Conquistador - by S M Stirling (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In 1946, a soldier just back from the Pacific discovers a portal that permits him to travel between the America he knows and a virgin America untouched by European influence in the 21st century: But the two realities soon collide.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"In this luscious alternative universe, sidekicks quote the Lone Ranger and Right inevitably triumphs with panache. What more could adventure-loving readers ask for?"--</b><i><b>Publishers Weekly</b> <p/>Oakland, 1946</i>. Ex-soldier John Rolfe, newly back from the Pacific, has made a fabulous discovery: A portal to an alternate America where Europeans have never set foot--and the only other humans in sight are a band of very curious Indians. Able to return at will to the modern world, Rolfe summons the only people with whom he is willing to share his discovery: his war buddies. And tells them to bring their families... <p/> <i>Los Angeles, twenty-first century</i>. Fish and Game warden Tom Christiansen is involved in the bust of a smuggling operation. What he turns up is something he never anticipated: a photo of authentic Aztec priests decked out in Grateful Dead T-shirts, and a live condor from a gene pool that doesn't correspond to any known in captivity <i>or</i> the wild. It is a find that will lead him to a woman named Adrienne Rolfe--and a secret that's been hidden for sixty years...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>Conquistador</i></b> <p/>"Mesmerizing."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><p>"A novel of complex landscapes, both moral and geographical...Copious amounts of suspense and action."--<i>Locus</i></p><p>"The moral landscapes of this novel are intriguing, and the sight of an undeveloped West Coast is unforgettable."--Scifi.com</p><p>"Even more of a romp than Stirling's <i>The Peshawar Lancers</i>...Its action scenes are state-of-the-art and its femmes wonderfully <i>formidables</i>."--<i>Booklist</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>S. M. Stirling</b> is the author of many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Novels of the Change and the Shadowspawn series. A former lawyer and an amateur historian, he lives with his wife, Jan.
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