In DIE BACK, Addison finds himself in an altered present, with technologies like supersonic jets, low altitude derrigible passenger transports, and street hovercraft and altered political and cultural lines. He makes a trip to what in his time continuum is Austin, Texas, but in the altered time continuum, Tonkaweya, Tejas. Where did Tonkaweya come from? […]
Posts Tagged ‘historical fiction’
Tonkaweya
Posted: 18th March 2019 by jazzdog in Behind the Curtain, DIE BACKTags: Austin, DIE BACK, fantasy, historical fiction, Native Americans, Richard Hacker, thriller, tonkawa
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Selfridge Must Die…
Posted: 4th March 2019 by jazzdog in Behind the Curtain, DIE BACKTags: Charlie Taylor, DIE BACK, fantasy, Fort Myer, historical fiction, Richard Hacker, Thomas Selfridge, thriller, Wright Brothers
From the 16th Century, Cuthbert Grimbald–Kairos–reaches forward in time, altering a key moment in aviation history. But fortunately for us all, Nikki notices the anomaly in the continuum. “The Wright Brothers invent powered flight in 1903 and win a U.S. Army contract in 1908, which leads to an increased use of the airplane during WWI, […]
Behind the Curtain of DIE BACK: An Odd Wind Rises…
Posted: 25th February 2019 by jazzdog in Behind the Curtain, DIE BACKTags: DIE BACK, fantasy, historical fiction, hot air balloon, Nazca, thriller
…an odd wind rises beyond the hills. A storm rolling down the mountainside? I turn to shout another command, when the wind grows to a rhythmic thwump, thwump, thwump, like huge birds of prey catching Andean air in their massive feathered wings. An Inca monster has been awakened? Over the crest behind the remnants of […]
16th Century Inca Civilization in DIE BACK
Posted: 18th February 2019 by jazzdog in Behind the Curtain, DIE BACKTags: DIE BACK, fantasy, historical fiction, Inca Empire, Pizarro, thriller
Inca Civilization in 16th Century Peru The Inca civilization in Peru had been in existence for 100 years before the arrival the Francisco Pisarro. The Incan empire had grown through a process of conquest but not necessarily occupation. Often the superior force of the Inca would spare their enemy and set them up as a […]
Behind the Curtain of DIEBACK: Pharos Lighthouse & The Citadel of Qaitbay
Posted: 11th February 2019 by jazzdog in Behind the Curtain, DIE BACKTags: DIE BACK, fantasy, historical fiction, Pharos Lighthouse, thriller
When the hiding place on the shelves of the Great Library become perilous, Thomas Addison gives the scroll to his son, asking him to hide it at the base of the Pharos Lighthouse. This structure, probably the tallest structure in the world at the time, rising as high as one hundred meters, was built by […]
Behind the Curtain of DIE BACK: The Great Library
Posted: 4th February 2019 by jazzdog in Behind the Curtain, DIE BACKTags: Ancient Egypt, DIE BACK, fantasy, Great Library, historical fiction, thriller
Rather hear the blog? Click here to listen to the audio cast of the blog. Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC quickly became a center of culture, learning and commerce for a thousand years due to it’s harbor and geographic position. The Great Library, which is purported to have housed the most […]
