Time Slider

by Alan E. Todd

Tim wants nothing more than to be a normal boy, with normal friends, normal family, with normal problems. However, Tim is anything but normal. He has a secret gift-many would call it a curse-that allows is conscious mind to slide to random places and times for exactly 38 minutes each day.

But are his slides truly random? Or is someone, or something, in control? One moment, Tim may be safely sleeping in his own bed, and the next thing he knows, he is on the other side of the world, wandering the streets of China, or struggling to save lives of those on a doomed airline flight.

This is the story of Tim's life and his pursuit for answers. Why is he not bound to one time and place? Who, or what, is in control of his slides? What purpose in life can a boy like Tim find as he grows up into a man? And through it all, can he and his lifelong friend, Lexie, find their way to a complicated but enduring love when the universe seems set against them?

Time Slider is a heroic tale of life, when life is not all that it seems.

Genres: Fantasy

422 pages, Hardcover

First published January 26, 2012

Reviews

[Melody · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I have read quite a few fantasy books recently and was let down by all of them but Time Slider knocked it out of the park in every way. If you're looking for an adventure/mystery/romance/awesomeness then this is the book for you!

[Cynde · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not finished, but this book is pretty danged good... I'm engaged with the story enough that I stayed up 3 hours too long last night to read. Good job Mr. Todd...btw I am very very picky about what I read- you have passed the test!!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent book and I was pleasantly surprised. As soon as I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book!

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

good spin on time travel

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I heard about this book from a business card I found in a campsite. I bought it on amazon cause it was cheap. And then it took me several years to get around to reading it. It's got some cool time travely elements, naturally, and I was intrigued to keep reading and figure out what was going on in this world and how it all fit together... But there were some things that were offputting: 1) amateurish writing (eg "and then he went on being heroic for a while") with more telling than showing and 2) the only female character who is supposedly smarter than the protagonist was essentially left in distress being beaten and abused for the whole story as a major plot device. Reminded me of a video game trope.

[Ava · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Would love to read again. Interesting twists and plot points. #Science Fiction #Time Travel