Marines and Myths: A Military Time-Travel Adventure of Vikings and Native America

by Martin Asiner

Marines and Myths Where modern Marines confront Viking warlords and Native nations in a battle for survival across time.

Thrust from the twenty-first century into thirteenth-century North America, U.S. Marines find themselves trapped in a brutal world where Viking warlords clash with Native nations for supremacy. Modern weapons once gave the Marines an overwhelming advantage. But twenty years later, their ammunition is running out—and the legend of their invincibility is beginning to die.

Lieutenant Colonel Alan Trevor has spent two decades trying to forge order in a land of competing peoples, ancient loyalties, and relentless warfare. Now a ruthless warlord named Vethar is rising, preaching that slaughter is sacred and conquest divine. As Vikings raid and Native warriors fight for their homelands, the fragile boundary between survival and savagery begins to disappear.

Then Trevor is wounded in battle.

Command falls to his son Peter.

Outnumbered, betrayed by former brothers-in-arms, and running dangerously low on ammunition, Peter inherits more than command. He inherits the consequences of everything the Marines have built—and the responsibility for deciding what they must become to preserve it.

To defeat Vethar, Peter must combine modern military tactics with the realities of medieval warfare, confronting enemies who no longer regard the Marines as invincible. Every battle consumes weapons and ammunition that cannot be replaced. Every alliance carries a price. And every victory threatens to push Peter closer to the brutality he is fighting against.

Marines and Myths combines military time travel, alternate history, Viking warfare, Native American conflict, tactical combat, and high-stakes military action in the fifth installment of the Marines Saga.

As modern firepower fades and yesterday's Marines become tomorrow's legends, one question

Can honor survive when war itself becomes myth?

This novel can also be read as a stand-alone book, offering a complete and unforgettable story for both new readers and long-time fans of the series.

319 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 30, 2025

Reviews

[Glenn Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truthy

I read all the Marines and Myths stories. A lot of truth and a lot of doubts about them. I read the struggles between the Marines and others as they went through their journey. I saw the real world in a lot of the stories. Reality is not always pretty but it still needs to be addressed. I read the stories and agree that a line must be drawn that you will not cross. Good stories made me think. Look forward to more. Keep it coming.

[Steven Dawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read all 5 in a row

This series started out as one thing …a military time travel novel….that morphed into an introspective series on displaced warriors tackling displacement and community building. I enjoyed it despite the change in approach and the slightly overboard level of thinking. It’s the kind of series that stays with you. Highly recommended

[Jim Purcell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fascinating series, flawed lightly by its many redundancies. The ending was apt, thought-provoking, and disturbing. But, it does reflect the current state of our society.

[Jeffrey Nelson Reiland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect ending.

Perfect way to tie the whole story together and wrap everything up. Lot of disturbing parallels to current events. Really makes you think.

[George Watson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Convoluted

A tedious read from the start. Not to much entertainment. More like a punishment. I finished it because I started it. No more from this author.