Time Spike

De: Eric Flint, Marilyn Kosmatka

Narrado por: Graham Winton

The Deadliest Predators of Three Separate Eons

Captain Andy Blacklock was overseeing the change of shifts at the state of Illinois' maximum-security prison when the world outside was suddenly ripped apart. They thought it was an earthquake until they found that the Mississippi River had disappeared, along with all signs of civilization. Then the sun came up - in the wrong direction. And a dinosaur came by and scratched its hide against the wall of the prison....

Something had thrown the prison back in time millions of years. And they were not alone. Other humans from periods centuries, even millennia, apart had also been dropped into the same time. Including a band of murderous conquistadores. But the prison had its own large population of murderers. They couldn't be turned loose, but what else could be done with them? 

Death walked outside the walls, human savagery was planning to break loose inside, and Stephens and the other men and women of the prison's staff were trapped in the middle.

©2008 Eric Flint & Marilyn Kosmatka (P)2019 Recorded Books

Great storyline and human narration!

Great time travel sci-fi! The narrator did a great job of keeping interest too!

fun book

I thought this book was highly entertaining. good concept, good story. it was fun to listen to. narration was good, characters were realistic for the situation. worthy of a credit.

Great Listen

I enjoyed the story. good guys, bad guys and you aren't always sure who is who. looking forward to another story in this series. Science, history and Human nature, redemption, vengeance and Justice. this book has it all .

One of My Favorite time travel stories

I read this as a kid a decade ago after reading “1632,” another novel by Eric Flint dealing with the Assiti Shards and the subsequent time travel effects which spawn alternate universes. I remember loving “Time Spike,” and it holds up mostly well. Winton does a good job on the narration, however this time around some of the story elements either dragged on or were resolved too quickly. Particularly the romance elements and the subplot with the scientists were a bit of a slog, and the de Soto plot thread got resolved too quick for my tastes. Other than those minor nitpicks; it’s a near excellent book. Highly recommend if you love time travel adventure stories.

Excellent audiobook.

The book causes you to suspend your belief in facts. It is a time travel audio book after all. It is however a good listen with an excellent narrator.