Reading order · 3 books · 1998 to 2000 · Set in Nantucket
Nantucket Books in Order
In the Nantucket trilogy, the island of Nantucket and a Coast Guard training ship are flung back in time to the Bronze Age.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1998 to 2000
- First book
- Island in the Sea of Time
- Latest
- On the Oceans of Eternity (2000)
- Setting
- Set in Nantucket
The reading order
Every Nantucket book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Nantucket
- 1Island in the Sea of Time1998With Marian AlstonThe island of Nantucket, along with a Coast Guard sailing ship and its captain Marian Alston, is suddenly thrown back to around 1250 BC, and the islanders must survive in the Bronze Age, while one of their own sets out to build an empire.Buy on Amazon
- 2Against the Tide of Years1999With Marian AlstonThe Nantucket community faces a renegade who has built a kingdom of his own in ancient Greece.Buy on Amazon
- 3On the Oceans of Eternity2000With Marian AlstonThe final book of the trilogy.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Island in the Sea of Time, Against the Tide of Years and On the Oceans of Eternity in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Marian Alston | Ian Arnstein | William Walker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Island in the Sea of Time | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Against the Tide of Years | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 On the Oceans of Eternity | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Nantucket books
3 characters from S. M. Stirling’s chart, with the number of Nantucket books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Marian AlstonCoast Guard captain | 3 | Island in the Sea of Time 1998 |
| Ian ArnsteinHistorian | 3 | Island in the Sea of Time 1998 |
| William WalkerRenegade Coast Guard officer | 3 | Island in the Sea of Time 1998 |