The Counterfactual War

Conquistadors, Book 2

By: Christopher G. Nuttall

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

The Protectorate—an interdimensional empire that has conquered five timelines so far—has set its sights on ours.

Led by a man willing to risk everything for power and conquest, armed with technology a hundred years ahead of ours—technology promising salvation to its allies and doom to its enemies—and drawing on a far deeper military history, the Protectorate Expeditionary Force has arrived to invade and incorporate our world into the greatest empire the multiverse has ever known, or die trying.

The United States has won a desperate battle against the crosstime invaders, but large swathes of the country remain under enemy occupation, the struggle to understand invader technology has barely begun, and a new invasion force has appeared in the Middle East. As the country staggers and threatens to collapse, the military prepares for a major offensive that could make or break the war, while—deep in the heart of Texas—the invaders prepare a plan of their own…

One battle has been won. The war is far from over.

©2025 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2026 Podium Audio

Always love Christopher G Nuttall

And this book does not disappoint, it’s a great premise! Look forward to the next one.

The beginning of character development

I have listened to a number of this author’s space operas I’m glad he has started a new storyline. I can see that he is working to extend it to be several books. I really like the way that he incorporate current political culture, and views into what he sees as a futuristic time but yet a present time of what would happen if it came to be in our time, keep it up I like it

No competent person should be surprised

I've just been completely pulled out of the story by an example of stupidity and incompetence so extreme that my suspension of disbelief is basically gone. I'm not surprised that the home team gets nuked. No one should be surprised that high-tech interdimensional conquerors would use nukes. The only surprising bit is that they weren't the first. That's right, the home team tries to nuke the invaders, and is surprised when the invaders use nukes. The invaders are outnumbered, technologically superior, and about to be overrun. No one, much less a general officer or anyone who's heard the phrase Fulda Gap, should be the least bit surprised by a nuke going off. It's not that it shouldn't be shocking for a major city to get nuked, but to be SURPRISED by it is just idiotic.

That's just too stupid to live and not worth my time.