Ivanhoe Gambit

by Simon Hawke

Book Overview

Sometimes Sergeant Major Lucas Priest wondered why he had enlisted in the U.S. Army Temporal Corps. Fighting in the Time Wars wasn't the easiest way to make a living. Sailing with Lord Nelson, battling Custer at Little Big Horn, and a year of pillaging with Attila and his Huns had left him ready for a vacation.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441377629
• ISBN13: 9780441377626
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Time Commandos Series in General

I have had the pleasure of reading this entire series of books, and truly enjoyed them all. What I enjoy the most about the books is the blending of history and scifi in such a seamless storyline, or the blending of two different stories into one storyline. The reserch and skill that this requires is wonderful. I would recommend these books to anyone. Hawke fans should also check out his Wizard series as well. Titles to look for are The Wizard of Whitechaple or The Wizard of Sunset Strip. These stories combine the Pendragon legend of King Arthur and Merlin set in the future. Merlin brings a new source of power to the world MAGIC. Try them, they are very entertaining.

The series finally returns!!

I am extremely pleased to see the Time Wars Series return to print. I had "borrowed" my brother's copies many years ago and have sought for my own books with no real results. Until now... The typographical errors are a bit distracting, but the supurb writing and great story make for excellent reading. I highly encourage anyone with a love for history to pick up this series.

Excellent adventure and handling of time-travel concepts

The Ivanhoe Gambit is an enjoyable, fast-paced adventure series based on the premise that governments, to avoid unplesantness in the present, choose to wage war in the past (which, having 'already happened' is as sure to a safe thing as they can get). Whoops. Turns out they're wrong, and the series unfolds as a team of commandos is called forth to deal with temporal paradoxes and time-hopping terrorists.Hawke throws some curveballs at the reader, but his love of history and the research he has done provide an engaging 'what if' for the rich fabric of time.Not recommended for younger children. Contains some strong language.(While Hawke concluded the series with #12: The Six-Gun Solution, if he were to pick up the series with a future novel, perhaps bringing the team out of retirement ... I'd grab it in a hot second.)

The first book in my all-time favorite time-travel series!

I found "The Ivanhoe Gambit" in a used book store back around '90 and absolutely devoured it! It took about a year (and a chance meeting with the author) to collect the rest of the books in the series. If you like tightly written time-travel stories, the idea of adventure and intrigue in a fascinating medieval setting, plus a great set of interesting and believable characters, GET THIS BOOK! And, while you can, collect all the other books in the series and become a Time Wars addict like me. More, Simon--please!

Time travel isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

When I first laid eyes on this book, I admit, I judged the book by it's cover. I read this book when it first came out, and I eagerly awaited each subsequent novel to be released, culminating in 13 novels in the series. Mr. Hawke's method of including the reader in the past piques your curiosity into the time period, and wants you to go out and read up on the actual historical events. This book was an easy read for late teens, but the theories are clearly for the adult. Don't be fooled when you THINK you understand temporal mechanics in book #1 - it gets worse...much worse.