2006-05-03
The Time Traders
Author: Andre Norton
Ross Murdock is introduced to a top-secret project run by the American Government when he's given the choice to volunteer, or go to jail. The Russians have been quiet lately, but they seem to have been busy inventing some interesting things. Or have they? One of the inventions seems to be time travel, and the Americans suspect they're stealing everything else they've come up with recently. The overall project objective: either plunder the same treasure the Russians have found, or prevent them from continuing.
But first, Ross needs to go out for a simple training mission, since it's his first trip back in time. To interact with the existing people, the time travellers on both sides disguise themselves as traders -- people that come and go and have slightly strange customs. It's the perfect cover. Of course, Ross's training mission turns into something a little more interesting than anyone planned.
The story continues in Galactic Derelict, and the two novels make up Time Traders, which you can read at the Baen Free Library.
Ross Murdock is introduced to a top-secret project run by the American Government when he's given the choice to volunteer, or go to jail. The Russians have been quiet lately, but they seem to have been busy inventing some interesting things. Or have they? One of the inventions seems to be time travel, and the Americans suspect they're stealing everything else they've come up with recently. The overall project objective: either plunder the same treasure the Russians have found, or prevent them from continuing.
But first, Ross needs to go out for a simple training mission, since it's his first trip back in time. To interact with the existing people, the time travellers on both sides disguise themselves as traders -- people that come and go and have slightly strange customs. It's the perfect cover. Of course, Ross's training mission turns into something a little more interesting than anyone planned.
The story continues in Galactic Derelict, and the two novels make up Time Traders, which you can read at the Baen Free Library.
