graduate students, and the ton of materials back to 165 AD in the Roman province of Pannonia Superior.
This is the first chapter in the book.
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the book.-a Salve, salve !-a Ave Imperator ! ! !
My rating:-a 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:-a 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,597 reviews)
Lynn
On 12/28/2025 4:06 AM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
On 2025-12-28, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:Alternate Earth, alternate versions of German and Russian.-a :P
"To Turn the Tide (1) (Make the Darkness Light)" by S.M. Stirling
-a-a-a-a https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tide-Make-Darkness-Light/dp/1668072637/
I must admit that I enjoyed brushing up on my Latin while reading the
book.-a Salve, salve !-a Ave Imperator ! ! !
Stirling has a bad track record in this regard.-a From my review of
_Marching Through Georgia_:
-a-a A minor point: why can't authors who throw in phrases in a language
-a-a they don't know ask somebody who does to check? Stirling manages
-a-a to misspell nearly every German word or phrase, and there's an
-a-a expression or two that doesn't even remotely resemble German. The
-a-a Russian looks suspicious, too.
On 12/28/2025 4:06 AM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
A minor point: why can't authors who throw in phrases in a languageAlternate Earth, alternate versions of German and Russian. :P
they don't know ask somebody who does to check? Stirling manages
to misspell nearly every German word or phrase, and there's an
expression or two that doesn't even remotely resemble German. The
Russian looks suspicious, too.
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