The Baron

Cast in Time, Book 1

De: Ed Nelson

Narrado por: Daniel Thomas May

An engineer finds himself in an alternate reality, Cornwall, in the year 715 A.D. He awakens in the body of a young Baron.

Retired Lieutenant General, former head of the Army Corp of Engineers, lies dying at the age of ninety-two. Leading a full life, he is a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam.

His love of engineering has him taking university courses his entire life. When his health falters, and he can no longer continue his education, MIT awards him an honorary PhD in Professional Studenting.

After a long illness, he lies dying. His last thought is, "What a waste of such wonderful knowledge."

As he fades to black, the fun begins. He is to build a modern civilization without being burned as a witch!

©2023 E. E. Nelson (P)2024 Tantor

Just what I was looking for.

I have been looking for a story like this and this definitely scratch that itch. The narration took me awhile to get used to since the MC sounds flat but later I realized that this was to differ him from the 8th century people. I love stories stories about using modern knowledge in the past.

If you enjoyed Destiny's Crucible or Long Time Until Now you will enjoy this. I can't wait to listen to the next one in the series!

If You Like Logistics This is For You

The premise is pretty interesting to start with. Guy gets "reincarnated" into a villain and begins to reform an 8th century barony with a hefty dose of modern engineering knowledge.

That being said unless you want to read a story that is 90% technical. There isn't much character development, action, or meaningful character interaction. I enjoyed it for the most part but quit about 40 minutes til the end. I generally like logistics and enjoyed Lightning Regiment and 1632 series but this doesn't have enough action to really keep you interested all the way through, even though it's a short book.

All in all worth the read IF you like more of a first person "history" of how to build up a medieval barony into a more modern era then this is for you. If you like more action and/or character interactions I would suggest 1632 or Lightning Regiment series.

great story with the feel of the 1632 ring of fire.

great story and now I can't wait for the next book to come out. this story felt like the 1632 ring of fire series.

Great series!

Seeing the MC utilizing his modern knowledge to improve his territory in the 8th century is viscerally satisfying. The series is well written and highly recommended!

EXCELLENT !

I have searched years for another author on Audible I could truly enjoy since discovering L. Dahners. I have been forced to re-listen to many I do enjoy, until now. Ed Nelson's title: Cast In Time, captured my imagination on the sample, and he has mercilessly captured my credits for the series. This is not a rare kind of plot, but Mr. Nelson skillfully avoids any monotony yet tantalizingly sprinkles modern technical knowledge onto his deeply enriched characters. Well done ! ...and thank you for many hours of enjoyment imagining life in this brutal world thirsting for better lives and being quenched.

engineer goes back in time

I love the what ifs a modern person was sent back with no powers. Fantastically done and believable. now I do not know if the mining was accurate for the areas but it is engaging. Definitely more on the crafting side than war but still engaging

I love Daniel Thomas May’s performance

Daniel Thomas May is able to read dry facts, figures, and formulas in an engaging way. He was able to make listening to how hard iron and steel are made interest from the story. Enjoyed his Apocalypse redux audios and picked up this book which I’ve read because he was the main narrator. I will continue to get the baron cast in time series from Ed Nelson when I see if done continues to record them. Thanks for performing this book. I loved it.

the books pace.

I think these books are to short. they really need to make 2 book bundles to make it worth the credit. other than that I enjoyed the story and the authors ability to seamlessly keep the book moving. he could've expounded on topics to make these books longer and give them more flesh in my opinion. the only thing I didnt really enjoy was how fast he was able to introduce some technologies. from chemistry to engineering he didn't seem to have very many road blocks in his way.

Good but to expensive for 6h audio book.

A know it all engineer travel back in time to Britain after the Romans left. developing technology happens to easy. In reality even when a company tries to copy a competitors product it they make many mistakes and have to go true many prototypes before getting a good product.
A modern company have modern tools and can hold the product in hand.

I didn't see that the book was only 6h long I probably wouldn't have bought it if I knew.
the book is good bot not good enough for me to pay one credit for 6h.
If the author combined 2 or 3 books into one I would buy it.
Maybe I buy the rest of the books in kindel format when they are on sale, and use Text to speech.

In my opinion
If the author had a ok voice he could have read it himself to saved money since it is a unabridged audio book with one perspective and one voice.

In books with many perspectives and many conversations it is useful to have a voice artist that can make individual voices for each character and prospective.

Solid Time Travel Book

Overall, I enjoyed the book and if you like this genre then you should give a chance.
I have two issues:
1. The book focused too much on the technical. Not enough on the politics of the era and not a lot of adventure.
2. Too easy. The protagonist tranfored his society with almost no backlash.
Nice listen