Navigator
by Stephen Baxter
Ace, 321 pp, $24.95

 

Navigator is book three of Time’s Tapestry.

When William the Conqueror worked to stamp out rebellion, a prophesy was given speaking of endless conflict armed by the engines of God.

Its truth is shown by the fearsome war between Christianity and Islam. A rogue priest finds a rent in time where agents from the future tamper with the past.

As the conflict rages across the centuries, men of vision start looking across the seas to a new land, and a mysterious weaver tries to prevent the funding of one explorers trip to the west in 1492.

Baxter produces an action packed historical epic that brings a vivid world to life and illustrate the effect of ideas can do to effect the future. Worth the read, and maybe trigger purchasing the set. - Pam Allan