Lost regiment book 9 put out a couple more novels on the lost regiment, you know 1 or 2 or 8 or would this be the lost regiment series. Isot story recommendations page 3 spacebattles forums. I got the first 6 books very cheap and thought they seemed quite good. Murray 1 then to the aeolian isle we came, where dwelt aeolus, son of hippotas, dear to the immortal gods, in a floating island, and all around it is a wall of unbreakable bronze, and the cliff runs up sheer. The lost books of the odyssey ebook by zachary mason.
Forstchen is the first book in the lost regiment series. Lost odyssey ost the gun barrel of battle extended youtube. The lost regiment audiobooks listen to the full series. As you will find when reading it, it is the start of another series of books. Aug 22, 2018 percy fawcett was an inspiration for both indiana jones and sir arthur conan doyles the lost world, but his 1925 disappearance in the amazon remains a mystery to this day. It is a sort of asb ah series where union soldiers are dropped off to an alien world where humaneating mongolesque hordes rule the world, and the war of the republic humans joining the regiment against the bantag and puppets. Aeolus presents odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide odysseus and his crew home. When union colonel andrew keane and his soldiers were sent through a spacetime warp, they end up in an alternate world where their rifles were centuries. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Rally cry the lost regiment series book 1 kindle edition by forstchen, william r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The same monsters as usually but this time with a higher technology. Forstchen decided to stay in this world and give us another round. References to indiana jones and film clips of raiders of the lost ark had to be removed. Feb 22, 2011 the lost regiment of videssos by gbw 1st chapter. I would post it right now, except i need a couple of suggestions on unit art. This is the fourth book which i have inhaled in the lost regiment series. The most famous civil war treasure traveled by wagon to georgia with confederate president jefferson davis in the last days of the civil war. Oct 16, 2002 ive started reading rally cry, the first book of the lost regiment series by william forstchen.
First novel in the acclaimed lost regiment series by the author of one second. With brilliant prose, terrific imagination, and dazzling literary skill, mason creates alternative episodes, fragments, and revisions of homers original that. A new york times notable book winner of the national jewish book award. Tmp the lost regiment coming to a theater near you. Book 10 the achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. Feb 14, 2010 the lost books of the odyssey calls itself a novel, but masons approach is decidedly that of a short story writer, and he often hangs everything on a chapters final lines searing. Jun 30, 2008 the first book is about an acw regiment from maine on a steambat sailing inot a war and ending up on a planet where giant creatures that are organized and fight like mongols. The lost regiment is a series of science fiction novels written by william r. See the complete lost regiment series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The dragonlance short story collections are mainly divided into the two publishing lines tales and dragons anthologies.
Odysseus is blown off course and survives an eventful ten years journey before finally making it home. The fleets of imperial japan raid the coasts of a united states that stretches from panama to the arctic. Forstchens lost regiment series was a breakthrough in this genre. Fateful lightning the lost regiment series book 4 kindle. Hobbess translation of homers epic poems the iliad and the odyssey.
The lost regiment, book 9 audible audiobook unabridged william r. But now it appears as if everything the lost regiment has fought and died for has been in vain. The impossible has spawned the unthink the first book of the draka series. The hordes are surprised when they bump into human forces for the first time ever in real battle. The lost regiment and american civil war alternate histories see more.
None of the books make sense unless read in strict chronological order. In the pacific, as uss walker is repaired and updated after a previous battle and matt reddy is healing from his wounds, planning begins for a bold raid on the. The lost books of the odyssey calls itself a novel, but masons approach is decidedly that of a short story writer, and he often hangs everything on a chapters final lines searing. Infantry in the american civil war 9781887905046 by ray, clyde h. Twenty years later, this book continues the saga of the lost regiment. Zachary masons brilliant and beguiling debut novel, the lost books of the odyssey, reimagines homers classic story of the hero odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of troy. Down to the sea lost regiment, book 9 by forstchen, william r. The lost books of the odyssey purports to be a compilation of 44 alternate.
The webbased app prototype is based on 10,000 most popular books. The nazi war machine takes moscow at the bloody height of world war ii. Baraka a visual odyssey a sort of 70 mm moving postcard tour of planet earth. Zachary masons calculus of writing, applied to a classic. Unless we avenge the deaths of our brothers and sons, we shall be disgraced in. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus. One tier1 naval special warfare operator, trained at the highest levels of any military, with 20plus years of operational experience. Having had the privileged to read the book series, i must admit that unlike other world war books, the alien characters featured in the lost regiment are fairly imaginative and very properly defined as well. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This is an incomplete story and its highly unlikely we will ever get another. Every person who has read a book about the civil war instantly becomes a selfproclaimed civil war buff. Doing a quick search i was amazed to discover that this series didnt have a million and one threads about it. Jul 15, 2018 the lost regiment who were left behind and forgotten after the evacuation of dunkirk save.
A bit on the fringe for alternate history, but definitely looks into the question of what if constant and desperate war had forced the american armed forces to continue innovating military technology past the point where it was in 1865, rather than slip into 20 years of stagnation. While some of the books are better than others, they must be read in order. The 35th regiment, maine volunteer infantry is a fictional volunteer regiment maine really raised 32 infantry regiments during the american civil war in william forstchens the lost regiment series. He took many brave men with him aboard his ships, and lost every vessel and their men. Homer the odyssey translated by robert fagles book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns.
Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. I am aware that platforms like amazon and goodreads provide book recommendations. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. The lost regiment book 10 book 9 of 9 in the lost regiment series. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Come, let us act, before he runs for pylos or noble elis, where the epeians rule, or we will be ashamed forever. Combining accurate historical yankee troops that get lost out at sea and end up going through a rift into another world is fabulous unto itself, but adding new and thrilling elements of scififantasy with a colorful backdrop of an alien world filled with earths lost. This is an excellent book on a germanamerican regiment in the american civil war and it should be read by all interested in that. The lost regiment who were left behind and forgotten after. Based on the idea given to me by bobby lee, i am going to make a scenario series based on the lost regiment books, the first one is the landing of the americans, from now on called yankees, and their struggle to surviv in the first few months of their landing. The first thing you need to understand about the lost regiment series is that its a series to extreme.
The tugar are ten foot tall aliens with a culture and technology similar to that of the mongol. I loved the lost regiment series and its epic conflicts. Granted, the story is good, the action impeccable, but there are some inconsistencies in the idea. Unbeknownst to anyone, including the men of worthington force, the battlegroup lost its way in the dark and found itself on a different piece of high ground. Interestingly, many who deserted after visiting home rejoined the regiment in texas. One excop civilian survivalist, who lived through two years of postapocalyptic hell, unlike seven billion of her fel. Starting out during one of the last phases civil war, a regiment of the union army is hit by a lightning strike and sent to a faraway planet one with only medievallevel weaponry and technology. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rally cry the lost regiment series book 1. The time period was set to be around 20 years after the events of book 8 of the lost regiment series. This led to a mutiny by the men and a number of desertions.
In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. The plot revolves around a union army regiment and an artillery battery from the american civil war which get transported to an alien world. Overshadowed by the millions of lives lost on the western front, lawrences exploits were largely unheralded by the end of world war i in 1918. After we were clear of the river oceanus, and had got out into the open sea, we went on till we reached the aeaean island where there is dawn and sunrise as in other places. It has been over a decade since andrew keanes union regiment was mysteriously pulled away from the civil war and marooned in time on a hostile alien planet. Sirens and sea monstersodysseus and his men have done what no other mortals have done.
Last i heard, tom cruises production company acquired the rights to the series. Forstchen includes books rally cry, the union forever, terrible swift sword, and several more. For mark caldwell, an unsatisfying life was about to take a turn both terrifying and exhilarating as his fate took an unimaginable turn. Ive been listening to william forstchens lost regiment series recently. The first in a series on a unit of civil war soldiers transported to another planet where previous generations of humans from around the world and throughout history are fighting against an alien race who uses them for food. For my final semester project, i built a small, easy to use, hassle free book recommendation system which gives you a list of books most similar to the book you enter. The details are not articulated there either, but the story of ajaxs attempted rape of cassandra in athenas temple and the lack of punishment meted out to him by the greeks would have been well known. The achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. If anyone enjoys history and fantasy and the thrill of battle, as well as its sorrow and consequence, you couldnt go wrong with these stories. Homer, odyssey book 10 theoi classical texts library. T remember forstchen saying that hell write some lost regiment books around the time he was writing the alternate acw trilogy but that was years ago. He is the author of fifty books including the new york times bestselling series one second after, the lost regiment series, and the awardwinning young adult. Forstchen is clearly adept at holding your interest and making the.
Before the invention of planes they were using balloons and airships. The lost regiment is a series of science fiction novels by american novelist william r. Oct 04, 2008 to add insult to injury, they were denied leave on their way to texas. Colonel andrew keane and his bluecoated soldiers want to read. Start studying the odyssey books 120 comprehension checks. The lost regiment arrives near rus, which was founded by descendents of russians who arrived though the gate of light. Jun 28, 2016 the civil war is a very popular topic when it comes to american history. The enduring mystery behind percy fawcetts disappearance. Book xii the sirens, scylla and charybdis, the cattle of the sun. Odysseus crew lands next on the island of aiolia, ruled by aiolos, the god of the winds. One second after book 1 audiobook part 1 william r.
The little problem here is that these creatures have pretty much conquered the continent and travel across it expecting humans as tribute from every human city they come to. The lost daniel mendelsohn paperback harpercollins publishers. The book was first released in 2000 which fits with the op picking it up from the airport in 2001. Oct 11, 2017 one second after book 1 audiobook part 1 william r forstchen. Egypt, williams regiment is sent to the bloody theatre of war that was the. May 10, 20 t remember forstchen saying that hell write some lost regiment books around the time he was writing the alternate acw trilogy but that was years ago. Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy.
If you want to recommend a geek book to the techrepublic community, post the title in this discussion. The 35th maine infantry regiment and the 44th new york light artillery battery are being. The destroyermen series is a series of alternate history books, written by american writer and historian taylor anderson. Twenty years after the end of the wars there suddenly appears a new threat. When union colonel andrew keane and his soldiers were sent through a spacetime warp, they end up in an alternate world where their rifles were centuries advanced over swords, spears and crossbows. At noted wing commander author william forstchens website, there was recently a news post announcing that his series of lost regiment books will be turned into a movie. Summary and analysis book 10 the bewitching queen of aeaea.
Read the only 337th infantry book documenting the regiment s march through north africa and italy during world war ii. When they leave, the gracious aiolos gives odysseus a bag of storm winds. This is a feudal system with boyars and a tsar, but the americans start to introduce their ideas and their technology centuries ahead of the rus tech to the system. Now he has killed more, among them the best of the cephallenians. Jul 27, 2010 the book was first released in 2000 which fits with the op picking it up from the airport in 2001. Dec 03, 2015 the defeat of the tugar horde by andrew keane, his civil war regiment and soldiers from the nowliberated russian city rus was cause for great celebration rally cry, book 1 in the lost regiment series.
When they leave, the gracious aiolos gives odysseus a. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. Here, our friendly narrator hades, god of the underworld, fills us in on all the details in this updated telling of homers the odyssey. English test the odyssey books 14 flashcards quizlet.
Phemius, the renowned ithacan bard, outlines the tale early in the odyssey 1. Aiolos welcomes the ithakans and listens to their tale of the trojan war. The prophets storm by lord general mihalic an ottoman fleet heading to cyprus find themselves in slavers bay. Zachary masons critically praised first novel comes with a largely selfexplanatory title. Twelve children of his, too, there are in the halls, six daughters and six sturdy sons. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Lost regiment movie in preproduction wing commander cic. Lost regiment is moving forward with cruisewagner productions and paramount studios. Naturally, hollywood has taken advantage of americas interest in the war through numerous portrayals. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Odysseuss men, believing the bag to be loot, open it, only to lose the wind. The next several books take up the story a few years later. The lost regiment series is a fabulous story set in the days of the american. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save.