History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Viking Ships At Sunrise (Magic Tree House 15, paper)

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MY BOY LOVES READING
Very Good Book
Viking at sunrise
READ ME!!!!!!!
Vikings

Viking Ships At Sunrise (Magic Tree House 15, paper)
Mary Pope Osborne
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ASIN: 0679890610
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Book Description

Jack and Annie are off in search of another story in jeopardy, this time at a monastery in ancient Ireland. Trouble arrives when Vikings land, and Jack and Annie must find a way to escape!

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MY BOY LOVES READING.......2007-01-07

My 1st grader hates to put it down, he would rather read Magic Tree House books, than play video games. He even reads them to his class and explains the story for show and tell. In his kindergarten class the teacher would also let him read the Magic Tree House books out loud, not to give her a break, but to promote reading out loud. Great books!

Very Good Book.......2006-05-03

I read The Magic Treehouse # 15: Viking Ships at Sunrise. This book is very good. Whenever Jack and Annie want to visit a place, they point to a picture and say, "I wish to go there." Morgan sent Jack and Annie to Ireland to solve a mystery. They had many adventures. The most exciting part of the book was when the serpent rose out of the water.

I learned some interesting facts when I read this book. Ireland is a country in Europe. Each day there is a dark hour in Ireland. Vikings were very dangerous.

I would recommend this book for three reasons. It teaches you interesting things about Ireland and its history. The characters were realistic, and you can relate to them. This book was very funny. The Magic Treehouse #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise is a great book.

Viking at sunrise.......2006-03-23

I think you should buy this book because Mary Pope Osborne has great illustrations in this book.The book is about Jack and Annie.The story is set to Ireland a long time ago and they gt in truble with some vikings.You have to read the book to find out what happens.

READ ME!!!!!!!.......2006-01-20

It was about Annie and Jack going to a island trying to find civilization and they meet some monks on the island. They go to their village and look at it and vikings come. I like the part when the sea monster saves them. I did not like the beginning of the book becouse they where not at the island.

Vikings.......2005-02-02

Main Characters:
Jack- keeps a notebook, carries a backpack, likes adventures, he likes information, he likes to study, solve riddles, and is a smart boy.
Annie- She likes animals, she likes imaginary things, willing to help, encourages Jack, polite, uses clues, and she's focused.

Mission:
Jack and Annie had to find the book of the sea serpent but they don't know where to get it.

I learned that Vikings were real, and I never knew that Vikings were real. I felt excited because they saw a sea serpent, and sea serpent helped Jack and Annie.The Viking ship book reminded me of Summer of The Sea Serpent because in both books the sea serpent helps Jack and Annie.I think elementary students who like to read, who like other Mary Pope Osborne books, and who like fantasy and adventure books would love this book.

What Life Was Like When Longships Sailed: Vikings Ad 800-1100 (What Life Was Like)

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Where does it say that this is supposed to be for younger readers?
DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE KIDS!
Bad
The best book in the series other than Egypt

What Life Was Like When Longships Sailed: Vikings Ad 800-1100 (What Life Was Like)

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Where does it say that this is supposed to be for younger readers?.......2007-04-11

I've scanned the entire page for this book here at Amazon.com and looked on the inside cover of the book itself when I borrowed it from the library to read. Nowhere can I find an indication that this book is directed at young readers. Therefore I must take issue with other user reviews for this book that criticize it for being inappropriate for teens. It wasn't INTENDED for teens; should it be so surprising that it contains material that some people would consider in appropriate for them?

Yes, the book contains references to the procreative activities of the mythological figure Rig. Yes, it discusses the sacrifice of a young slave girl during a chieftain's funeral (although, as the original account by Ibn Fadhlan states, the girl was not as "unwilling" as another review would indicate: she did, in fact, volunteer for the task and was treated with "great courtesy" before the ceremony).

It discusses these things because they were part of the culture of the so-called Vikings. It discusses them because they are what this book is ABOUT. Should we intentionally omit pertinent information regarding aspects of the culture of the Northmen just because it may offend our modern-day, Christianity-based sensibilities? That seems a narrow-minded, ethnocentric and thoroughly unscientific way of doing things to me.

I can also understand one being "disturbed" by (but not "with") the material in this book, especially if one is not familiar with Viking culture, but to then claim that the material is "opinionated" (or even "opionated") is quite silly. I don't know what basis one would have for making such a claim, since most if not all of the material I encountered in this book I've encountered in other, very well respected books on the subject, not to mention in the existing primary sources.

The book itself is just what it presents itself to be: a relatively short, fairly well written, straightforward overview of both Viking history and Viking society; not too stuffy, scholarly or long-winded; and engaging for the layperson with little knowledge of the subject. I would heartily recommend it to anyone--and that includes teens.

DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE KIDS!.......2002-11-25

I own ten WLWL books and most are entertaining, but I found this one to be somewhat bizarre. As with all books in this series you will enjoy beautiful color imagery. There are numerous examples of Viking artifacts - household objects, swords, clothing, longships, intricate wood carvings and the like. The text focuses on daily lives, settlements, and Viking ingenuity. Particular attention is paid to their vicious, warlike nature and the various mythological gods and pagan rituals surrounding them. Here I was struck by some overt and completely gratuitous sexual references. A few examples:"(The god) Rig was greeted by a man in his prime called Father, who was...beside an elegant woman called Mother, who sat admiring her...As was his custom, Rig stayed three nights and slept between the couple in their bed. Nine months later Mother gave birth to a boy..." This scenario is repeated several times; on page 28 Rig impregnates a great-grandmother! All of this comes from myth preserved in the Icelandic poem Rigsthula, but with the vast wealth of Viking lore to choose from, why would the author select this information? Pages 74-76 detail the cremation of a Rus chieftain and an unwilling slave girl. "The slave girl drank herself into a stupor...before being put to death she visited the tents of several men close to the chieftain and had intercourse with them...at the last moment the victim appeared to waver...Two men held her feet and two grasped her hands, while the Angel of Death looped a cord around her neck and gave the crossed ends to the other two men for them to pull. Then the old woman seized a broad-bladed dagger and plunged it repeatedly between the victim's ribs, and the men tightened the cord until she was dead..." Time-Life has long been a trusted source for young readers. Unfortunately, explicit references (without a hint on the dust jacket or table of contents) make this book a poor choice for them and a potential embarrassment as a gift. In addition, though the photos and drawings are great, the text sometimes gets a little boring even for adults. Recommended only for mature readers with a very strong interest in this subject.

Bad.......2002-03-18

Hello,
I am very disturbed with this book. I am a mother of two and have written three books. I am disgusted by the information. It is all opionated. I do not recommend that you read this book. Thank you

The best book in the series other than Egypt.......1999-11-11

When I read this book I became obsessed with vikings, everyone who likes mideaval history HAS to read this book.

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A sexy and hilarious time-travel romance
Boooooooring!
Norse Viking Is Shipwrecked into the Future & Finds Love
I liked it very very much!
A Fast Paced Delight!!!!

The Last Viking
Sandra Hill
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A sexy and hilarious time-travel romance.......2006-03-01

Wishing to fulfill her beloved grandfather's dream, Professor Meredith Foster has commissioned a project to build a Viking ship. But never in her wildest dream did she expect to actually meet a real Viking - and a very naked one - in her own living room! Initially thinking that he was a practical joke sent by her brother and friend, Meredith thought she'd go along for the ride. However, she is puzzled by the seeming authenticity of this self-proclaimed Viking who seems to know so much about the 10th century and displays total ignorance and amazement to everything modern. So is Rolf Ericsson who he claims to be? And if he is, then what phenomenon catapulted him from the last millennium to modern Maine, and what is the purpose of his sudden appearance in her life?

THE LAST VIKING is a wonderfully written novel about two people thrown together by fate, who find true love despite a thousand years between them. Right from the start, I knew I was in for a fun ride from the initial introduction to Rolf. He is such a riot! His fascination with everything and delight with Oreos and peanut butter was just fun to read. And I absolute loved the way he spoke the English language, the way he pronounced Meredith's name as Merry-Death was just endearing. As for Meredith, she is just adorable as the heroine driven mad by the macho Viking who makes her "tingle" all over.

This is a witty and entertaining book that will provide many laughs. Although some parts lagged a bit, I very much enjoyed reading this, and I admit I did get a little emotional toward the end.

This is my first Sandra Hill novel and I can't wait to read the other books in the Viking Series.

Boooooooring! .......2005-08-15

Too much mall shopping, talking about sweatpants, lame fight scenes and teasing. If you are looking for a GOOD viking romance chock full of sexual encounters I suggest Josie Litton's Dream Of Me. WOAH!

Norse Viking Is Shipwrecked into the Future & Finds Love.......2005-06-20

THE LAST VIKING by Sandra Hill is a time-traveling romance in which Rolf the Norse Viking is magically shipwrecked in 1990's Maine, where he meets "Merry-Death," an expert in medieval history and the woman he falls in love with. The story is cute and witty, and most of it revolves around Rolf becoming adjusted to modern-day life while trying to figure out how to return home to the past. Rolf also has many endearing traits. While he is a domineering man, he's also very tender and he has a lot of personality quirks, like an obsession for oreo cookies and a love for the TV show "Home Improvement." He also brought home a scarred dog from the pound -how can you not love him after that? As a romance novel hero, Rolf ranks high as an all-time personal favorite.

The reason I didn't give this book a 5-star rating, however, is twofold. First, I was super excited by the prospect that Rolf, a real-life Viking, would end up in a confrontation with Merideth's snobby parents, both who are professors and experts in medieval history. But the author killed that confrontation by having Meredith call her parents and tell them not to come over. Why? I was so disappointed!!! Second, I found Meredith to be a little irritating as a heroine. For example, she screamed and shrieked nonstop throughout the book, worse than a little kid. Stuff like that made her less attractive in my eyes.

Still, the book is a lot of fun. I enjoyed the humor and Rolf's antics, as well as the interesting Viking cultural and historical tidbits. I highly recommend it!

Please note THE LAST VIKING is part of a time-traveling trilogy that also includes #2) TRULY, MADLY VIKING and #3) THE VERY VIRILE VIKING. An alternate read would be Johanna Lindsey's Viking time-travel, which is called UNTIL FOREVER (the hero is Thor's cursed brother).

I liked it very very much!.......2003-04-22

I read it in a day, and thoroughly enjoyed it. What a great entertaining read... everything a romance novel should be. Left me wanting more VIKING reading material. Well, I see Ms. Hill has at least five more viking treasures for me to plunder.

A Fast Paced Delight!!!!.......2002-09-05

"The Last Viking" is seriously charming. The story is silly and sexy ;it captures you immediately. The characters Rolf and "Merry-Death" were so endearing!!! It was such fun to witness Rolf's fascination over all of the modern inventions that he came across.....This is my first book by Sandra Hill..I'm so excited to have discovered her and I can't wait to read more of her stories. Don't deny yourself the pleasure!!! Read this book!!!!

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A struggle to finish
part 2 of the series
A wonderful read
Modern-day femininity clashed with viking arrogance
2nd book in the Viking Series...

The Outlaw Viking (Timeswept)
Sandra Hill
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A struggle to finish.......2006-08-20

Thirty-year-old Rain Jordan's story begins with her death. A pacifist doctor, Rain visits a Viking museum with her mother, Ruby, who claims to have traveled back in time to the Viking settlement enshrined by the museum's displays. While she is there, Rain sees a painting with a handsome blond Viking warrior in the middle of a battle and realizes that he is the man who has been haunting her dreams for years. Her mother identifies him as Selik, a handsome young lothario and Jomsviking who befriended her when she visited his time.

Rain is inexplicably drawn back to the museum the next day, wanting to view the violent scene in painting alone. While staring at the handsome Viking warrior on the canvas, she is apparently killed by some falling ceiling plaster. But she is dead only in the present day. God sends her spirit back to the year 937 A.D.--right in the middle of the Battle of Brunanburh as depicted in the painting. And we know that it was God who sent her back because Rain spends the rest of the book having internal discussions with Him about why she is there and what she should do.

Apparently what she is supposed to do is save Selik, who went berserk after his wife and child were tortured and killed ten years before by a Saxon noble called Steven of Gravely. The problem is that Selik doesn't want to be saved. He is hell-bent on avenging his family and then dying because he feels there is nothing left in this world for him. Now physically scarred and free of his Jomsviking vows, Selik is the classic tortured soul in need of redemption, the wounded heart that must be healed. The pacifist and the warrior share an instant attraction that progresses into love. Brutal though he is, Selik shows he is capable of restraint and compromise with Rain. But he is not willing to give up his quest for vengeance against the man responsible for the deaths of his family, even though it is a barrier to his relationship with Rain. Eventually, this quest leads to both Selik and Ruby being captured and abused by his nemesis and it is only after both are nearly killed that Selik must face the potential consequences of his obsession--and choose his priorities.

Through their experiences together and the growth of their relationship, both eventually realize that their extreme views are wrong and learn to be more flexible and understanding. Rain is able to give up her life in the future and Selik his life in the past so that they are able to build a present together. And they live happily ever after once the story ends, I suppose. I know that I lived more happily once the story ended--and not in a good way.

There are two immutables concerning the characters in romance novels. One is that the reader is supposed to fall in love with the hero. Oh, did Sandra excel here! The other is that the reader must sympathize with the heroine, perhaps envy her and wish to be her or know her. Oh, did Sandra fail here! Most of the other characters in the book didn't particularly care for Rain (notable exceptions being Ubbi and the children, society's castoffs). She is shrewish, immature, judgmental, demanding and lacking in good judgment in her words and deeds, and all of this despite being thirty years old and intellectually accomplished. I gritted my teeth to finish this book and I closed the back cover glad to end my acquaintance with Rain. Had there been a more likable heroine I would have enjoyed and recommended this book. As it is written, however, I do not consider it a worthy sequel to the cute story of Ruby's adventures and I regret the waste of my time and money.

part 2 of the series.......2002-04-02

This is the second book in the viking series. this is Rain's story. She is the Daughter of Ruby and Thork from "The Reluctant Viking". Selik, Thorks friend from the first book is the hero.

The book starts off with Ruby and Rain visiting York in modern times. Rain is a doctor and 30yrs old. Ruby's husband Jack who was the look alike for Thork has passed away. They decide to visit because York has set up a museum of old Viking artifacts. When Rain sees one painting of Selik she knows that he is the man who has haunted her dreams for years. She goes back on her own and is transported back in time to the very battle the picture represented. She sees Selik fighting like a mad man and rescues him from the attacking Saxons.

Selik is no longer the handsome man Ruby knew. He is battle scarred and has scars that no one sees on his heart. He takes her captive but lets her treat the injured including a young Tykir, her half brother. Selik doesn't really believe the story she tells about being from the future but after a time he comes to accept it as the truth.

Selik is a wanted man and must take himself off to protect Rain but she won't have any of that. She decides that she is there to save him and save him she shall, even if he doesn't want to be saved. Along the way we get to meet Adam, who I hope gets his own book and we also find out what happens to some old friends.

I really liked the humor that Sandra Hill puts into her tales. The passionate love scenes could burn the paper they are written on. All in all this was a good book and hard to put down.

A wonderful read.......2002-03-29

I just finished this book for the third time and I was thinking what a wonderful story it would be to hear abour the little boy Adam. All grown up and on his own. Then today I noticed that Hill's newest book is about a man named Adam. I can't wait to read it. I've enjoyed all of these books in the viking series. Each time I read the latest it's like catching up on old times with an old friend. Keep up the beautiful work Miss Hill !!!!

Modern-day femininity clashed with viking arrogance.......2001-05-02

Sandra Hill really exploded me into her writing with this one. If you want to get really involved with the characters in a romance then pick up this book and find a quiet corner (believe me, you want to be away from stares when you start laughing out loud and dripping tears on the paper) Each character has a uniqueness that surpasses the flat dimensions of writing and enter you into the world of pure *storytelling*. Rain and Selik collide with a sense of inevitability, not to mention spark and humour, right from the beginning - and don't let up.

Along with a sometimes surprising plot-line Ms Hill has given us all what we really want - a love that sizzles, heroes that stick in our mind, and a bucket-load of laughs. Really, how could anyone refuse that??!

2nd book in the Viking Series..........2000-11-14

This is the 2nd book in the Viking series. Here we meet Ruby Jordan and Thork's daughter from the first book (The Reluctant Viking), Thoraine Jordan, or Rain.

Rain and her mother go to the famous archeological dig going on at the ancient Coppergate site in England in 1999. Rain sees an intriging painting of a Norse Viking warrior raising his sword against the enemies in a battle known as the "Great Battle" between the Saxons and the Vikings in the tenth century. It is the last battle between the two that resulted in the Saxon rule over the Vikings.

Rain is fasinated by the picture and her mother recognizes the man in the painting. The next day, Rain is so intrigued, she goes back to the painting to get a better look and suddenly is swept into the battle raging on in the portrait. Dr. Rain Jordan meets the man from the picture and knows him as Selik, her father's friend. She saves his life on the field, but he doesn't trust her.

Selik has been through utter dispair and misery these past 10 years since a terrible atrocity was inflicted upon him and his family. Selik knows nothing but revenge. He was once a proud and vain man, but the ravages of war and the horrible things he has endured have made him a bitter and "ugly" man. Rain knows she was sent back in time to save this desperate man, but will she need someone to save her from him?

I loved this story. I liked it more than the first book for the extra humor Sandra Hill is known for and the sexy and irrisistable heroes she creates. It is filled with Viking history and details not found in many historical romances. You can almost smell the city of Jorvik (York) and see the many peoples and things she describes. It is WELL worth the time and money spent on this EXCELLENT book, the whole series is worth more than 5 stars!

1. The Reluctant Viking---2. The Outlaw Viking---3. The Tarnished Lady---4. The Bewitched Viking

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this book was a disappointment .......2006-11-19

I have read several others of Ms Hill's books and liked them. They were witty and funny, if not very believable, but this one just sucks big time. It started off a downer and stayed a downer for all of it that I was able to read. I mean, call me a nitpicker but still--in 925 A.D. (I think it was 925)the number of people that could read in any community could be counted on the fingers (probably THUMBS) of one hand. And to have a Viking able to read modern English? I don't THINK so. Plus the so called "hero's" treatment of the heroine--and her being moranic enough to keep pursuing him just does not ring true. Sorry, don't care HOW much he looks like your husband back in "modern" times, he isn't. As a person who has many twins in their family (yes, natural ones, not from fertility treatments) I am very aware that just because two people look just alike doesn't mean that they ARE the same person. This one is definately going to be traded just as soon as I head over to the used bookstore again.

It drags on and on and on, and the ending is awful.......2006-09-02

I won't say what the ending was, since I would hate to have anyone do that to me. But, let's just say it was really bad. (Not the very end, rather the 1st ending - that will make sense when you read it.)

I just wanted to smack Ruby upside the head halfway through the book. She was repetitive and stupid. The same theme just dragged on and on from about 1/2 way through to about 3/4 of the way through. It does pick up again, but the story never did draw me back in.

It's an OK read, but I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone.

please save me from weak women..........2005-08-19

I am like the next woman, I would think that I would like my men to be strong, but this? The hero was just awful, rude, mean to the girl, just plain awful. The girl just keep coming back for more, like a kicked dog or something. This was not a good book! It has taken me over a week to read it. I usually only take a day or 2 to read books, depending on how busy I am. I am just starting to read Sandra Hill's books. I have bought all her others and I hope those are better.

A Captivating Time Travel Story!.......2004-10-30

A wife and mother with a successful career discovers her husband can no longer put up with the fights and the neglect. He leaves her and so starts her adventure through time. In the violent world of vikings she finds her husband going by a different name, but he knows her not. She tries to win his heart and in doing so, she realizes why her husband left her. Will she be able to travel back through time to win him back? Will she even want to go back to the future with his viking version so near and dear to her?

From the first page this book captivated me. I felt every emotion Ruby experienced. The frustration, the jealousy, the desperation, the joy. I fell madly in love with Jack and Thork, but was so angry at Thork at times, I thought I would throw the book across the room. Instead, I kept flipping the pages.

I laughed, I cried, and I laughed and cried some more. I cherished this book thouroughly and finished it in record time. Two days after I opened it for the first time, I have just finished. I woke my fiance with my sobs. You see, he is my viking and I saw so much of him in this novel. I'm sure you'll see your man too, or atleast the viking version of him. More crude, more muscular, more violent, more insufferable, with a deep need to be loved. Thork was such a real character. He was a true viking (violent, a lady's man, fiercely loyal to his family and his honor).

The first Sandra Hill novel I read, I really disliked. It took me a over a year to pick up another of her books. Thankfully I gave her a second chance. I LOVE this book as I do so many of her novels! It's not as funny as many of her other books. It's actually quite sad in parts. But the tragic elements are what make it so wonderful to me. I highly recommend this one. And if you want another novel by this great author that will have you laughing so hard you cry, you have to read The Last Viking. Thank you Sandra Hill!

A reluctant reader.......2002-10-12

Though the writing was done well, I more then once wanted to put this book down. I found the character of Ruby to be frustrating. And her actions were painfully repetitive. For a 38-year-old woman, she seemed a little dense. Perhaps the first thing one does when one wakes up 1,000 years in the past is try to convince people you're from the future. Perhaps. But After 50 pages I think you would shut up and try to figure out what's going on instead of yapping so much. And though Thork looks like her husband Jack, I don't feel that's enough to make her love him despite all the horrible treatment she gets. That was another problem for me. Thork and Jack were two different people. Why couldn't she see that? OK, I know Thork is an earlier incarnation of Jack, and Ruby finally figures that out, but her constant insistence didn't make sense after the first few times. Once again, the character is not too smart. In all, I was reluctant to keep reading the Reluctant Viking, and only suffered through it because so many people gave it great reviews. I guess it's another case of chacun à son goût

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What a great book!
Four books in one, excellent information!

Usborne Time Traveler

Manufacturer: E.D.C. Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0746033656

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What a great book!.......2003-03-17

This book is recommended for ages 9-12, but my 6-year-old ate it up and my 4-year-old enjoyed it too. I bought it because my girls are going through a knights and castles thing, and this was recommended as a good place to learn about them. I thought we'd just read that section and put it on the shelf until the other subjects came up. Well my 6-year-old saw things differently. She loves this book. She loves the way it is laid out and what she is learning from it. She had no interest in Vikings or Romans or Egyptians before this, but now she wants more on all these topics. And it is a fun book for me to read too. It is reminding me of things I hadn't learned since I was a child, and the diagrams are so clear that maybe I am learning things better than I did when I was a child.

Four books in one, excellent information!.......2000-04-12

WOW, this is a compilation of four different civilizations, it includes ALOT of information on understanding how these ancient groups lived. I have learned alot of interesting facts every time I haved looked through the pages. The illustration in it is amazing, there is not a corner left empty in this huge book!

Magic Tree House Collection: Books 13-16: Vacation Under the Volcano/Day of the Dragon King/Viking Ships at Sunrise/Hour of the Olympics [UNABRIDGED]

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Great series
Not a Set of Books!

Magic Tree House Collection: Books 13-16: Vacation Under the Volcano/Day of the Dragon King/Viking Ships at Sunrise/Hour of the Olympics [UNABRIDGED]

Manufacturer: Listening Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 0807207047
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Book Description

Read by the author
2 hrs. 35 mins.
2 cassettes

Jack and Annie are back with four more adventures in one audiobook collection.

This time, Jack and Annie must race against time to find an ancient library before it's buried in ash, take on a book burning emperor, escape a Viking invasion, and witness the first Olympics in ancient Greece.

Volume 4 includes:
Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano
Magic Tree House #14: Day of the Dragon
Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise
Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics

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Great series.......2007-03-21

This is a great series...and it says right in the description it is a cassette audiobook. Its really awful someone would give this a bad review for any reason. A lot of audiobooks are still on cassette.. unfortunate but true.

Not a Set of Books!.......2007-01-10

I mistakenly thought these were books and as they were intended as a Christmas present, was terribly disappointed. You can't tell by the title that they are NOT books, but rather cassette tapes. I don't think my grandaughter even owns anything that would play cassettes in this day and age! Be careful what you are ordering!

Time of Wonder (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

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another great McCloskey book
Like a dream
Boring!? I think not
Time keeps on slipping
Robert McCloskey examines a summer in Maine

Time of Wonder (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)
Robert McCloskey
Manufacturer: Viking Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0670715123

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another great McCloskey book.......2007-02-15

Great book, especially for those of us who love Maine. You can almost smell the sea air, feel the wind coming off the water and hear the gulls in the distance as you read this!

Like a dream.......2006-02-13

I read my children to sleep with this book every night. They call it their dream book since they drift off to sleep with thoughts of sand and sea in their heads. The words draw beautiful pictures.

Boring!? I think not.......2004-07-11

The reviewer who found this book "boring" must not have much in the way of imagination. This was one of my favorite books as a child and I still remember it fondly (I'm 38). It doesn't matter if you haven't had experiences exactly like those of the children in the book. The writing and the illustrations make you feel as if you are there. You can practically smell the sea, hear the wind and rain, and the laughter of the kids at the beach. While drawing a vivid picture of a concrete time and place, the book also invokes a sense of timelessness, as well as of "deep time" and the ancient rythyms of nature. I think my favorite moment is when one of the girls stands in a forested area on a misty morning, her eyes closed, and listens to nature awakening around her.

This is a book about taking a break from the fast-paced modern world and connecting with nature (and appreciating its power), with the past, and rediscovering your sense of wonder. Written in the mid-50's, it was ahead of its time in some ways and is definitely as relevant today as it was then, if not more so.

Time keeps on slipping.......2004-04-15

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The story, such as it is, follows a family in their summer home on an island in the ocean. Mostly following the children, the story reflects on the wonders of nature itself. The kids walk out into the mist on warm summery mornings. They leap from high ocean rocks, and sun themselves as the rocks grow warm. They sail a boat at night (they've fairly trusting parents, I'd wager) to spy on deep water crabs. Eventually, a hurricane comes to batter the family in their sturdy little home. In the end, the family must return to their real house/life/school and wait to return to the island another year. As they leave, the narrator opines that such moments as these make living a real time of wonder. A time for pondering things like, "I wonder where hummingbirds go in a hurricane".

Working in a medium unlike his usual pencils and inks, McCloskey seemed to draw the images in this book from a very private source. Though you may never have been in a summer home such as this or experienced moments like the ones the children go through, you feel the nostalgia embedded in this story. I may not have ever summered in places where I could make forts out of huge sea stones, but after reading this book I know what it would be like. People may say books such as this don't move quickly enough for kids today. Don't believe it. Kids are kids and good books are good books. The child that appreciates Elmo's World is still going to feel a sense of (for lack of a better word) wonder when they stare at the picture of the hurricane blowing the house's inhabitants in all directions. Kids interested in technical ship jargon and the process of buying supplies before a big storm will be fascinated by this tale as well. Some stories do not age. Others, age in such a way that they become deep and full-bodied like a good fine wine. "A Time of Wonder" falls into the latter category. Take a moment to enjoy it fully.

Robert McCloskey examines a summer in Maine.......2002-07-26

Robert McCloskey's "Time of Wonder" is just that--an examination of a wondrous summer spent in Maine. He follows two sisters (and nominally, their parents and friends) as they spend their days sailing, swimming, battening down for a big storm, and so on. Nothing of great import happens, but McCloskey has a lovely, calming way of relating their story so that we feel the sisters' closeness, their connection to their environment, and their childlike ability to find beauty and interest in nearly everything.

McCloskey's book was first published in 1957, and the illustrations show this--no life vests in a lot of the boating pictures, children swimming without being watched over by a lifeguard or adult, and so on. Still, that's not a bad thing--it shows the protective, exclusionary nature of childhood and the risks children take without even being fully aware that they ARE taking risks.

Customer Reviews:

Numerous entries, illustrated with actual Viking artifacts........2000-08-04

A noble companion edition to any Norse Myth Saga and Edda volume of traditional textual poetry and retellings. It gives the reader a strong feeling for the people and religion of the Viking era. It makes one feel the majesty of these people and also has many entries of the Wagnerian inspired Germanic sagas. An excellent additive source of perhaps more factual cultural data with powerful, in color, illustrations.

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