The Timerman

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“Judson blends tradition and radicalism, faith and science, grand strategy and human emotion, into a brilliant history of our own future. Like all readers of Fitzpatrick’s War, I’ve long awaited the announcement of a follow-up, and The Timerman is a more than worthy successor to Judson’s earlier masterpiece.”—Darryl Cooper historian and host of the Matryr Made podcast

“In an era of bland, sanitized cookie-cutter sci-fi with shallow roots, Judson’s energetic plotting and believable, sympathetic characters draw us quickly into a complex but artificially maintained steampunk-like Victorian age. With touches of Vernor Vinge’s The Peace War, Keith Robert’s Pavane, and sprinkled with A Canticle for Leibowitz, Judson’s Timerman is anchored in science fiction bedrock.”—Travis J.I. Corcoran, author of Red State Mars

On The Timerman prequel, Fitzpatrick’s War

“Theodore Judson takes elements of history, steampunk, and religion and mixes them together to make a compelling story that presses through the imagination the need to contemplate issues of ethics, religion, and warfare… . He explores heady themes with wit and precision.”—J.W. Wartick (Reconstructing Faith)

“Although [he] deals with the grand sweep of history and the place of humanity in the universe, the author never loses sight of his characters.”—Berthold Gambrel (A Ruined Chapel by Moonlight)

“Judson’s use of the twin viewpoints allows him to make points about subjects as diverse as history and heroes, academia and ambition, love and shame. Yet like Heinlein, Asimov and other great writers in the genre, Judson never lets his message get in the way of the story.”—Publishers Weekly

“As Bruce’s tale unfolds, the author skillfully demonstrates how fallible men become heroes through a deliberate distortion of their deeds. The author’s ability to suggest an entire culture from a few telling details makes this an engrossing read.”—Library Journal

“Fitzpatrick’s War, ingeniously incorporating two contrasting points of view as a memoir edited by an opinionated historian with numerous annotations and footnotes, is a speculative masterwork that will appeal to a surprisingly wide range of readers. For fans of historical fiction and military-powered science fiction as well as those who enjoy postapocalyptic novels, Fitzpatrick’s War will impress—and enthrall.”—The Barnes & Noble Review

“A very effective novel disguised as a memoir. The cumulative effect is quite involving and convincing, making this novel definitely worth a look from fans of military and alternate history.”—Locus

“By writing this two-layered future history, Judson has accomplished a remarkable feat: presenting the memoirs of a generally good man steered into being an accomplice to horrors that make the mind boggle. The very highest recommendation.”—SFRevu

Theodore Judson is the author of The Martian General’s Daughter and cult classic Fitzpatrick’s War, a novel that is set in the same world as his latest novel, The Timerman. Judson is also a long-time high school teacher. He lives in southwestern Wyoming near the Wind River Range.