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Area 51: Time Patrol #5
Nine Eleven
'He who controls the past, controls the future. He who controls the present, controls the past.' George Orwell. 1984. From the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Area 51, Nightstalker, Atlantis and Green Beret series. Nine-Eleven 9 Three Roman legions are annihilated by an alliance of Germanic tribes; the Romans would never again attempt to expand east of the Rhine River. What if the Romans won? Nine-Eleven 1973: A military coup in Chile, engineered by the United States, topples the elected President and brings Pinochet to power. What if the coup fails? Nine-Eleven 1857: 120 emigrants are slaughtered by Mormons in the Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah. What if it was worse than that? Nine-Eleven 1776: Benjamin Franklin and John Adams sit down with British Admiral Howe on Staten Island to discuss a possible peace settlement. What if they succeed? Nine-Eleven 2001: while the world is focused on the United States, the largest plane in the world is carrying the largest nuclear weapon ever made across Russia; but disappears. Who took it? Where is it? And then there is the most mysterious mission of all, where a Time Patrol agent must go into the Patrol’s own recent history to insure it even exists. The Shadow's plan is to disrupt our time-line, creating a time tsunami and wiping our present out. It is up to the Time Patrol to make sure that doesn’t happen! Reviews for Bob Mayer’s science "Quantum Leap on steroids!" Book List. Terry “Spell-binding! Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Call it techno-thriller, call it science fiction, call it just terrific story-telling.” Kirkus "A crackling science thriller in the vein of Crichton that mixes action with science fiction." Publishers "The best combination of science fiction and technothriller this year."
217 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 11, 2016
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About the author
Bob Mayer
210 books47.9k followersBesides my own interests, I read whatever my wife tells me to read-- she's a voracious reader and has wide-ranging tastes as my reviews show (she also always has the TV remote and she's always right about what to watch). I read a lot of nonfiction, mostly for research. Some of my favorite books are Lonesome Dove, Mystic River, LOTR, and an array of science fiction classics including the Foundation series. Our house is covered with books, although I finally broke down and started reading eBooks, strangely enough on my iPhone. Since I carry it pretty much everywhere, it means I always have an entire library of books with me.
I'm a West Point graduate, former Green Beret and a New York Times Bestselling Author. I've sold over five million books. My newest series begins with New York Minute, a thriller set in New York City in 1977.
I love using history and science in my books. My Area 51 series pretty much had me rewriting our entire history of civilization.
I'm a West Point graduate, former Green Beret and a New York Times Bestselling Author. I've sold over five million books. My newest series begins with New York Minute, a thriller set in New York City in 1977.
I love using history and science in my books. My Area 51 series pretty much had me rewriting our entire history of civilization.
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August 12, 2020
Interesting and informative.
The narrative pulls the reader forward with no break in the action until each story is resolved. There is no denouement in the traditional sense as the interconnected stories could conceivably stand alone, but would need a huge bulky explanation without the other stories that serve as plot lines and additional explanation that drags the reader into this otherwise is believable premise. Deft use of many advanced story telling techniques are combined to tie the whole into a tightly bound cohesive tale that forces the reader to read on and on. The author’s love of history is ALWAYS informative as well as entertaining. I come away from his novels with more knowledge and appreciation of history than when I started. From what I get from his books and biographical bits contained in his novels I have come to the conclusion that we both served in the army almost exactly the same time period and during almost the same years. Much of the equipment which he describes with training manual efficiency takes me back to training classes attended years ago and so his writing takes me back to a time when training and missions decided how my time was spent and with whom. It feels comfortable and familiar as he describes situations and training.
The narrative pulls the reader forward with no break in the action until each story is resolved. There is no denouement in the traditional sense as the interconnected stories could conceivably stand alone, but would need a huge bulky explanation without the other stories that serve as plot lines and additional explanation that drags the reader into this otherwise is believable premise. Deft use of many advanced story telling techniques are combined to tie the whole into a tightly bound cohesive tale that forces the reader to read on and on. The author’s love of history is ALWAYS informative as well as entertaining. I come away from his novels with more knowledge and appreciation of history than when I started. From what I get from his books and biographical bits contained in his novels I have come to the conclusion that we both served in the army almost exactly the same time period and during almost the same years. Much of the equipment which he describes with training manual efficiency takes me back to training classes attended years ago and so his writing takes me back to a time when training and missions decided how my time was spent and with whom. It feels comfortable and familiar as he describes situations and training.
January 9, 2025
Fantastical historical stories
While this story didn't seem to interface as much with "The Shadow", it's presence was a factor, although it was as though the plot necessitated a mention more so than it had anything on it's own agenda.
I like Bob Mayer's historical references as well as the way he integrates the story line with actually teaching us about those particular events.
While this story didn't seem to interface as much with "The Shadow", it's presence was a factor, although it was as though the plot necessitated a mention more so than it had anything on it's own agenda.
I like Bob Mayer's historical references as well as the way he integrates the story line with actually teaching us about those particular events.
November 5, 2016
Taut action-adventure
Mayer brings his trademark interwoven plotlines and well-drawn characters to his Time Patrol series. Mayer has made himself one of my new addictions. His historical depth reminds me of the late great Poul Anderson.
Mayer brings his trademark interwoven plotlines and well-drawn characters to his Time Patrol series. Mayer has made himself one of my new addictions. His historical depth reminds me of the late great Poul Anderson.
November 7, 2020
History is interabtive
The enemies are becoming very offices in there battles do the plan action was different still waiting for new new types to show up.
The enemies are becoming very offices in there battles do the plan action was different still waiting for new new types to show up.
December 11, 2016
Excerpt from book:
"Change requires three things: a moment of enlightenment, a decision, and then action."
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The date 9/11. A day that will be forever linked to tragedy. A day in history. Unknown to many is that this day had already held tragedy prior, and if it the Shadow were to succeed, it would hold even more. Same date, six different years. 9 A.D., a battle that stopped the Romans from ever expanding east of the Rhine River, 1973 a military coup in Chile brings Pinochet to power, 1776 Franklin and Adams sit down with British Admiral Howe to discuss a peace treaty instead of Independence, 1857 the Mountain Meadow Massacre involving the Mormons, to a secret fifth plane carrying the largest nuclear weapon in 2001 disappearing.
Our six Time Patrol agents are dispatched. One of them will face a personal crisis as they face their own ancestor who will make a choice against that agent's conscience. As always, the past and their choices are weighing heavily on them. With more answers, comes more questions, but more of the pieces are coming together. Overall, I enjoyed this book as much as the first in the series and thoroughly look forward to the next one.
"Change requires three things: a moment of enlightenment, a decision, and then action."
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The date 9/11. A day that will be forever linked to tragedy. A day in history. Unknown to many is that this day had already held tragedy prior, and if it the Shadow were to succeed, it would hold even more. Same date, six different years. 9 A.D., a battle that stopped the Romans from ever expanding east of the Rhine River, 1973 a military coup in Chile brings Pinochet to power, 1776 Franklin and Adams sit down with British Admiral Howe to discuss a peace treaty instead of Independence, 1857 the Mountain Meadow Massacre involving the Mormons, to a secret fifth plane carrying the largest nuclear weapon in 2001 disappearing.
Our six Time Patrol agents are dispatched. One of them will face a personal crisis as they face their own ancestor who will make a choice against that agent's conscience. As always, the past and their choices are weighing heavily on them. With more answers, comes more questions, but more of the pieces are coming together. Overall, I enjoyed this book as much as the first in the series and thoroughly look forward to the next one.
January 5, 2017
4.5 Stars
This latest novel in the Time Patrol series is just as well-written and action-packed as its predecessors. A historical Sci-fi book that has the characters we have grown to love and a few new ones. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you yell out loud. A very addictive storyline and series! This one revolves around the 11th of September throughout history. Recommended.
LT Early Reviewer
This latest novel in the Time Patrol series is just as well-written and action-packed as its predecessors. A historical Sci-fi book that has the characters we have grown to love and a few new ones. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you yell out loud. A very addictive storyline and series! This one revolves around the 11th of September throughout history. Recommended.
LT Early Reviewer
January 12, 2017
Unique writing style
Kind of hard to follow what was going on. Definitely need to read the rest of the series. What I found intriguing was how the author presented time travel in a way I haven't seen before.
Kind of hard to follow what was going on. Definitely need to read the rest of the series. What I found intriguing was how the author presented time travel in a way I haven't seen before.
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