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Edge of Time: A Time Travel Novel
From the bestselling author of the Noah Hunter series, and Grim Measures, comes a novel that spans centuries as a farmer from the 1700s and an FBI agent travel through time to stop a black hole from destroying the world. "Darling has crafted a truly fantastic time-travel novel . Riveting, page-turning, and mind-bending from end to beginning..." - James Downe, author of Sisters of Jade.
FBI Special Agent Bradley Holman has been hand-picked to investigate the mother of all a three-hundred-year-old meteorite fragment, sealed away in Fort Knox, was stolen from under the government’s nose. The more he digs, the more he becomes embroiled in a conspiracy kept secret by every president since the formation of the United States. As Holman draws closer to finding the thief, it’s clear he’s out of his depth—both in terms of the powers at play and his understanding of the very fabric of the universe. Thrown into a race to save all life on Earth, Holman must unravel the mysteries of time itself—and not lose his mind in the process.
FBI Special Agent Bradley Holman has been hand-picked to investigate the mother of all a three-hundred-year-old meteorite fragment, sealed away in Fort Knox, was stolen from under the government’s nose. The more he digs, the more he becomes embroiled in a conspiracy kept secret by every president since the formation of the United States. As Holman draws closer to finding the thief, it’s clear he’s out of his depth—both in terms of the powers at play and his understanding of the very fabric of the universe. Thrown into a race to save all life on Earth, Holman must unravel the mysteries of time itself—and not lose his mind in the process.
389 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 25, 2023
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About the author
David Darling
8 books61 followersAuthor of the Noah Hunter series, Edge of Time, Edge of Eternity, Serve in the Shadows: Recruitment, and Grim Measures.
David grew up in a small-town east of Toronto, Canada. He has had many interests throughout the years including the military, martial arts, playing guitar, reading, and in his own mind, he is quite the excellent fisherman. David is married and has one daughter and misses his chocolate lab daily.
Feel free to write to David Darling at:
author.david.darling@gmail.com
David grew up in a small-town east of Toronto, Canada. He has had many interests throughout the years including the military, martial arts, playing guitar, reading, and in his own mind, he is quite the excellent fisherman. David is married and has one daughter and misses his chocolate lab daily.
Feel free to write to David Darling at:
author.david.darling@gmail.com
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July 20, 2023
David Darling's "Edge of Time" is an excellent fusion of Quantium theories and a great adventure. Darling has proven over and over he is an exceptional storyteller, and his venture into the science fiction realm of time travel is no exception. The characters are well thought out and you find yourself caught up in the endless challenges they face. The plotting is tight and keeps the pages turning! Bottom line, "Edge of Time" is the summer's must read!
December 28, 2023
But for the many, many timelines, and other temporal anomalies that can be a bit confusing, a good time travel adventure from a new author (to me).
July 18, 2023
• TITLE: “A Time-Travel Tale To Keep You Enthralled Until the End”
• What starts off as a tale of a simple New England farmer discovering a meteor in his field in 1783 begins turning the reader’s head inside out from the first chapter. The pace is quick and delicious, with a very believable FBI agent taking the role of protagonist. I like time-travel stories, and this one is well done.
• I love the premise of this book because it takes time traveling to the level of a national crime. A gold bar worth hundreds of thousands of dollars mysteriously shows up outside the impenetrable Fort Knox, but it’s a gold bar that’s known to have been taken from *INSIDE* the tightly secured facility. The real mystery begins here and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end, with the tale taking the reader through a secret kept since the founding of the United States. The protagonist, FBI Special Agent Brad Holman, crisscrosses the nation & time trying to nail down a thief who eludes every trap laid for him. The mystery of how the thief gets in & out so quickly in some seemingly impossible situations is done well, as are the FBI agent’s reactions and countermeasures.
• The author ramps up the tension by slowly exposing a much larger, more dangerous world-ending catastrophe with the characters racing to stop it from happening. At times, it can get a bit confusing with multiple persons jumping back & forth in time, but the ending effect is worth it.
• Author Darling weaves many places and military knowledge/insights into the story, which helps bring the science fiction to life in very real ways.
• What starts off as a tale of a simple New England farmer discovering a meteor in his field in 1783 begins turning the reader’s head inside out from the first chapter. The pace is quick and delicious, with a very believable FBI agent taking the role of protagonist. I like time-travel stories, and this one is well done.
• I love the premise of this book because it takes time traveling to the level of a national crime. A gold bar worth hundreds of thousands of dollars mysteriously shows up outside the impenetrable Fort Knox, but it’s a gold bar that’s known to have been taken from *INSIDE* the tightly secured facility. The real mystery begins here and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end, with the tale taking the reader through a secret kept since the founding of the United States. The protagonist, FBI Special Agent Brad Holman, crisscrosses the nation & time trying to nail down a thief who eludes every trap laid for him. The mystery of how the thief gets in & out so quickly in some seemingly impossible situations is done well, as are the FBI agent’s reactions and countermeasures.
• The author ramps up the tension by slowly exposing a much larger, more dangerous world-ending catastrophe with the characters racing to stop it from happening. At times, it can get a bit confusing with multiple persons jumping back & forth in time, but the ending effect is worth it.
• Author Darling weaves many places and military knowledge/insights into the story, which helps bring the science fiction to life in very real ways.
October 10, 2023
As a long time fan of time travel stories I really enjoyed this on
How to stop a black hole from destroying the earth. Learn everything and use that knowledge to do what is necessary. This was a wonderful clean story backed up with lots of scientific mumbo jumbo. This would make nice movie.
How to stop a black hole from destroying the earth. Learn everything and use that knowledge to do what is necessary. This was a wonderful clean story backed up with lots of scientific mumbo jumbo. This would make nice movie.
December 2, 2023
I really loved it
This book is well written entertaining, captivating, and riveting it kept my attention through the whole night. I hope it has a sequel.
This book is well written entertaining, captivating, and riveting it kept my attention through the whole night. I hope it has a sequel.
November 14, 2023
Great storytelling
Really enjoyed this. As a sci fi fan it was great to read a story with a different take on time travel. Well worth the read.
Really enjoyed this. As a sci fi fan it was great to read a story with a different take on time travel. Well worth the read.
June 3, 2023
Great story! Being a fan of David Darling’s other books, I was not surprised to find myself completely drawn into this new story. David’s storytelling is outstanding and he can really bring the characters to life. Time travel has always been an interesting concept and David’s research and take on the subject really added to the storyline. I would highly recommendt this book to everyone, not just science fiction fans. Oh, I loved to nod to the Noah Hunter series, could a meeting of the two be in the works? Only Time will tell.
May 31, 2023
Great storyline. As with some other books I found Edge of time slightly difficult to get into but I was away when I got about 25% in. My suggestion to the reader is go back to the beginning and reads the first couple of chapters again, it would have helped me had I done that. I loved the paradoxes folded into the story and the strange friendship that develops between Clement and Brad seeing as they were born centuries apart. Hopefully a sequel is going to follow. (Are you reading this Mr Darling?)
February 11, 2024
This story is about time travelers saving the world, what more could you ask for?
FBI special agent Bradley Holman is tasked with investigating a break in and robbery of Fort Knox. There are no signs of an intruder, but a 300-year old meteorite fragment is missing, and one of the gold bars is found outside in the road. This leads to Bradley being let in on a secret that every president since George Washington has kept. This helps Bradley anticipate the thief's next move, and when they finally meet, nothing is as Bradley suspected.
Bradley meets Clement, a farmer from the 1700's who originally found the meteorite. Clement is frantically trying to prevent the end of the world, and Bradley becomes an unwitting accomplice. When the government realizes Bradley has been seen in multiple places at the same time, knowing that the meteorite fragment they sent him to find can bend time and space, they begin to hunt for him as well. Bradly and Clement become an unlikely duo of heroes racing against time to prevent total destruction.
I can't even imagine the amount of research this author did into quantum realm and time travel theories to make this book flow so well. He addressed the grandfather paradox and a bunch of quantum mechanics theories that I've only googled in passing, so I don't know a lot about them other than they sounded really good in the book! (LOL, I mean, that's all that counts, right?) This book is quite the adventure and it's heavy on the science, which is what I prefer in books like this. I am very happy to learn there will be a sequel, and I am so excited to read it and see what new adventures await Bradley.
FBI special agent Bradley Holman is tasked with investigating a break in and robbery of Fort Knox. There are no signs of an intruder, but a 300-year old meteorite fragment is missing, and one of the gold bars is found outside in the road. This leads to Bradley being let in on a secret that every president since George Washington has kept. This helps Bradley anticipate the thief's next move, and when they finally meet, nothing is as Bradley suspected.
Bradley meets Clement, a farmer from the 1700's who originally found the meteorite. Clement is frantically trying to prevent the end of the world, and Bradley becomes an unwitting accomplice. When the government realizes Bradley has been seen in multiple places at the same time, knowing that the meteorite fragment they sent him to find can bend time and space, they begin to hunt for him as well. Bradly and Clement become an unlikely duo of heroes racing against time to prevent total destruction.
I can't even imagine the amount of research this author did into quantum realm and time travel theories to make this book flow so well. He addressed the grandfather paradox and a bunch of quantum mechanics theories that I've only googled in passing, so I don't know a lot about them other than they sounded really good in the book! (LOL, I mean, that's all that counts, right?) This book is quite the adventure and it's heavy on the science, which is what I prefer in books like this. I am very happy to learn there will be a sequel, and I am so excited to read it and see what new adventures await Bradley.
July 8, 2024
Everybody seems to love this book. And I WANTED to love it, but it just didn't do it for me. It's a good premise, but the writing is very much in need of a editor (or a new editor) both for grammatical errors and story flow.
For me, the story started off strong, an interesting mystery, interesting characters, and time travel. What's not to like? But then after about 25% it just all fell apart - got confusing, the plot line didn't seem like it was making any progress, had occasions where two years would pass in one sentence and others where every little action was drawn out (like showing the one character how to fish where the process for making a hook is described). For most of the book I had no idea where the story was going, and not even any idea what steps the characters were trying to accomplish on their way to the end goal.
With any time travel story, it's typically best to not try to explain the process, as it results in too much made-up "science", which is almost never pertinent to the storyline. The author largely avoids this, which is good. The characters basically just concentrate and it happens. But then the author does go on to try to describe the concept of bonding with the rock, and puts a lot of effort into describing the "quantum realm", which just isn't necessary and bogs the story down.
Then there were the grammatical errors, which tend to really take me out of a story. Numerous examples of missing articles and prepositions ("It felt like someone had turned the volume eleven"). Numerous examples of changing tense, including in the middle of paragraphs and sentences ("Clement brought up the last feed of the control room. They have watched it dozens of times and didn't learn anything new").
As I mentioned, lots of potential here, but in need of a helpful editor.
For me, the story started off strong, an interesting mystery, interesting characters, and time travel. What's not to like? But then after about 25% it just all fell apart - got confusing, the plot line didn't seem like it was making any progress, had occasions where two years would pass in one sentence and others where every little action was drawn out (like showing the one character how to fish where the process for making a hook is described). For most of the book I had no idea where the story was going, and not even any idea what steps the characters were trying to accomplish on their way to the end goal.
With any time travel story, it's typically best to not try to explain the process, as it results in too much made-up "science", which is almost never pertinent to the storyline. The author largely avoids this, which is good. The characters basically just concentrate and it happens. But then the author does go on to try to describe the concept of bonding with the rock, and puts a lot of effort into describing the "quantum realm", which just isn't necessary and bogs the story down.
Then there were the grammatical errors, which tend to really take me out of a story. Numerous examples of missing articles and prepositions ("It felt like someone had turned the volume eleven"). Numerous examples of changing tense, including in the middle of paragraphs and sentences ("Clement brought up the last feed of the control room. They have watched it dozens of times and didn't learn anything new").
As I mentioned, lots of potential here, but in need of a helpful editor.
September 5, 2024
Quirky time travel
A mysterious black stone falls from the sky, and arouses the curiosity of an 18th century farmer. As time passes, the farmer learns things about the stone, and develops his own education to keep up with civilization. He learns the various secrets of the stone, and becomes aware that there is going to be an explosion that destroys time itself. To stop the explosion, he has to take some steps that get the FBI involved. The result is that he recruits the FBI agent to partner with him to stop the explosion. This, of course, causes problems. Added to this their attempts to stop the explosion repeatedly end in failure. You guessed it, there's one last Hail Mary that works. Nothing deep with this story, but very entertaining. Nothing stupid. Nothing boring. Just a fun read.
A mysterious black stone falls from the sky, and arouses the curiosity of an 18th century farmer. As time passes, the farmer learns things about the stone, and develops his own education to keep up with civilization. He learns the various secrets of the stone, and becomes aware that there is going to be an explosion that destroys time itself. To stop the explosion, he has to take some steps that get the FBI involved. The result is that he recruits the FBI agent to partner with him to stop the explosion. This, of course, causes problems. Added to this their attempts to stop the explosion repeatedly end in failure. You guessed it, there's one last Hail Mary that works. Nothing deep with this story, but very entertaining. Nothing stupid. Nothing boring. Just a fun read.
July 20, 2024
I have to bring some balance to these reviews. On Amazon this book has an average over four-star rating with 300 some reviews. Only 20 here on Goodreads.
This is why I got the book. I was expecting something great.
Instead I'm fairly certain somehow these reviews have to be manufactured or stacked. The story starts off good enough. But the writing is just near impossible to get through. There's a lot of telling. There's a lot of needless information. There is serious need of someone to come through and edit this for repetitive information, irrelevant scenes, etc.
I know the author no doubt put a lot of effort into this book. And I hate writing a review like this. But I'm only doing it for those who are expecting one thing and get something totally different so they don't waste their time and money. Of course judge for yourself. I'm 62% in, maybe it'll change. But honestly I just don't see it getting any better. And I feel like I've been swindled.
UPDATE: Having finished the book my review above still stands. There's a good story in here but it's hidden amongst the writing. Bear in mind at the time of writing this, my opinion is in the minority.
This is why I got the book. I was expecting something great.
Instead I'm fairly certain somehow these reviews have to be manufactured or stacked. The story starts off good enough. But the writing is just near impossible to get through. There's a lot of telling. There's a lot of needless information. There is serious need of someone to come through and edit this for repetitive information, irrelevant scenes, etc.
I know the author no doubt put a lot of effort into this book. And I hate writing a review like this. But I'm only doing it for those who are expecting one thing and get something totally different so they don't waste their time and money. Of course judge for yourself. I'm 62% in, maybe it'll change. But honestly I just don't see it getting any better. And I feel like I've been swindled.
UPDATE: Having finished the book my review above still stands. There's a good story in here but it's hidden amongst the writing. Bear in mind at the time of writing this, my opinion is in the minority.
June 24, 2024
Pretty Close to Perfect
Excellent time travel novel; I really enjoyed it. It's too bad other "time travel" books never really do justice to the genre. They use time travel as a plot device to plop their character(s) mostly in the past and never really explore how time travel could work. A real time travel novel, if done well, are hard to write and research and require a lot of imagination, which is why many fail or are lame. I want more like this!
Excellent time travel novel; I really enjoyed it. It's too bad other "time travel" books never really do justice to the genre. They use time travel as a plot device to plop their character(s) mostly in the past and never really explore how time travel could work. A real time travel novel, if done well, are hard to write and research and require a lot of imagination, which is why many fail or are lame. I want more like this!
November 10, 2023
starts well. Scatters quickly.
The beginning of of this novel was engaging.
However it takes too many detours and loops for my taste.
Time travel is a mind-bending concept, and that might explain the scattered plot of this novel, which never came together for me.. It has as many holes as a large block of Swiss cheese. Sorry.
The beginning of of this novel was engaging.
However it takes too many detours and loops for my taste.
Time travel is a mind-bending concept, and that might explain the scattered plot of this novel, which never came together for me.. It has as many holes as a large block of Swiss cheese. Sorry.
December 19, 2023
Unpredictable & Fascinating
From the unusual beginning that only made sense near the end, to the most convoluted twists of time all the way to the end, this story was captivating. If there is a sequel, I'll read it. You get to know the characters in all their parralel versions. I am looking forward to more.
From the unusual beginning that only made sense near the end, to the most convoluted twists of time all the way to the end, this story was captivating. If there is a sequel, I'll read it. You get to know the characters in all their parralel versions. I am looking forward to more.
November 21, 2025
I don't understand the five-star reviews. The story didn't seem to go anywhere. Too much information given simply made it confusing. My opinion is obviously in the minority, but I call them as I see him. As far as I am concerned, I wasted my time reading this book. I could have been reading something much better.
April 24, 2024
Interesting and fast paced
I enjoyed the Book , and loved the multiverse theory . It must have been quite a feat to tie this story all together but the Author does it Beautifully!
I enjoyed the Book , and loved the multiverse theory . It must have been quite a feat to tie this story all together but the Author does it Beautifully!
June 25, 2024
Somewhere in Time
Well written novel, but will admit, I did have a problem keeping all the time lines straight. The author did a good job of research making the plot as believable as a time traveling novel can be.
Well written novel, but will admit, I did have a problem keeping all the time lines straight. The author did a good job of research making the plot as believable as a time traveling novel can be.
June 26, 2024
Time travel with a touch of quantum physics
Great escape novel with a satisfying ending. Will there be or not be a sequel? The story could end here satisfactorily, but would be equally good if it were continued with a sequel.
Great escape novel with a satisfying ending. Will there be or not be a sequel? The story could end here satisfactorily, but would be equally good if it were continued with a sequel.
October 21, 2024
I typically like time travel books, however this one was way too confusing. So many different time streams and popping in and out of the quantum realm. Characters seeing themselves in alternate timelines that may or may not affect other time lines. I almost gave up on this one several times.
November 7, 2024
My first one star review, although it may not deserve even that. This book is very poorly written and very much needs even a partially competent copy editor. The story just doesn't make sense. I'm sorry wasted time reading this one.
December 28, 2024
I was lucky enough to receive an early ARC copy when it came out. As a person who loves time travel trops and stories, I was so excited and was also quite happy that the book didn't disappoint and managed to keep up the suspense for the entire book, which is something that rarely happens.
January 29, 2025
Inspiring twist to a well-known genre of sci-fi.
I have read a number of time travel novels lately and this is one of the most refreshingly new takes on a theme that has been covered by a great many authors. I would highly recommend this one to anyone that's into science fiction.
I have read a number of time travel novels lately and this is one of the most refreshingly new takes on a theme that has been covered by a great many authors. I would highly recommend this one to anyone that's into science fiction.
February 7, 2024
An interesting take on time travel. A bit difficult to follow all the loops and lines at some point. But interesting characters with action and little romance. Sets up a series to follow.
February 23, 2024
Time travel fun!
I enjoyed this book and hopefully there will be a sequel. Definitely a fun read and it moves really fast.
I enjoyed this book and hopefully there will be a sequel. Definitely a fun read and it moves really fast.
June 14, 2024
A good time to read
I like time travel novels and this is one. Also you need to have a good story and this has that also, just read and enjoy!
I like time travel novels and this is one. Also you need to have a good story and this has that also, just read and enjoy!
June 23, 2024
Edge of Time
I enjoyed this book. It has a rather unique view of time travel and the world of the quantum. I think you might enjoy it as well.
I enjoyed this book. It has a rather unique view of time travel and the world of the quantum. I think you might enjoy it as well.
July 14, 2024
a competent time travel book.
July 26, 2024
Very engaging
I started reading and finished the next day. The story is well written and easy to follow. Moving on to book 2.
I started reading and finished the next day. The story is well written and easy to follow. Moving on to book 2.
August 8, 2024
edge of time
Enjoyed the book. Requirement of twenty words for a review is required, therefore the twenty words will consist of twenty words.
Enjoyed the book. Requirement of twenty words for a review is required, therefore the twenty words will consist of twenty words.
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