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Summary: excelent, creative, boisterous?
Review: A friend of mine lent me this series (1-5) and I have since purchased two of my own. I spent a year colecting two copies of each. Now I lend them to friends and everyone who reads them enjoys them. Has he writen anything similar? Start colecting them now. Their a blast to read, but looking for a missing book is a pain when the story is so good.
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Summary: I have only read the first one, but I loved it.
Review: I am an engineer myself, and Conrad kept me up on my toes to find out if I could have done it in his place. Good logic, and plausible plot.
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Summary: Funny, logical, an enjoyable ride through "history".
Review: I have read all 5 books in this series many times. I find Conrad Stargard an entirely sympathetic character. In following his adventures so often I find myself thinking "if only I were him". I have searched in vain for more books by Leo Frankowski other than Copernick's Rebellion and would really appreaciate it if anyone out there can direct me to more of his enjoyable work. I read a lot of different things and must rate these books among my all-time favourites.
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Summary: Funny, logical, an enjoyable ride through "history".
Review: I have read all 5 books in this series many times. I find Conrad Stargard an entirely sympathetic character. In following his adventures so often I find myself thinking "if only I were him". I have searched in vain for more books by Leo Frankowski other than Copernick's Rebellion and would really appreaciate it if anyone out there can direct me to more of his enjoyable work. I read a lot of different things and must rate these books among my all-time favourites.
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Summary: Fantastic flight of fancy, Exciting engineers epoch!
Review: I have read all 5 books of this series dozens of times. I can honestly say that I am deeply upset with Mr. Frankowski, for NOT continuing his fabulous chronicles of Conrad Stargard. I have introduced many a friend to the SF genre, via my poor page worn sets.
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Summary: Possibly the best series yet!
Review: I have read all 5 of the "original" books at least ten times and had to put them down for years and hope to forget them. They have been, by far, some of the best science fiction I have ever read. Being an engineer myself I find his methods of getting things done and especially the way they get "Polishly" done hilarious. I have made the mistake of lending these books to people over the years and thought I was doomed when I found they were out of print and my books had never been returned. But joy of joys, Mr. Frankowski has finally re-emerged and with a sequel. Now it's time to start over and read the entire series. Except for the fact that Book 2 is not being reprinted and unavailable. Please beseech the powers that be to find it wihin their scaly hearts to reprint and allow me to move forward again! They really are the kind of book/s you just can't put down once you get started. Give number 1 a try!
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Summary: Possibly the best series yet!
Review: I have read all 5 of the "original" books at least ten times and had to put them down for years and hope to forget them. They have been, by far, some of the best science fiction I have ever read. Being an engineer myself I find his methods of getting things done and especially the way they get "Polishly" done hilarious. I have made the mistake of lending these books to people over the years and thought I was doomed when I found they were out of print and my books had never been returned. But joy of joys, Mr. Frankowski has finally re-emerged and with a sequel. Now it's time to start over and read the entire series. Except for the fact that Book 2 is not being reprinted and unavailable. Please beseech the powers that be to find it wihin their scaly hearts to reprint and allow me to move forward again! They really are the kind of book/s you just can't put down once you get started. Give number 1 a try!
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Summary: This is a must read if your an engineer or not!
Review: I have read books 1-5 atleast 5 times and I enjoy them each time as much as the first time. I don't know what it is but this is one of the best series that I have read and I have read alot in recent years. I've been waiting for the 6th book for the last 5 years since I've discovered the series. My books are very well worn from their use.
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Summary: Leo Frankowsky, talented author and a genius in all elements
Review: My oh my. I didn't think anyone else read this book...I must say he did a great job. Mr. Frankowsky combines the element of specifics and that of entertainment to produce a book that I couldn't put down. I can probably make my own house and weld metal thanks to him! Hopefully he continues in his writing and if anyone spots Cross Time Engineer 6, for the love of god let me know! :P Thanks.
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Summary: Five Stars is Not Enough
Review: This is the best time travel series in a realistic timeline ever written. Before these books, L. Sprague De Camp had held that title for decades with his "Lest Darkness Fall", but it was too short. Mark Twain may be the most famous with his "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", but that is more light hearted than serious, and disappointing at the end. The Conrad series delivers on all the promise, and even after 5 books, it still leaves you wanting more. (There is a sixth book now, but Conrad is a minor character, and I've reviewed it separately.) I say realistic timeline, because Conrad isn't really from our timeline. I was a little suspicious right from the start, but it wasn't until Conrad reminisced about the Mongols invading France that I thought "Hey, wait a minute". It turns out that it didn't happen to us (even without Conrad). But the historians I read agree that it would have, except the great Khan died and the Mongols had a war of succession which they never recovered from. This is often used as an example of the actions of one person changing history. I never even heard the story, until Conrad got me to look it up. Go figure. This is an action story, with fighting and sex, where Conrad overcomes insurmountable obstacles, and usually has a good time along the way. The author doesn't just ignore the time travel though. He writes a science fiction sub-plot about that too. In fact, the author is obviously an engineer, not just because it takes an engineer for Conrad to build the things he does, but also from the way the books were planned out and crafted. Obviously the author planned the Mongol invasion and built the series around it, but he also foreshadows romantic sub-plots 3 books in advance. I love these books, and share other reviewers disbelief that they haven't been reprinted since 1993. If you've already read them, and love them too, you might want to try "The Misplaced Legion (Videssos Cycle, Book 1)" by Harry Turtledove, about elements of one of Caesar's legions travelling into Rome's future of the Byzantine Empire. Only it's not the real Byzantine Empire, it's a parallel universe where magic works. Aside from that, it's Byzantium during the 1100's written by a Byzantine historian. And of course you'll want to read the "Island in the Sea of Time" series by S. M. Stirling, about modern day Nantucket going back in time to the Trojan War. These works are different, but also 5 stars.
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