Most of Jones' short fiction was published during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, in magazines such as Thrilling Wonder Stories, Astounding Stories, and Galaxy. Jones was born at Salt Lake City, Utah, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from birth. He is best known for his 1952 novel This Island Earth, which was adapted into the eponymous 1955 film.

Raymond Fisher Jones (15 November 1915 – 24 January 1994) was an American science fiction author. After living with Jamie for over seven hundred pages, I was sad to part with him.Jones's novelette 'Stay Off the Moon!' was the cover story on the December 1962 issue of Amazing Stories. It would be a spoiler to reveal the ending, but I thought it was a poignant twist. I felt that Jenny’s story, while interesting to read, could have been cut from the book without losing its main thrust. Squeamish readers might find this reality a step too far. But reality is complicated, and, in the context of 18 th-century English expansion, extremely bloody.

Reflecting reality is a strength of this book. That, and French, the language of their allies, reflects the truly multicultural world that Jamie inhabits. It took me a while to “get my ear in” to follow the Scots dialect, intended to illustrate the language of the Scots. Much of the dialogue is written in a rich Scottish brogue, or in French.

We are mainly with Jamie, or Jenny, but from time to time, the author flits to other people, other places. Vast numbers of characters come and go, some of them known historical figures, others fictitious. We are shown everything, either richly imagined, meticulously researched, or probably both. This is a book that rewards the reader for perseverance. Jenny too is captured by the English, her punishment long on revenge and short on truth. Jamie becomes far-travelled: first taken to Inverness, then to Edinburgh, London, Maryland, and onward. Hence, we are thrown into the complex and brutal politics of the 18th century. He shelters with crofter Jenny Ferguson but is captured by the English. Jamie, of Clan Chattan, escapes death at the Battle of Culloden. Scotland, 1746, and Jamie MacGillivray, shivering in the rain, brings a message from France to Lord Lovat, the Auld Fox, his Hogarth portrait vividly animated by the author. Jamie MacGillivray: The Renegade’s Journey

Renegades of Time by Raymond F. Jones