Rally Cry

The Lost Regiment, Book 1

By: William R. Forstchen

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Boarding a transport ship after the Battle of Gettysburg, Colonel Andrew Keane and his 35th Maine regiment are swept into an alternate world. The first human civilization they encounter on this planet resembles medieval Russia, with boyars and priests ruling over the peasants and townspeople. Soon Keane and his regiment learn this world's terrible secret: that cannibalistic hordes of large, fierce Tugars circle the planet and demand tribute - including humans to be devoured. And the hordes will be arriving sooner than expected, with several hundred thousand warriors on horseback.

Using all their 19th century know-how, Keane and his men build a new society with railroads and ironworks, and with skill, cooperation, and courage, the regiment and most of the Russians work together in hopes of defeating the horde.

A great story of survival and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. First novel in the acclaimed Lost Regiment series by the author of One Second After, One Year After, and Day of Wrath.

©1990 William R. Forstchen (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Good read

Enjoyed this book years ago when it came out. Glad it’s finally on Audible and available as an ebook. If you like civil war history mixed with a little sci-if then this book is for you.

A little slow at first but turns out great.

A little slow at first but turns out great. I love this author (One second after) because he doesn't go out there in lala land with adjectives galore. At a certain point I'm just like "get to the dang point"'!!! I'm about to purchase the next book in this series.

Great Story

Forstchen is a great story-teller. Like all good stories this one requires a measure of suspension of disbelief. But regardless of the context, his characters are believable and also honorable-traits too often missing in much of today’s fiction.

Phenomenal

Great narration for a treasured gem in my library. One of my favorite series on my shelves, I jumped at the chance to revisit this fantasy world when I found it on Audible. The narrator was an absolute pleasure to listen to; enthusiastic, sincere and varied with tone for the many characters. I will be looking into more narration opportunities from both the author and narrator in my immediate future.

Read series 25-30 years ago.

Read series when it first came out in print. Gave books to library. Glad to listen to again; rehearing the fine details that I didn’t recall. Author still active writing recently One year later.