One moment Conrad Schwartz was suffering from a severe hangover as he hiked through the mountains of present-day Poland, the next he was running for his life from an angry Teutonic knight. Things went downhill from there, and he finally had to face the disheartening fact that he had somehow been stranded in 1231 A.D. He would have been happier if he had known less history: But there was very bad news in his new future, so he set out to turn Medieval Poland into the most powerful country in the thirteenth century It wouldn't be easy He would be investigated by the Inquisition, be knighted, round up vassals, build a city, survive armed combat with the Champion of the Teutonic Knights, invent the steam engine and cloth factories, establish universal education, and organize an army. He needed the army most of all, because he knew that the Mongo! hordes would attack in only ten years and destroy Medieval Poland - and that would really mess up Conrad's life.
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It's rare I reread a book yet Frankowski's I have, discovering subtle insights and deep thinking underlying fast-moving exciting stories full of humanity, humor, well-drawn characters, rousing action by ill-prepared people wildly improvising, a little-known setting (medieval Poland just before the Mongol invasion, and a very well done reworking of Twain's "A Connecticutt Yankee in King Arthur's Court" with more real laughs and far more purpose. There's a thousand lessons on history, technology, science, religion, economic development, warfare, trade, Playboy Clubs, time travel, project management, and politicking, so it's well worth an adult's time while a ripping yarn for an adolescent. Robert Heinlein, Neal Stephenson, Eric Flint, and S.M. Stirling would be in this caliber.
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An Awesome, Time Travel/Alt History Story,
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I'm a scifi fan and this is the only complete series I've ever read. At 700+ pages I assume this volume contains the whole thing. It's about an engineer/soldier mysteriously transported back centuries and how he changes history with his knowledge and initiative. Very thought provoking.
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Trashy but oh so good.,
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Sir Conrad, Count Lambert, Sir Vladimir, Sir Miesko, Three Walls, Father Ignacy, Sir Stefan, Lady Richeza, Piotr Kulczynski, Lady Francine, Baron Jaraslav, Duke Henryk, Boris Novacek, Middle Ages, Baron Stefan, Sir Lestko, Prince Henryk, Uncle Felix, Eagle Nest, Father John, Friar Roman, Copper City, Abbot Ignacy, Pink Dragon Inn, Sir Gregor New!
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Sir Conrad, Count Lambert, Sir Vladimir, Sir Miesko, Three Walls, Father Ignacy, Sir Stefan, Lady Richeza, Piotr Kulczynski, Lady Francine, Baron Jaraslav, Duke Henryk, Boris Novacek, Middle Ages, Baron Stefan, Sir Lestko, Prince Henryk, Uncle Felix, Eagle Nest, Father John, Friar Roman, Copper City, Abbot Ignacy, Pink Dragon Inn, Sir Gregor New!
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- The Cross-Time Engineer (Adventures of Conrad Stargard, Book 1) by Leo A. Frankowski in Front Matter
- The High-Tech Knight (Adventures of Conrad Stargard, Book 2) by Leo A. Frankowski in Front Matter
- The Radiant Warrior (Adventures of Conrad Stargard, Bk 3) by Leo A. Frankowski in Front Matter
- The Summa Theologica (Great Books of the Western World, Vol. 19 & 20) by Thomas Aquinas on page 582
- Where is it? (The Simon & Schuster color illustrated question & answer book) on page 645
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