napoleonic era · time travel · military unit · post-apocalyptic · casey illinois · musket warfare · language barrier · trauma · survival · historical fiction
*A shimmering rift tears through the suburban asphalt of Casey, Illinois. From the vortex, a motley crew of Napoleonic-era soldiers stumbles into the modern daylight. A French sapper and a British officer blink in confusion, surrounded by alien architecture and humming streetlights.*