Sarah Woodbury - Outcasts in Time

A novel from the After Cilmeri series

Outcasts in Time

by

Sarah Woodbury

Copyright 2021 by Sarah Woodbury

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Join David and his friends and family for the next installment in the After Cilmeri series!

Last we heard from David, he'd allowed George to abduct him at the behest of the CIA, for the stated purpose of forcing him to time travel between Earth Two and Avalon. Meanwhile, Lili and the refugees from Paris were floating down the River Seine, making for the English Channel. And King Philippe was blithely reconstituting his government, unaware that the battle of wills between him and David hadn't really ended the way he thought. And that, in fact, it hadn't even ended.

David and his companions have pulled off the heist of the millennium. But as David encounters the unexpected in Avalon, and Lili and the refugees face danger at every bend in the river, they must face the hard truth that the best laid plans go awry at the moment of contact with the enemy. And no one ends up exactly where they intended, either in space ... or in time.

Outcasts in Time follows immediately after the previous book in the series, Unbroken in Time.

Complete Series reading order: Daughter of Time , Footsteps in Time , Winds of Time , Prince of Time , Crossroads in Time, Children of Time, Exiles in Time , Castaways in Time , Ashes of Time , Warden of Time , Guardians of Time , Masters of Time , Outpost in Time, Shades of Time, Champions of Time, Refuge in Time, Unbroken in Time, Outcasts in Time, Hidden in Time. Also , This Small Corner of Time: The After Cilmeri Series Companion.

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To Dan

for walking this path with me

for thirty years

Dear Reader:

T hank you for waiting so patiently for this book.

The After Cilmeri series is a labor of love, and sometimes, as in labor, the birth process doesnt go as smoothly as one would like. I needed a year between books to make this story the best it could be. I know the wait has been painful. For me too!

I also realize that, as with most of my books where time travel (world shifting) is involved, it is written in two threads woven together: Avalon and Earth Two. I am aware that you may be tempted to skip chapters in one world or the other because you are anxious to know what happens in one world or the other.

Im here to tell you thats okay.

A book, once written, is in a sense no longer the property of its author.

You, as much as I, have made this series come to life, and what happens between the pages of these books can shape your life as well as mine.

But once youve read the book all the way through the first time, in whatever order you see fit (Im looking at everyone who skips to the end after the first chapter because they cant stand not knowing!), I would hope you would enjoy it again from the beginning.

Happy reading!

Sarah

Cast of Characters

O n the Plane

David pretty sure you know who this is! King of England; time traveler.

George revealed to be a CIA agent tasked with abducting Davids son, Arthur; former employee of Chad Treadman; came on the plane (in Shades of Time ) with Anna; worked with Andre, the pilot, and Sophie, who time traveled back to Avalon in Refuge in Time .

O n the River Seine

Lili Davids wife; Ieuans sister. Mother of Arthur and Alexander.

Bronwen first appeared in Prince of Time , archaeology graduate student; married to Ieuan.

Ieuan started out as the captain of Davids guard; he and Bronwen are parents to Catrin and Bran.

Jacob the liaison from the Jewish community of Paris to the English court.

Rachel arrived initially with Anna and Meg on the Cardiff Bus in Ashes of Time; physician; was imprisoned in Paris with Samuel and Aaron.

Darren also arrived on the Cardiff bus; married to Rachel; former MI-5 agent.

Mark Jones came to Earth Two on the Cardiff bus, stayed behind in Guardians of Time , and returned with Anna in Chad Treadmans plane; technical officer at MI-5.

Livia Former MI-5 officer, married to Michael, Davids bodyguard. We first meet her in Shades of Time when she is an assistant to Mark Jones; arrived in Earth Two in Refuge in Time.

Aaron Jewish physician whom Davids mother met when she returned to Earth Two (detailed in Footsteps in Time and Winds of Time ). He has been an adviser to the Welsh court ever since.

James Stewart Scottish nobleman and mentor to Christopher and his friends; has had significant roles in Exiles in Time, Outpost in Time , and Champions of Time .

C hristopher and his friends (also currently on the Seine)

Christopher Davids cousin; traveled to Earth Two in his car in Masters of Time ; the Hero of Westminster; his family came to Earth Two with Anna in Shades of Time : Uncle Ted, Aunt Elisa, and Elen.

Isabelle Christophers new special friend who happens also to be the daughter of Matthew Norris, the Master of the Paris Temple.

Huw Welsh companion we first meet in Footsteps in Time when David is abducted.

William de Bohun heir to the Earldom of Hereford; he has been part of Davids court since Crossroads in Time ; famous for youve got to be kidding me!

Robbie Grows up to be Robert the Bruce. We first meet him in Exiles in Time as one of the Bruce men all named Robert. At the time, he is dubbed Baby Bruce by Bronwen, along with Daddy Bruce and Grampa Bruce .

I n Paris

King Philippe King of France; we first meet him in Masters of Time when he and David fall from the battlement at Chateau Niort. It is this meeting that also brings David into significant contact with the Templars.