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The Planters

A Ripple in Time, Book 2

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The Planters

By: Victor Zugg
Narrated by: Sean William Doyle
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A continuing struggle for survival in a time long past.

Former Federal Air Marshal Stephen Mason has again done the impossible. He has passed back through an unexplainable time portal and reunited with the three people he cares about most.

It's 1720, Charles Town, Carolina Colony, a time and place fraught with hardships and hazards. Carving out a life here will be challenging, especially for these modern-day transplants. There are few people they can trust, none in whom they can confide. But they have each other. And they have a rice plantation.

With no apparent way home, the plan is simple: grow, harvest, sell, and make life as comfortable as possible, without getting too far ahead of history. But with a million ways things can go wrong, the execution may prove considerably more complicated. New to a new world, can Mason, Karen, Jeremy, and Lisa navigate the hard realities they are only beginning to understand?

©2020 Victor Zugg (P)2020 Tantor Fantasy Historical Science Fiction Time Travel
Engaging Storyline • Historical Elements • Good Narration • Captivating Premise • Enjoyable Series • Well-done Voices

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Plot. A Ripple in Time starts with a fairly routine passenger plane flight from Miami to Charlotte. Soon, the airplane enters a dark, lightning-filled storm. Upon entering smooth air again, the landscape has completely changed. No cities, no airports, a dead radio. The plane crash-lands in the Atlantic off the coast of Myrtle Beach and only about 30 passengers survive.

The main protagonist is Federal Air Marshal Stephen Mason. He and the survivors are in the early 1700s. Selfish and opportunistic passengers, friendly natives, evil pirates, and decent people aware of the future traverse the pages and carry the reader through the trials and desperate efforts to adapt to this new life ... or get home.

Written by Victor Zugg, nicely narrated by Sean Doyle, all voices male and female are well done, no problem discerning who's talking to who. Bumped the speed up to 1.3, but no real issues with production.

A Ripple in Time series consists of three novels, each in the area of 7 hours of listening. First novel was released in December 2019, The Planters, book 2 in May 2020, and finally The Punishers, book 3 in December 2020 - all by Tantor Audio which, I believe, is owned by Recorded Books.

Early American history and SciFi buffs should enjoy. Recommended.

A Ripple in Time, Series

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I liked the premises of the story but the length of the book is not long enough.

Great story idea

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Really enjoyed the history. Attention to detail. I could see this as a movie playing out in my head.

Love it

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This was a simple story but I loved it! if you like time travel this is a good series!

LOVED this story and miss it!

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This is a book ripe for a time travel tv mini series.
Starting the next book right away.

Can't stop

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these books are good to listen to while walking, driving, or sunning at the beach.

easy read

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Its a good follow up to the first book but still have issues. I wish they didn't kill off so many of the passengers and kept only the white ones. I understand it easier to focus on a smaller group but why bother writing about them if not use them. Also I wished they would use modern knowledge to advantage more and stop reacting. Still the story is interesting and liked it.

its good

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Not a deep book, but a good story. I’m going to start the 3rd book.

Intriguing story

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When I would take break from this book I
would miss it. Some writers have diarrhea of words. The author of this book victor zugg did not have it and it was great.

The author is good at keeping me engaged.

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My hubby and I cannot wait for #3! Fantastic story/history! We know this will continue with more time travel and that’s exciting! Wonderful book!

Great sequel!

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