Napoleon Disentimed
Napoleon Disentimed is a science-fiction novel by
Hayford Peirce first published by Tor Books in
1987. It is a humorous treatment of two standard science-fiction themes, those of time travel and of parallel universes. The protagonist
is a dapper, clever con man who, although born to humble origins in Bangor, Maine, United States, calls himself Sir Kevin Dean de
Courtney MacNair of MacNair. Through a complicated series of misadventures he ends up impersonating Napoleon Bonaparte for the dictator's so-called "Missing Years",
1806-1808. By the end of the book he has succeeded in not only
acquiring a beautiful wife and a slightly run-down château in France but in also inventing both the modern indoor
flush toilet and Champagne. A sequel to
Napoleon Disentimed, also featuring the MacNair, is The Burr in the Garden of
Eden.
Editions
British edition
- Napoleon Disentimed, Bantam Books, 1989, ISBN 1-58715-267-3
Italian edition
German edition
- Der Zeitgereiste Bonaparte, Heyne, 1992
Russian edition
- Наполеон вне Времени, Armada, 1997, ISBN-13 5-7632-0421-2
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