The Ivanhoe Gambit: 1 (Timewars) - Softcover

Hawke, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747230595 ISBN 13: 9780747230595

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 1987

Synopsis

The Time Wars series is being reissued for the first time in a new, larger, higher quality edition to address reader concerns about prior editions, as well as numerous requests to have the books available on Kindle. In the 27th Century, international disputes are resolved through time travel, “clocking” soldiers from the future into conflicts of the past. It seemed like an elegant idea: wartime industries drove the economy without actually putting nations through the physical ravages of war. And since the past already happened, history could not be changed. So went the theory. What could possibly go wrong? Lucas Priest found out the hard way. Enlisting in the U.S. Army Temporal Corps seemed like an adventure compared to his boring corporate job, but after marching with the Roman legions against Hannibal, fighting Custer’s 7th Cavalry with Crazy Horse, and raiding with Attila’s savage Huns, he could have used a little boredom. And it was about to get much worse. History, it turned out, could be changed, and a plot to kidnap and impersonate King Richard the Lion-hearted was discovered barely in the nick of time. But could it be stopped before a madman changed the course of history? Two elite commando teams had tried and failed in their attempts. Now Priest was drafted to take part in a third. The team was tasked to infiltrate the past with impersonations of their own to prevent a timestream split. But it would be hard enough passing themselves off as Sir Ivanhoe, Robin Hood, and Little John without having to assassinate a king....

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From the Publisher

Back cover of The Ivanhoe Gambit
The Adventure Begins.

Book One in Simon Hawke's best selling Time Wars series!

Sometimes Sergeant Major Lucas Priest wondered why he had enlisted in the U.S. Army Temporal Corps. Fighting in the Time Wars wasn't the easiest way to make a living. Sailing with Lord Nelson, battling Custer at Little Big Horn, and a year of pillaging with Attila and his Huns had left him ready for a vacation.

But a demented scheme to impersonate the King of England was threatening to change the course of history. Two army teams had already failed to intercept the madman. So Lucas and his men must clock back to the twentieth century to try and prevent an irreversible split in time.

But when Lucas discovers whom they were to impersonate, he almost wishes that Hannibal had killed him back in Carthage. How were Ivanhoe, Robin Hood, and a band of merry outlaws supposed to protect the future of the world?

About the Author

Simon Hawke has been a professional writer for most of his adult life. Best known for his Timewars science fiction action-adventure series, long out of print and now in the process of being reissued through Amazon.com, he is the author of over 60 novels, mostly in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747230595
• ISBN 13: 9780747230595
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224