The Axis of Time returns!
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I loved the Axis of Time trilogy and have been hoping for more since the final installment back in 2007. So I was thrilled when this popped up in my Amazon recommendations and pleased to be able to revisit some of the characters from the original trilogy.  Set more than a decade down the line since "The Transition," with its reverberations firmly in place, the 1950s and the Cold War are unfolding, but in a very different way. Yes, it's a continued story, but from my perspective that's a good thing--there's more to come!

Finally, back when the Axis of Time trilogy was still a work-in-progress, Birmingham started up "The Mini-burger"--basically a fanfic site where aspiring writers could play in the Axis of Time sandbox. After finishing Stalin's Hammer, I went out on the web to find those and got to thinking: Maybe Birmo could publish the best of them as Kindle editions/print-on-demand books as well, a la Eric Flint and his 1632verse.
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Stunning forays into time and space. I hope the 13-part 2014 reboot by Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Ann Druyan (Sagan's widow) will be every bit as good as this!
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My thanks to Steve and Timi at MX Publishing for my review copy of this book. Forever Undershaw!

Cynthia Kenyon is a young American woman who has a destiny she could never have imagined in a million years

The story begins with a Lawyer named Leo Lawrence bringing Cynthia Watsons dispatch box. He had inherited it himself, but his grandmother left word to contact Cynthia and have her attend a museum display at the Acoreus Museum of Science and Astronomy on a certain date. His grandmother states that time, itself, depends on Cynthia.

There Cynthia and Leo view HG Wells Time Machine, of modern design but built from plans left by HG Wellsand Professor James Moriarty

When an accident sends Cynthia back to 1882, events begin to unfold that could have disastrous consequences to History. Things will happen and other things will be prevented from happeningthings that were never meant to be!

Seitzs tale dances back and forth along the timeline, each jump having effects on how history would be written. At times things must absolutely be done, other things prevented at all costs.

Moriarty is all too real, and if he gains control of the Time Machine, history will be made in his image. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must work to stop him. Some things were never meant to be, but time is a temperamental mistress who has her own plans

I loved this story, and I give it five stars!

Quoth the Raven
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Jump forward in time from where the original series ended. Exploration of the universe comes at a huge price. A new battle has begun with a far superior enemy.
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A fantastic return for The Ocean Blue! I am extremely happy that they are back and out touring once again!
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I was very happy that the author has returned to the universe that he first gave us in "Dragon Precinct".  The classic 'police precinct' formula with a medieval twist is applied here again in this book which is set a few months after the original.  All the detectives are back and the story is very well told.  I hope to see more entries in this series with a lot shorter time between installments.  The author does a great job with characterization and plot here.  If you enjoyed the first book (and if you haven't read it, you should) you'll enjoy this as well.
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Not sure what happened with Jayp's experience. It made me wary so after I read the sample of book 1 (Judgement in Time not The Other Side of Light) I got the sample of book 2 and waited for that to appear in book 1. It did not. This book started minutes after book 1. And is pretty solid. I can only guess Jayp bought an earlier version that combined both books. (Sucks for you. Ask for a refund.)

Although I didn't want to pay 10 bucks, I am a sucker for a group displaced in time/space story. Although the writing is not as good (i.e. Decimated means to reduce by 1/10th, BS in Math pet peeve) I enjoyed the story as much as the Axis of Time series and more than The Final Countdown. Definitely worth a read.
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If you were sad that the Fablehaven series had ended, you will be delighted by the advent of Dragonwatch! All of your old favorites are back, and the adventures are as exciting as ever! You will love to watch two young kids continue to mature and come into their own as they continue the important work of securing magical preserves. Brandon Mull has a way of making you wish he would write faster as we cannot wait for the next book in the series!
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The return of the Empire! Enjoyed this thoroughly.  If you are looking for fast action, this is not your story. If you are looking for a time-stream thriller of what would happen if the UK (minus the Channel Islands apparently) arrived backward in time, from the view of a 1980s politico, you have found the right place.  I enjoyed the concept, and would recommend to anyone interested in history, alternate history (thinking of For Want of a Nail).  This takes a lot of the story to the "grand stage" instead of the micro-stage of a few people thrown back in time.  My only misgiving is that this time, the British appeared to be top-down driven in their Empire building, when in our history it was usually a bottom-up affair with business, missionary, and settlement usually running far ahead of the administration. I can't see it being otherwise the second time around. The writer doesn't know enough about Canadian culture, thinking them too "polite" to remake things on the other side of the Atlantic.  While yes they are polite Canadians are fighters when put to the task.  Likewise, I think the American treatment was too light.  Maybe there will be a sequel, something with a different twist and told from another perspective?
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Finally a fun, sane book about 2012 seeped in reason, intelligent, this novel was a fast read I could not put down. Also look up Ra'ah Zaqen's StarDial sky map [...]. This item makes a great gift for budding astronomers. The StarDial will capture your imagination. It makes a great party game and conversational item.

Within the next decade, numerous significant astronomical events will take place. Will the world end? The Mayans considered December 21st, 2012, to be the completion of two major influential cycles of approximately 26,000 years in both the precession cycle of the Earth and the direct alignment of our Sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The odds of these two events occurring at exactly the same time are phenomenal. The 9th Minute covers a version of what will happen December 21st, 2012, in a fast-paced story describing the pursuit for commercial space travel as the human race contemplates the possibility of its demise by cataclysmic events unequaled in human history.

I highly recommend both the book and the StarDial sky map.
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Absolutely one of the best time paradox novels of all time. The accidental discovery, the feverish work to find the wayward time travelers and the the crisis and solution! Then the finishing touch was quite satisfying. Read it!
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'Are we There Yet?' is a wonderful follow up to Dan's much celebrated last book Beekle.
With a fun story, dynamite art (as per usual) and some neat unique storytelling techniques (integrating the book itself), Dan gives us very little not to like! We all know that feeling of time dragging on when all we want is for it to move forward, and vice versa for time to slow down when we want to savour the moment. 'Are We There Yet?' really captures this feel, going as far as causing time to drag all the way back to the past and speed forward straight into the future!

Definitely recommended for anyone looking for a great read and itchy to go on an adventure through time itself!
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A really good voyage into space. The comparison is made that if the time that the earth has existed was compressed into one 365 day calendar year,  we would be in the last 10 or 12 seconds of December 31st. Doesn't that make you feel insignificant?
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So amazing! It was as if I had been taken back in time to re-live time there. Affleck directed this with a majic wand.
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People of all ages have been fascinated with the possibilities and potential of time travel. Starting with HG Wells and through the Back to the Future series, we've seen what can happen when someone alters the natural course of time. In this his first work of fiction, author Frank Napoleon chronicles the adventures of two teens given the power and awesome responsibility of time travel.

 Unlike the sleek DeLorean driven by Michael J Fox, Emma Coates and Joshua Thomas pilot an unlikely contraption resembling a refrigerator. Built from plans which mysteriously appear one day in an aging technology museum, I especially liked being allowed to use my imagination rather than being hit over-the-head with technical explanations of how and why things like this really could work.

The text is wonderfully paced with each chapter ending in a classic cliff hanger, pulling the reader into the next scene. While the narrator maintains his objectivity, we see Emma and Joshua's relationship warm as "M" and "JT" experience the myriad of changes brought about in their world.

As a result of one trip, the two travelers find themselves in possession of personal time rewinders, good for rewinding "Just Ten Minutes". They also find their entire world has changed all around them. Will they risk other trips?

While not explicit, the author seems to be targeting middle school age and above. Readers will find an under story hinting at the risks of the continuing evaporation of our personal privacy and our over dependence on technology.

I found one particular scene involving multiple time travels confusing initially, but reading on, my questions were answered. Well, not all of them. What I found fascinating was the author hints that changes are occurring both as a result of these characters actions and those of some unknown force acting on their behalf. We even catch a glimpse of a mysterious "time hitchhiking" man wearing a numbered shirt.

The adventure ends with an emotionally shocking twist and the door left wide open for exciting sequels and even prequels. Heck, you can do anything when you control time! I'm already looking forward to the next installment.
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After a few years of editorial mismanagement from Golden Eagle, the Destroyer is back with a new publisher and a rejuvenated writing team. In a way, it's a return to the winning formula that made this series the go-to book for action, adventure and side-splitting satire all through the '70s and '80s. All the great elements are back - the action, the well-written interplay between Master Chiun and his occasionally ungrateful adopted son Remo, hiss-worthy villains, socially relevant satire (with the most clear-headed view of the illegal alien crisi this side of a Minutemen meeting) ... it's all present and accounted for. If you, like me, found yourself losing interest in the series during its tenure with Gold Eagle, rest assured that Tor (along with Warren Murphy and James Mullaney, of course) have the series back on track. Welcome back, guys; we sure missed you.
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The announcement of a new adventure in the Frontiers Saga was very welcome, and I popped onto Amazon to purchase it as soon as I finished the email.  This is the back story to FS, 900ish years beforehand.  The biodig plague is just a concept that captures the curiosity of a fledgling newscaster.  Fall of the Core starts a bit slow, but picks up fairly quickly and becomes a don't-set-it-down story that leaves the reader appropriately dangling from the cliff, waiting for Netcast: One to be released.  Thank you, Ryk Brown.  This is a great read!