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S.M. Stirling - Alternative History and Near Future Science Fiction Star

S.M. Stirling is a US author who has written several series' in the apocalyptic near future and alternative history genres. His books are very exciting and can have you racing through pages to find out what happens next. Most notably, he is the author of the 'Meeting at Corvallis' series as well as the 'Island in the Sea of Time' series, both of which appear to be linked together with a sub plot...

What Kind of Books does S.M. Stirling Write? 

A Brief Synopsis of S.M. Stirling the Science Fiction Author

Dies the Fire

Stephen Michael Stirling is a French-born Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author.

Stirling is probably best-known for his Draka series of alternate history novels and the more recent time travel/alternate history Nantucket series and Emberverse series. His novels Go Tell The Spartans and Prince of Sparta are set in Jerry Pournelle's "CoDominium" future history.

The Meeting At Corvallis by S.M. Stirling 

Corvallis Books by SM Stirling - Science Fiction

The Corvallis series starts when all of the electricity on earth goes out in an instant. Internal combustion engines no longer work. The very laws of physics seem to have changed. Who will survive and flourish in a new world such as this where technology is limited to the middle ages?

Dies the Fire: A Novel of the Change

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A Meeting at Corvallis: A Novel of the Change (Dies the Fire)

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The Protector's War: A Novel of the Change (Change Series)

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The Sunrise Lands

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Reviews of the Novels of Change Book Series 

S.M. Sterling Book Reviews

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A Meeting at Corvallis ? SM Stirling ? NEW Book Other SM Stirling Books click here Other The Emberverse series or ?The Change? click here Paperback ? the third Book in ?The Change? series Mike (Lord Bear) and Signe Havel of the ...
A Meeting at Corvallis by SM Stirling
Title: A Meeting at Corvallis Author: SM Sterling Series: The Change #3 Genre: Post-apocalyptic, technological breakdown and buildup, sci fi. Reason for Reading: I'm hooked. Sad but true. Pages: 622 Copyright Date: 2006 ...
a meeting at corvallis by sm stirling
yes, i was drinking coffee (and a glass of wine towards the end). yes, i was up entirely too late! and, yes, it's a great [...] related posts: the protector's war by sm stirling; dies the fire by sm stirling; city of glass by cassandra ...
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the third in the change trilogy, it is a testament to the depth and scope of stirling's writing that reading this plot summary will not significantly affect the pleasure or surprise of reading a meeting at corvallis - there's so much ...

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Island in the Sea of Time by S.M Stirling 

Stirling runs a Somewhat parallel science fiction book series in reverse

In this alternate story arc, S.M Stirling tells the story of the Island of Nantucket, transported back to several thousand years BC at the dawn of man. All their technology is intact, but they are surrounded by a brutal world of semi primitive men and outnumbered. The island and the crew of a Coast Guard cutter caught in the Change must find a way to survive in this new reality or perish..

Island in the Sea of Time

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Against the Tide of Years

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On the Oceans of Eternity

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Reviews for Island in the Sea of Time 

More Novels of the Change by S.M. Stirling Reviewed

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S.M. Stirling ( Despite its flaws, I think both the Draka and Island in the sea of time series would make good movies) Or Thomas M. Disch (The Genocides, On wings of song etc...) Posted by: Anonymous | December 11, 2009 01:15:27 pm | ...
Library Dad: The Sword of the Lady by S. M. Stirling (review)
Island in the Sea of Time and Dies the Fire are clearly tops for me because they present the reader with the beginnings of an epic story. The Sword of the Lady is great in that it keeps the story real (I got a little misty-eyed when a ...
Little Worlds: Under the Dome, by Stephen King
(My favorite is S.M. Stirling's Island in the Sea of Time, in which Nantucket Island gets sucked back in time to 1250 B.C.) In a couple of days, power-hungry town selectman Jim Rennie uses fear of the dome to take control and cover up a ...
ReadingAdventures: Island in the Sea of Time by S M Stirling
Island in the Sea of Time by S M Stirling. During a perfect spring evening on Nantucket a violent storm erupts and a dome of crawling, colored fire blankets the island. When the howling winds subside and the night skies clear, ...

The Sky People - Mars and Venus Live! 

Another Alternate History/Future series from S.M. Stirling

In this interstellar twist by S.M. Stirling, Mars and Venus were seeded with humanoid life by an unknown alien intelligence at the dawn of humanity. How would the world react if this was discovered in the year 2000 AD ??

The Sky People

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In the Courts of the Crimson Kings

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    chumley chumley Oct 15, 2008 @ 3:44 pm
    ive loved stirling for a long time just got 'meeting at corvalis', still reading it, also re read 'the reformer', is there a continuation of that one? i cant find it, but am still serching
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    Bill M Bill M Aug 19, 2008 @ 12:30 pm
    I was surprised while finally reading 'On The Oceans of Eternity' when I seemed to have been transported into the final fight scene from the movie 'Zulu' on pages 269-281. Did anyone else notice the similarities to the characters from the movie?
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    GotareadNOW! GotareadNOW! May 1, 2008 @ 9:11 pm
    The books writes, no, brings to life not only are alive but also brings a whole new meaning to the word WOW!
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