On the Oceans of Eternity
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| Author | S. M. Stirling |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nantucket series |
| Genre | Alternate history, Science fiction novel |
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April 10, 2000 (USA and Canada) April 29, 2000 (UK) |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Against the Tide of Years |
On the Oceans of Eternity is the third and final novel of the Nantucket alternate history series by S. M. Stirling. The novel was released in the United States and Canada on April 10, 2000, and was released in the United Kingdom on April 29 of the same year.
In the first novel Island in the Sea of Time, the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts is transported by an unknown phenomenon (called "The Event" in the series) back in time on March 17, 1998 at 9:15 pm EST to the Bronze Age circa 1250s BC (corresponding to the late Heroic Age of the Trojan War).
After making an alliance with Babylon, Hatti, and Mitanni, the Republic of Nantucket is ready to defeat Walker (who now controls Mycenean Greece) and his allies. They are, however, too late to save the beleaguered Troy. While Nantuckar forces are tied up in defending an isolated outpost in the mountains, this history's version of the Trojan War comes to an end without the subtle ploy of the Trojan Horse. Rather, Walker's modern weaponry overwhelms the Trojan defenses, and the city's inhabitants suffer a gruesome sack. Still, retribution is not far: Walker is finally brought down by the Nantuckars - not in frontal attack, but in a Machiavellian trick. Walker's regent in Greece, bitter on learning that Walker has robbed him of the undying fame that was to have been his, aids the Nantuckers into tricking Walker's security chief - an odious former operative of the East German Stasi - into poisoning Walker and his entire entourage.
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