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Flying Warlord (Mass Market Paperback)

by Leo A. Frankowski (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Del Rey; Reprint edition (December 1998)
ISBN-10: 0345914422
ISBN-13: 978-0345914422

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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UNCERTAIN VISION

For a twentieth-century man, Conrad Stargard had done a lot in thirteenth-century Poland. In just nine years, he had "discovered" universal education, aircraft, radios, steamboats, and machine guns. More important, he had prepared Poland to defeat the bloodthirsty Mongols in 1241.

But now that the Mongol hordes had arrived, something was disturbing the flow of history. Even the Time Masters who secretly watched over Conrad couldn't predict his future, because they no longer even knew their own past . . .

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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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 5 Book Series, Aug 15 2000

By	silliman89 "silliman89" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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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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3.0 out of 5 stars Ran out of gas, Jun 28 2000

By	Stan Wong (US) - See all my reviews

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Leo Frankowski is a master of the first person story. The first 3/4 of this book was full of wit and fun technical details. However, this is still by far the weakest of the series. Books 1, 2 and 3 were some of the best SF work I have ever read. The last part of the book was a description of Conrad's world instead of the wonderful first person story that made this series so much fun..

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5.0 out of 5 stars Leo has done it again!!! Just fabulous!!!, Jul 14 1999

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Science fiction the way it should be written. I Read it all in one sitting. It was thought provoking, and altogether fun. A must buy!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Great, Great. A must read for any Sci-Fi buff.
This was one of my first Sci-Fi books and have been hooked ever since. Leo Frankowski is a Genius and a true male.

Published on Jun 22 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a repeat read
I've got the entire series and they're excellent. Every book is dogeared cause I've reread them so often. I wish there were more.