A Long Time Until Now (Temporal Displacement Series Book 1)

Really good! This a very fun read! Well written, great characters, great story! It's very easy to suspend disbelief and get lost in this world, I look forward to more!

This was my first book by Williamson, I plan on going through the rest of his work while waiting for Part 2.

Mad Mike creates a deeply immersive experience for the reader as they delve into an immensely detailed era unlike any modern folks have ever seen. There is a trove of interesting and useful information and thoughtful exploration of what it takes not only to survive subsistence-level living, but also to survive in close proximity to wildly different people and cultures. Take your time with it as it is a though-provoking and thoroughly satisfying work.

Well thought-out and deeply original expression of time-travel. This is a NEW take on an old concept. The author presents the theme, action, and characterization deliberately in an amazing orchestration. This is a Must-Read for science-fiction fans as well as military buffs.

I eventually really liked it. I think that this book would be a better read instead of audible. I felt that the narrator was pretty awful. He just had no personality and I felt that he needs to do a lot of work to bring the characters to life.

What a terrific tale, clever, inventive, imaginative - I am really ready for the next in the series. Mr. Williamson please write faster. I also had the audible as well as the kindle and it was narrated with wonderful 'voices' by Dennis Holland.

Good time travel yarn. This author knows a lot about the military and its protocols, and also anthropology. This results in a pretty believable story. I guess if you can accept the premise of time travel. I just see it as a metaphor for what is out of whack about our own time. I am looking forward to the sequel, because I can't figure out how he is going to get the characters into it. Maybe there will be new characters?

Excellent story but the author constantly changes who is "thinking" and they change what people are called, Sgt.or .Martin.or.Spencer have to memorize all the characters, I kept losing track of who was second person vs third person, had to track back paragraphs to figure it out. Read the book twice, so far.

Coherent, believable storyline. The author really does his research, and his characters are well thought out. I thought from the reviews that I'd like this book, but really, really enjoyed it. Strong recommend.

Extremely readable combining military with time travel and wilderness survival. Character developments are very good. It may take some translating for those unfamiliar with military jargon, but it fits the story well.

Very, believable good writing great story . A little bit hard on the men and women relations in the unit but all in all a good story. Also a complete ending with out going into another never ending series.

Mike’s latest novel, “A Long Time Until Now” is by far one of his best. It showcases his superb storytelling ability, as well as his knowledge of military operations, and his ability to turn what I consider to be dry research into something readable, fast-paced, and exciting.

Is the concept new or unique? Probably not. But the style, the writing, the characters, the story… I was hooked from the first page, much like I was when I first read “Freehold.” I understood the characters. I didn’t like some of them, and that’s a sign of a remarkable author – an author who can make characters seem real enough and human enough to make the reader have actual personal feelings for them.

The knowledge of military operations and the need to build an op from the ground up with few resources and a small number of personnel. I’d forgotten how important admins were to a unit. We sometimes look at them as REMFs who sit in their offices playing solitaire and lose our leave paperwork. We sometimes forget that they serve a critical function. Mike reminds us.

Cross training. We sometimes forget how important being a Soldier – first and foremost – is. We focus on our MOS, thinking we probably won’t need to use all those skills they taught us in basic training… combat aid, shooting, all the common tasks every troop should know. But what happens if you’re thrown into an unfamiliar environment, and you have to survive? How much will you remember? And beyond the basic skills of knowing how to put on a tourniquet and starting an IV line? How much do you know about astronomy, land navigation, basic sanitation, cooking, erecting a shelter? Do you know a foreign language? Do you know enough about its roots to adapt that skill to a completely unknown method of communication? Do you know about other cultures – enough to establish a respectful relationship with them, even though they may be something completely foreign compared to anything you’ve ever seen?

All these fields… medicine, history, sociology, foreign languages and culture, geography, astronomy… Mike demonstrates in a stark and emotional way just how critical it is for the modern Soldier to become a well-rounded individual. There’s no skill that our troops should eschew as unnecessary, especially with the current deployment tempo.

If you think any of this is easy, I would urge you to think again. Research in and of itself is a laborious process, but try and synthesize dry scientific data into a fascinating look into what could happen when a group of modern warriors is thrown into a frightening environment that challenges them to utilize every skill they have, as well as develop new ones, while throwing into doubtful chaos some very basic religious and social mores, and you have something special.

That’s what this book is.

I absolutely love it!

I love alternate history science fiction and this was a fun romp in time. The author is ex-military and his use of acronyms show. However the story movies right along. The characters are vivid and engaging. I was sad to see this just came out and any follow up book is a ways off.

Drags a little in places, and use of military acronyms can be annoying, however, character development is good, historical detail is excellent, and the plot seemed to create a good jump point for the series. A good job and looking forward to the next in the series.

Great read. Interesting characters, and a plot that was not predictable. I especially enjoyed getting to know each character instead of a view from only one perspective. It was especially interesting to see what each character prioritized, worried about and longed for.

Fascinating premise. The way they adapted to their environment while trying not to compromise the timeline. Tough thing to do but somehow, the author manages to pull it off. Would love more in a series.

The characters are well developed and the topic researched well. Sometimes I had trouble keeping track of which character was speaking but because I "knew" their personalities I could always recognize my need to look again.

This book is catching and pretty well built. In the first few chapters I thought it was similar to The Time's Eye. But afterwards the plot developed in a totally different way. I'm glad that I bought the book and I read it.

Best time travel I ever read. Well sculpted with excellent realism. I felt like I was there. IF was over the top as am feminist. Some would say that religion played to large a part in the story. But I believe many of us in that situation would fall back on our faith to get us through
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A corny thesis perhaps, but the author develops it in surprising ways and avoids predictable cliches. The depth of thoughtful treatment to issues that are routinely ignored in similar stories was appreciated.