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Walt Socha
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While working on a dude ranch in present day Montana, Joe Kuruk saves a young girl from a club-wielding warrior. His confusion is intensified when he realizes that the girl, Alta, has crossed over from another time and place.
And the only way to reunite her with her family is to cross back with her.
Accompanied by a few friends, Joe crosses into Alta's world only to find her home destroyed by a savage war chief.
Then the gate closes behind them.
Stranded in the Eleventh Century, on the present day Susquehanna River, Joe and his band fight to create a safe home for the refugee they've gathered.
And to prepare for future European contact.
CONFLICT
A CROSSOVER NOVEL |
In 11th century North America, the budding nation of Haven is extending its global influence through trade. Larry, one of the Far Ones that crossed over from the 21st century, is captaining the Havenites’ ocean-going vessel, Stormchaser. His goal is to establish a trade route from Haven’s outpost in Iceland to a small settlement in southern Ireland.
But on going ashore at their destination, the Havenites are attacked by the Ur Neill, a northern clan, and their Viking allies. Although Larry and his men inflict heavy casualties on their attackers, they are separated from Stormchaser and are driven into the mountains.
Any hope of escaping the island is dashed when a Viking longboat joins the conflict and the now-undermanned Stormchaser must flee back to Iceland.
Larry’s responsibilities increase as he takes in refugees who are also fleeing the Ur Neill. Desperate to find a sanctuary, Larry and his men capture a small Viking longboat and sail themselves, and a growing number of refugees, up a river into a remote valley.
But the brutal leader of the Ur Neill clan wants revenge for his casualties and his Viking allies want the return of their lost longboat. They start scouring the land for the Havenites.
Fatalities mount as Larry struggles to keep his rag-tag group of Havenites and refugees safe. He can only hope that another ship can cross the stormy seas from Iceland before they all end up dead.
CONTACT
A CROSSOVER NOVEL |
This a reprint of previously published YA short stories (from 2010 through 2012) covering early abductions, theatrically-challenged aliens, a member of the in-crowd messing with the wrong crowd, an ancient camera, a wish gone astray, and a pod dog.
This eBook also contains an excerpt from an Alternative History novel to be published in mid-2016.
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