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Cross-Time Engineer (Paperback)

by Leo A. Frankowski (Author)
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THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB

One moment Conrad Schwartz was a hungover hiker in the mountains of modern Poland, the next he was running for his life from an angry Teutonic knight.

At first Conrad just thought he'd stumbled across a mad hermit. But several days of ever stranger events convinced him that he had somehow been stranded in A.D 1231.

And that meant Conrad had to turn Medieval Poland into the most powerful country in the world. Otherwise the Mongols were destined to destroy it--in just ten years!



About the Author


Leo Frankowski was born on February 13, 1943, in Detroit. By the time he was thirty-five, he had held more than a hundred different positions, ranging from "scientist in an electro-optics research lab to gardener to chief engineer. Much of his work was in chemical, optical, and physical instrumentation, and earned him a number of U.S. patents.

Since 1977, he has owned and managed Sterling Manufacturing & Design, the only mostly female engineering company in the Detroit area. Sterling designs electrical and fluid power controls for automatic special machines. It also produces Formitrol®, a stretchy material that is used to fix rusty cars.

He is active in MENSA, the Society for Creative Anachronism, and science fiction fandom. He is an officer in two writers' clubs, and his hobbies include reading, drinking, chess, kite flying, dancing girls, and cooking.

A lifelong bachelor, he lives alone in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 'Connecticut Yankee,' plus sex, Jan 7 2002
By R. Treynor (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cross-Time Engineer (Mass Market Paperback)
Similar storyline to Twain's 'Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' - only this time, it's a Polish engineer in 13th century Poland.
It's a fun read, although I found it a bit convenient that the hero was an engineer - it would have been much more fun & challenging if the hero only had a rudimentary knowledge of how things worked.
A similar book to these that I'd also reccommend is 'Enchantment' by Orson Scott Card. That book and the Stargard series are the only time-travelling in Poland fantasy books I'm aware of.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying, if shallow, Nov 6 2001
By Annette C. Nelson "webtarkeena" (Gresham, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cross-Time Engineer (Mass Market Paperback)
Very decent sci-fi / time-travel / alternate timeline treatment. If you're at all technically minded, and if you can look past the author's rather abysmal treatment of anyone of the female persuasion, you'll probably enjoy this as a nice break from something deeper and harder hitting. It's fun and diverting to imagine what one expert engineer who - unlike most of us techies - actually knows how things work - could do with 13th century technology, culture, and a great deal of luck.
The first 2-3 books of this series are by far the best, as near the end the author seems to loose a bit of interest - or at least creativity - and engages in quite a lot of Deus Ex Machina plot elements with Conrad's friends in the distant future. Still, worth a read to those not offended by the "woman as property - and they *love* it" garbage scattered throughout.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutly Fantastic!, Jun 4 2001
By Dr. Larry Sanders (Austin, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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The Cross-Time Engineer is among the best time travel books I have ever read. It leaves nothing to chance even displaying that properly placed geneticly enhanced War Horses can be found in 13th century Krakow. Conrad Stargard is plagued with moden emotions and ethics in a medieval world that holds life as worth little. It is a great set of books so be sure not to stop at number one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful tale of fantasy, history and science fiction!
I started reading this series with the second book the High-Tech Knight and only realized that I missed the first book after reading the third. Read more
Published on Dec 4 2000 by Harvey H. Meeker

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 5 Book Series
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... Read more
Published on Aug 7 2000 by silliman89

5.0 out of 5 stars "Cross-Time Engineer"-- intricate, yet stll down-to-earth
I like time-travel stories anyway, so when I stumbled across this book, I was immediately intrigued--would it turn out to be as good as the cover blurbs promised? Read more
Published on May 6 2000 by Joshua Claassen

4.0 out of 5 stars Start of a (mostly) fine series
The story of a modern engineer accidently displaced into the Middle Ages with only a little bit more than the knowledge in his head. Read more
Published on Oct 21 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Hustonm@hometech.org from Chico, California was right on the first statement - all engineers should read this series - if they enjoy a good read & have a warped sense of... Read more
Published on Jul 28 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent 5 book series of an accidental time traveller!
This book and the next four in the Conrad Stargard series are excellent. A talented and well educated 20th Century Polish engineer is accidentally dumped into 13th Century... Read more
Published on April 4 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Every engineer must read this book
Every engineer will love this book. Well, every male engineer. The only book it compares to is: Lord Kalvin of Otherwhen by H. Bean Piper. Which must be way out of print. Read more
Published on Mar 13 1998 by Hustonm@hometech.org

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