Island in the Sea of Time

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Island in the Sea of Time
Author S. M. Stirling
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publication date 1998
Media type Print (Paperback)
Followed by Against the Tide of Years

Island in the Sea of Time is the first out of the three novels of the Nantucket series by S. M. Stirling.

The island of Nantucket is transported by an unknown phenomenon (called "The Event" in the series) back in time into the Bronze Age circa 1250s BC (corresponding to the late Heroic Age of the Trojan war). The trilogy describes the conflict between the different factions of the island's population—some trying to dominate the world for their own benefit, others trying to better it, while most just want to survive, work hard, and claw their way back to something approaching their pre-Event way of life.

The second book in the series is Against the Tide of Years and the third, On the Oceans of Eternity. Both take the place about 10 years after the Island in the Sea of Time. The repercussion of the Nantucket time travel on the original, modern Earth are described in another series by S.M. Stirling, the Emberverse series.

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Works by S.M. Stirling
The Lords of Creation series
Nantucket series
Island in the Sea of Time • Against the Tide of Years • On the Oceans of Eternity
The Emberverse series
Dies the Fire • The Protector's War • A Meeting at Corvallis • The Sunrise Lands • The Scourge of God • The Sword of the Lady • The High King of Montival • The Blood of the Sun • The Given Sacrifice 
Fifth Millennium series
Snowbrother • The Sharpest Edge • The Cage • Shadow's Son • Saber and Shadow • Shadow's Daughter • Lion's Heart • Lion's Soul 
The Domination series
Marching Through Georgia • Under the Yoke • The Stone Dogs • Drakon • The Domination • Drakas! 
The General series
The Forge • The Hammer • The Anvil • The Steel • The Sword • The Chosen • The Reformer 
Falkenburg's Legion series
Go Tell the Spartans • Prince of Sparta 
Other novels
The Children's Hour • Blood Feuds • The City who Fought • Blood Vengeance • The Ship Avenged • Jimmy the Hand • The Rising • The Privateer • The Independent Command • T2: Infiltrator • T2: Rising Storm • T2: The Future War • The Rose Sea • The Peshawar Lancers • Conquistador