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Overview: C.J. Fielding is known for the "Earth’s New Timeline" series, starting with "Earth’s Eulogy." The series involves a post-apocalyptic scenario where Earth’s timeline is altered. Key themes include survival, time travel, and advanced alien civilizations. Fielding’s work has garnered positive reviews for its imaginative storytelling and complex characters. The series spans multiple books, each exploring different facets of this altered timeline and its impact on humanity.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
1. Earth’s Eulogy
In July 2057, all life on Earth was wiped out by thousands of meteor strikes. Two men survived because they happened to be in the seed vault on Svalbard Island. An alien from a civilization far more advanced than our own sends them back in time to AD 70 with all the supplies that could be found in the seed vault. Will they be able to change the timeline enough that humanity can survive the extinction event of 2057?
Please note this story does not whitewash history. The Empires of AD 70 did things that would be called ruthless by our times. Things that we would consider war crimes were considered honorable. Superstitions that would horrify us today were commonly practiced. Things like child marriage were not just practiced, but for much of the world was expected. If these things bother you, then you know how the main characters in this story will feel.
2. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Five years ago, in 2057, a totally unprepared earth was destroyed by thousands of asteroid strikes. Two men, John and Paul, survived because they happened to be in the seed bank in Svalbard, Norway. An alien for his own reasons sent them back in time to 70 AD with the hope that by the time 2057 came back around, the Earth would have the technology to stop the asteroid apocalypse. Now that five years have passed, the changes they have brought are in their infancy. Paul went to Africa with the hope of helping the people handle their Tsetse fly problem and prepare them for malaria so that in time Africa could stand next to Europe in their development of the world. Circumstances required him to become the leader of a tribe and to defend his new home. As leader, he has created a unique form of imperialism that is built around a school system. He now has to overcome other tribes and the many animals in Africa that are legitimately considered monsters and gods by their people. John chose to go to North America to what was called in the modern world Texas. His goal was to bring iron and domesticated bison to the people. He was successful with the former but still works on the later. His only real wish is to be a homesteader, but his knowledge is changing the culture more than he could ever imagine, and thus the culture is forcing him to change. Warning-This series intentionally deals with some of the darker aspects of our history. A time where war crimes were considered honorable, where nearly every marriage was child marriage, and execution was the norm for even minor offenses. If you have a problem with these things then you understand how John and Paul feel as they take steps to change or stop the things that horrify them.
3. Defending the Ivory Throne
After being in the first century for ten years, both Paul and John have amassed political power.
In Africa, Paul has become a King. His rise to power has brought technological marvels that were not seen in the previous timeline until the 19th century. Alongside the rise to power, Paul has made special care to build schools in order to educate the young people in reading, writing, science, technology, and loyalty to Paul. This rise to power has necessitated political entanglements and brutality. Despite the loyalty Paul has tried to instill in his people, some of his closest allies are betraying him, and he must defend his throne.
In first-century Texas, John craves the life of a homesteader, but his knowledge, abilities, and the modern crops he transported from the twentieth century has put him in the position of leadership. In order to foster peace between the tribes, John has created a trade alliance where peace is significantly more profitable than war. This is giving John the time needed to finish what he considers his great life-work; the domestication of the American Buffalo.
Warning. This story, like history, contains gore and violence. War crimes will be shown in this book. Brutal executions will be shown in this book. People under the age of eighteen will be married in this book. In the first century, these were all normal things, and if you are uncomfortable with them, then you understand how the main characters feel.
4. Buffalo Riders of Texas
Two Americans have been sent back in time to the first century; one to Texas and the other to Sub Sahara Africa. They have been there for fifteen years, and many of their long-term plans are finally bearing fruit.
In Texas, John spent years breading bison until they were domesticated. As soon as the bison were domesticated, John began spreading the bison all over the trade alliance he created in the hopes that prosperity would create a lasting peace. John’s hopes were dashed. As soon as a tribe trained bison as mounts, they immediately began attacking other villages. Now John must create a mounted force to fight this new threat. As buffalo mounts spread, John has to deal with the consequences of what he introduced.
In Africa, Paul has created a small kingdom that is quickly expanding, but Paul is very aware that his kingdom lacks many technological innovations known to the civilizations of the first century. Now that Paul has access to the Indian ocean, it is time to interact with the other first-century civilizations to trade knowledge, goods, and culture. It’s time for the first-century world to change.
Warning this book attempts to accurately depict ancient cultures, and they did many things that would not be acceptable now. There is violence, gore, death, and abuse discussed in this story that would be normal for the time, that may be hard for some people to read. That said, the main characters are Americans, and as such, they often struggle with the harsh reality as you would.
5. The Great Game
Twenty years have passed since Paul and John were sent to different places in the first century.
Paul was sent to Sub-Sahara Africa, and over twenty years, he has helped the local people overcome many of the medical issues that are rampant in that part of the world. Malaria is cured, water is clean, and with modern seeds, hunger is a thing of the past. He has a growing, vibrant nation that has reached out to the empires of the first century for trade, and one of them covets his nation. As that nation prepares to invade, Paul must prepare a defense.
John was sent to first-century Texas, and he has achieved his goals. He has successfully domesticated bison. He has created a nation of city-states, with Texas Rangers keeping the peace. But his sons are not as content as their father. They have their own goals in mind, and they do not share the morals of their father. Each one will dramatically change the timeline as they head south, east, and west for fortune, power, and glory.
Warning- This story contains graphic depictions of violence. This story also depicts acts of war, including sexual assault. The sexual assault is not graphic, but it is in this story because historically, in that situation, it would have happened. The sexual assault is no more graphic than what you would see in a history book and less graphic than in some, but it is there.
6. Make Peace or Die
The two men brought to the first century are beginning to change the timeline dramatically.
John, in North America, is reeling from the loss of his son, who was used as a sacrifice by the Totonac people, a people little different from the Aztecs that replaced them in our timeline. The Totonac people are reeling from the devastating losses the buffalo riders easily inflicted on them. John and his Trade Alliance have technology that is centuries ahead of anything the Totonac people have, but the Totonac people have a population that dwarfs the Trade Alliance. As the timeline continues to change, how will their conflict shape the new future?
Ever since Paul was brought back to the first century, he has been scrambling to make his young nation strong enough to withstand the empires of the first century. His nation’s wealth has been noticed by the Himyarites, and they have decided to test his defenses. How will Paul’s young nation survive being attacked by a nation that has more soldiers than he has men?
Trigger Warning – This book contains brutal, graphic violence, and although it does not contain graphic sexual content, rape was a normal, calculated part of war in the first century, and although not described, the repercussions of rape are.
8. Proxy Wars
It is now 95 AD. The two men sent back to 70 AD have been changing the timeline for twenty-five years, and drastic changes to Earth’s history are taking place.
In North America, John has long succeeded in making bison into draft animals. His success has changed the face of the continent. In the great plains of North America, tribes with access to buffalo are enslaving those without. In the south, where the great Mesoamerican Empires remain strong and whose religion demands human sacrifice, one nation finally got their hands on buffalo and are creating their first buffalo riders. In the midst of those changes, John’s sons have rejected his ways and are creating their own nations.
In Africa, Paulsland is still at war with the Himyarites of the Middle East. Paulsland is far too weak to defeat their enemies, so if King Paul does not want a temporary victory, he must find a way to convince other nations to fight his battles for him. During this war, King Paul recognized his mortality and so created a constitution designed to protect his new nation and his children once he was gone. Paul’s greatest fear is not for himself but for his children. He is all too aware of the times in history when everyone in a King’s family was executed when they died, and so King Paul works to reform his government so that it will not happen when he is gone.
Meanwhile, one of King Paul’s sons continues playing Roman politics to get revenge on a family that wronged him.
Content warning- The calculated cruelty of war is described in this book, including rape, torture, and human experimentation on POWs
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