The Nomad of the Time Streams Series Reading Order

Captain Oswald Bastable, a British officer in 1903, awakens to a future unrecognizable from his own peaceful Edwardian E… Captain Oswald Bastable, a British officer in 1903, awakens to a future unrecognizable from his own peaceful Edwardian England. He finds a world where the seemingly utopian Pax Britannica has given way to a terrifying new reality: colossal airships dominate the skies, but their power is used for relentless global warfare, turning the planet into a dystopian battleground. Caught between warring factions and witnessing the utter collapse of civilization, Bastable must navigate this aerial maelstrom. He grapples with the grim truth of what became of his world, and ultimately, must choose his allegiance in a desperate fight for humanity's future. read more

It is 1973, and the stately airships of the Great Powers hold benign sway over a peaceful world. The balance of power is… It is 1973, and the stately airships of the Great Powers hold benign sway over a peaceful world. The balance of power is maintained by the British Empire - a most equitable and just Empire, ruled by the beloved King Edward VIII. A new world order, with peace and prosperity for all under the law. Yet, moved by the politics of envy and perverse utopianism, not all of the Empire's citizens support the marvelous equilibrium. Flung from the North East Frontier of 1902 into this world of the future, Captain Oswald Bastable is forced to question his most cherished ideals, discovering to his horror that he has become a nomad of the time streams, eternally doomed to travel the wayward currents of a chaotic multiverse. The first in the trilogy, The Warlord of the Air sees Bastable fall in with the anarchists of this imperial society and set in train a course of events more devastating than he could ever have imagined. read more