The Cross-Time Engineer [Paperback]

Leo Frankowski (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 1993)
• ISBN-10: 9993200794
• ISBN-13: 978-9993200796
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,433,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but not quite great. Good fun., June 7, 2000

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This review is from: The Cross-Time Engineer (Paperback)

Book 1 of The Adventures of Conrad Stargard

Yet another displacement story, and the first of a moderately long series, 'The Cross-Time Engineer' is very plausible and is told first-person by the protagonist. Frankowski has done a very good job (IMHO) of depicting the attitudes and prejudices of an educated young man from the end of the XXth century. More, his work instilled in me a lot of respect for the Polish people, and a tiny yearning to learn Polish. Once you accept the basic premise of someone being cast back in time, your suspension of disbelief won't be disturbed by the hero pulling fantastical solutions out of his hat. He suffers discomfort (and comfort!) and gets confused and makes mistakes like everyone else. Each book in this series can stand on its own, though it becomes more and more difficult toward the end.

I'd give this a 'G' rating despite the frequent (but non-explicit) sexual references. They're treated tastefully enough for younger readers, I think, although the book wouldn't suffer if there were fewer of them. (MHO.)

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best series I've ever read., November 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cross-Time Engineer (Paperback)

A must read for anyone interested in science and/or history and who likes science fiction. I found this series as entertaining as Eddings, Anthony, Lackey, Jordan, McAffrey, Asimov, Brooks, and Card, just to name a few, so you know where I'm coming from. And that sexism part? Very amusing, actually. The type of woman who reads sci-fi, like myself, is not offended by such light hearted humor. Both of my brothers and myself could not put these books down! Incredible!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing; riveting; only book I've read 20 times (or more), October 16, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cross-Time Engineer (Paperback)

Woven among a fanciful tale, the main character accidentaly travels back in time. An engineer in the 21st century, falls madly in lust with a red-headed girl and gets suckered into buying hundreds of seed packets. From there, he gets attacked by a 13th century knight, works as a copyist and a bodyguard, beds cute young ladies, and teaches all the people that he encounters about the way the world works. Excellent is to weak a word to describe this book.