A Ripple In Time: A Historical Novel Of Survival

My favorite part of this was reading about historical Charleston. I used to live in the area, so I could imagine what parts of the town used to look like. It was fun reading about the dress and customs of the time. I liked the characters, though more character development is always welcome. One character was particularly rapey, and the others didn't seem to get very upset about it, including his intended victim. That is the only part of the book I didn't like.

The story was very well written. This is my first read from this author. I will be reading more of his books.

This is the first in a three book series.I was reading along, enjoying this will-written story, thinking of the people I would recommend it to - until I ran into a sex scene and 80% of those people dropped off the list. The one sex scene isn't pornographic but it is detailed and important to the story. If you aren't offended, and enjoy learning about history and geography through fiction, I recommend this book.The mechanics of the writing are excellent, the story is exciting and well paced, one gets a little too attached to the characters.I would rate this book R. There's quite a bit of death and violence, some language but not a lot, and a detailed sex scene.I recommend this book for Mature audiences.(Read with Kindle Unlimited Subscription.)

Interesting story of survival with major twists. I recommend this book to anyone who likes reading time travel and historical fiction. Some grammar issues, but well thought out. I am ready to read the next book.

This book was SO well written. The main character is really well fleshed out and the ending literally gave me goosebumps. I'm on to book two and can't wait to find out more!

I read this book in one day, yesterday, so my impressions are fresh. The good things I can say about it is that it had great potential, the story line is good, it had all the right ingredients to go big and...it didn't. Victor Zugg is a former air force and OSI operative and it shows. His writing is dry, almost utilitarian. No human emotions transpire from the book, all is about what and how. We are given detailed explanations about how a plane flies, how a sloop (don't ask!) navigates, how to put snares in the woods, how to make a fish trap...but honestly, who gives a damn? Just give us a few explanations there to understand the basics, if that's really necessary, and that's all we need. We are not pilots, we are not sailors. We are not here for that. We are here for adventure and emotions, take us there! We don't see how (SPOILERS AHEAD!) Stephen and Karen come to be together. We hear one character saying that they talk a lot together and the next thing, bam!, they kiss. And after that, the next intimate moment is a sex scene initiated by Karen, quite brazenly, and we don't know if this is expected or even wanted by Stephen, we don't know what kind of person Karen is. We don't know that about Stephen either, though he is the main character. Sure, he moves the right way and does the right thing, but what is beyond that? What is his back story?Then there are a lot of opportunities that promised to make the book interesting that didn't go to fruition. A few examples:- Nathan seems to be the bad boy, but one smack on the had by a woman and he is all good. Nothing else comes from him anymore, he becomes a worthy team member. All people seem to be so well behaved in fact, there are practically no tensions in the group, nu real quarrels.- There are 2 black people in the group, Angie and Travis. You would think that bad things can happen to them in a 18th century country where slavery is the norm. Well...no. Nothing happens. They just stay there on the background, as fillers. Nobody captures them, there is no rescue team, nothing of the sort.- There are Asians in the group and, you guessed, nothing significant happens with them, they don't contribute to the story at all.- One evening, Stephen goes to the river to take a bath. He undresses, goes into the water and then we are explained how he scrubs himself with sand (because, you know, no soap), how many times he dived in the river, etc. And we wait. Why are we here with him at the river? Something's going to happen, right? Wrong! Nothing happens, he puts his clothes on and goes to his tent, and then goes to sleep. I mean...what the heck?!Now, I liked how he was able to find proofs of the past in his present, and I liked his tenacity in trying to go back. And I'll read the next book in the series too, but not because the first one was well written, but because I want to know what happens next. You see, the story line is good, it's just that its "clothes" are bad. So, Victor, do something about this!

I absolutely loved A Ripple in Time and its sequel, The Planters, which I'll review later. Time travel and historical fiction are my favorite genres, as I am a lover of history, and this book was amazing on both accounts! The main characters became very real to me and the plot was exciting and very believable. With the possibility of "Indians" and Pirates (both of which play a key role here), not to mention lack of food and mosquitoes, the survivors had much to worry about, keeping me on the edge of my seat and wanting to read more! Zugg stays very true to history and I found myself googling all kinds of things to learn more as I read. I do wish Zugg would have put in more real characters from the time, but I did find evidence of the pirate Edward Ned Low! I also would have loved an Author's Note section at the end listing any real characters from the past and anything in history that he changed. I was so curious about where they landed the plane and why they didn't put her down on the beach, and wondered if perhaps the beaches at that time would have been completely different and not as wide. Zugg could have spoken to these kinds of curiosities in an author's note section. I was so curious also about where they were traveling to, that I kept my google maps open and kept checking the areas mentioned. I wish Zugg had provided "then and now" maps of the areas, and hope he does so in future installments. It is very hard to find accurate maps of early Charles Town. I would have loved to have had an accurate map as I was reading. Zugg's main characters are great here, with a mix of personalities. I loved that his characters were shown to be smart, creative and resourceful and how Mason, as leader, chooses the best of his survivors and assigns jobs based on their talents, proving that everyone has worth to contribute to the group. I particularly loved Dorothy, who, with her history knowledge, not only helped the survivors but helped me understand what was going on at that time. I absolutely recommend this book as well as the sequel! I only put in suggestions because the author asks for them at the end of the book! THANK YOU VICTOR ZUGG! Keep writing this series!

This is a Time Slip novel, where people go through a 'weird storm' and arrive in the past. In this case Myrtle Beach, 1700s. The survivors are lucky - they have a fully armed ex-special forces operator (our hero) with them and an historian whose specialty is the precise time period they are in at this very region of America. Phew! You couldn't make it up......Apart from those time travel cliches there is also a rebellious survivor that threatens the whole group, a medical student who is dropped in the deep end and our heroes developing love interest.The historical environment is interesting especially in Charleston (Charles Town) where the extremes of 18th Century society come in to play. It is worth remembering that American cities appeared "overnight" compared to British and European ones that were initially laid out in Roman times and this story gave an intriguing view of this.There is also a vital element of the story that involves "indian" tribes that I've never heard of (basically because I was brought up on a diet of Geronimo, Sitting Bull and others in the Hollywood Cowboy and Indian films).Those in this book are more complicated than the embittered Sioux of Hollywood fame.Add into this mix, pirates, a treasure chest of Spanish gold and silver coins, plantations with slaves complicated by the black and Asian time travellers and there is good, page turning survivors romp to be read here.The editing is pretty good with few lazy "kindle" typos we have, unfortunately, had to get used to. It was also a complete story with a romantic twist at the end.There is a sequel and I will be buying it.

At the last minute, Federal Air Marshal Steve Mason has to join a flight when a colleague pulls out. Meant to be a routine internal flight, suddenly the plane's instruments register no cities, no airports, no communications, and it is forced to ditch in the sea. The survivors soon realise that they are now in the 1720's in South Carolina! They attempt to survive and limit contact with the settlements for fear of contaminating the timeline but come to understand that they need to interact with the settlements to survive. A well-written story set around a hero (Mason) and other time travellers and includes native indians and european colonists of the era. Good Read

I read this book first and bought a hardback for my husband. Couldn't wait for the second one and done it again! Me reading the Kindle edition while waiting for my husbands paperback.We are both left wanting for more!Absolutely brilliant series!

An OK story, as far as it goes! If one like's that sort of thing, then give it a read. I have read better! Could have gone further.

Picked this up as an Amazon suggested read and very glad I did. A good take on the time travel theme and a nice well rounded story. I will look out for further books from this author.