
Accidental Warrior: The Unlikely Tale of Bloody Hal
Colin Alexander
A college party lands freshman Hal Christianson in an America that could have been: no smartphones, no cars, no flush toilets. What he finds is a squabbling bunch of states, the consequence of the colonies having grown up on their own after European civilization collapsed from plague in the 1670s, and they are poised on the brink of war.
For a socially awkward young man, who takes refuge in online games, this is a bad situation. All he wants is to go home, but he has no knowledge or experience that is useful. He has only one skill of value in a world where the rifle is a new invention - he is a competitive fencer.
Fencing may not be enough with the perils he faces. There are stories about people who appear, magically, as if from nowhere. They are caught and killed. The land Hal finds himself in is about to be consumed by revolution and war. As if the situation were not bad enough, for the first time in his life, Hal has fallen in love.
Can Hal grow up fast enough to survive in this world? Is there really a way home for him? If one exists, will he take it?
"A rousing what-if look at a decidedly different America persuasively stuck in a historical past." - Kirkus Reviews
Duration - 13h 43m.
Author - Colin Alexander.
Narrator - Alex Freeman.
Published Date - Saturday, 18 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2016 Alton Kremer ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A college party lands freshman Hal Christianson in an America that could have been: no smartphones, no cars, no flush toilets. What he finds is a squabbling bunch of states, the consequence of the colonies having grown up on their own after European civilization collapsed from plague in the 1670s, and they are poised on the brink of war. For a socially awkward young man, who takes refuge in online games, this is a bad situation. All he wants is to go home, but he has no knowledge or experience that is useful. He has only one skill of value in a world where the rifle is a new invention - he is a competitive fencer. Fencing may not be enough with the perils he faces. There are stories about people who appear, magically, as if from nowhere. They are caught and killed. The land Hal finds himself in is about to be consumed by revolution and war. As if the situation were not bad enough, for the first time in his life, Hal has fallen in love. Can Hal grow up fast enough to survive in this world? Is there really a way home for him? If one exists, will he take it? "A rousing what-if look at a decidedly different America persuasively stuck in a historical past." - Kirkus Reviews Duration - 13h 43m. Author - Colin Alexander. Narrator - Alex Freeman. Published Date - Saturday, 18 January 2025. Copyright - © 2016 Alton Kremer ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:11
Epigraphs
Duración:00:00:37
Prologue
Duración:00:02:21
Chapter 1 School Days
Duración:00:12:37
Chapter 2 A Slip and a Fall
Duración:00:12:32
Chapter 3 The Woodsranger
Duración:00:16:57
Chapter 4 History Lessons
Duración:00:14:10
Chapter 5 The English Inn at Gap
Duración:00:26:19
Chapter 6 The Problem with Mary
Duración:00:21:33
Chapter 7 The Coming of the Swedes
Duración:00:15:50
Chapter 8 Trouble at Dinner
Duración:00:34:25
Chapter 9 The Beaver Pelts
Duración:00:20:39
Chapter 10 Johanna
Duración:00:22:40
Chapter 11 Wagon Wheels
Duración:00:25:09
Chapter 12 First Blood
Duración:00:34:10
Chapter 13 The New Recruit
Duración:00:25:52
Chapter 14 Into the Woods
Duración:00:13:03
Chapter 15 Captured
Duración:00:19:46
Chapter 16 Bel's Story
Duración:00:16:57
Chapter 17 Coward?
Duración:00:30:32
Chapter 18 Reclaiming a Job
Duración:00:23:29
Chapter 19 The Escort
Duración:00:29:41
Chapter 20 The New Year's Ball
Duración:00:27:23
Chapter 21 The Pincher
Duración:00:18:21
Chapter 22 A Warning
Duración:00:17:34
Chapter 23 Revolutionary
Duración:00:16:23
Chapter 24 A Thrust in the Dark
Duración:00:17:07
Chapter 25 Outbreak
Duración:00:22:52
Chapter 26 Bel's Truth
Duración:00:16:27
Chapter 27 Dentistry and Diplomacy
Duración:00:22:54
Chapter 28 A Desperate Errand
Duración:00:25:40
Chapter 29 The Army of the North
Duración:00:37:03
Chapter 30 The Accidental Colonel
Duración:00:24:40
Chapter 31 Hal's Crowded Hour
Duración:00:35:17
Chapter 32 The Charge of the French
Duración:00:18:00
Chapter 33 Hero
Duración:00:30:08
Chapter 34 Magical Man
Duración:00:23:39
Chapter 35 The Way Back
Duración:00:26:49
Chapter 36 School Days: Coda
Duración:00:22:57
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:33