Of Quests and Kings

Castaways in Time #3

by Robert Adams

Peaceful American homebody Sebastian Foster is swept back in time to a barbaric seventeenth-century England that never existed and into the role of commander of King Arthur of Tudor's forces, responsible for uniting warring Irish clans

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction

1 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1986

About the author

Franklin Robert Adams (August 31, 1933 - January 4, 1990) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, formerly a career soldier. He is best known for his "Horseclans" books. He wrote as Robert Adams, an abbreviated form of his full name.

Adams was an early pioneer of the post-holocaust novel. His Horseclans novels are precursors to many of today's attempts at this type of story, many of which do not exhibit his painstakingly detailed world view or extraordinary plot follow-through (many of his Horseclans books are so interlinked that they make sense only when read in order; he did not create many "stand alone" books in the series).

Hallmarks of Adams' style include a focus on violent, non-stop action, meticulous detail in matters historical and military, strong description, and digressions expounding on various subjects from a conservative and libertarian viewpoint.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like displaced people in time then this series is for you. Robert Adams does an excellent job of telling the troubles and adventures of this houseful of modern people jerked back to medieval Europe and their effect on history. Highly recommended

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

3rd in the series. Adams was remarkably consistent in telling a good story.