
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
Duration:00:00:11
Epigraphs
Duration:00:00:37
Prologue
Duration:00:02:21
Chapter 1 School Days
Duration:00:12:37
Chapter 2 A Slip and a Fall
Duration:00:12:32
Chapter 3 The Woodsranger
Duration:00:16:57
Chapter 4 History Lessons
Duration:00:14:10
Chapter 5 The English Inn at Gap
Duration:00:26:19
Chapter 6 The Problem with Mary
Duration:00:21:33
Chapter 7 The Coming of the Swedes
Duration:00:15:50
Chapter 8 Trouble at Dinner
Duration:00:34:25
Chapter 9 The Beaver Pelts
Duration:00:20:39
Chapter 10 Johanna
Duration:00:22:40
Chapter 11 Wagon Wheels
Duration:00:25:09
Chapter 12 First Blood
Duration:00:34:10
Chapter 13 The New Recruit
Duration:00:25:52
Chapter 14 Into the Woods
Duration:00:13:03
Chapter 15 Captured
Duration:00:19:46
Chapter 16 Bel's Story
Duration:00:16:57
Chapter 17 Coward?
Duration:00:30:32
Chapter 18 Reclaiming a Job
Duration:00:23:29
Chapter 19 The Escort
Duration:00:29:41
Chapter 20 The New Year's Ball
Duration:00:27:23
Chapter 21 The Pincher
Duration:00:18:21
Chapter 22 A Warning
Duration:00:17:34
Chapter 23 Revolutionary
Duration:00:16:23
Chapter 24 A Thrust in the Dark
Duration:00:17:07
Chapter 25 Outbreak
Duration:00:22:52
Chapter 26 Bel's Truth
Duration:00:16:27
Chapter 27 Dentistry and Diplomacy
Duration:00:22:54
Chapter 28 A Desperate Errand
Duration:00:25:40
Chapter 29 The Army of the North
Duration:00:37:03
Chapter 30 The Accidental Colonel
Duration:00:24:40
Chapter 31 Hal's Crowded Hour
Duration:00:35:17
Chapter 32 The Charge of the French
Duration:00:18:00
Chapter 33 Hero
Duration:00:30:08
Chapter 34 Magical Man
Duration:00:23:39
Chapter 35 The Way Back
Duration:00:26:49
Chapter 36 School Days: Coda
Duration:00:22:57
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:33