Time Change: Book One

by Alex Meyers

HE MAJORED IN SCIENCE AND MINORED IN UNREALIZED DREAMS High school teacher Jack Riggs is having a streak of bad luck. In a matter of hours he * Arrested as a terrorist * Thrown in jail * Breaking up with his psycho girlfriend * And flung a century and a half into the past. A TIME TRAVEL RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK It's 157 years ago in Norfolk, Virginia and Jack has no money, a nearly dead iPhone in his pocket, and no idea how he got there. He must assimilate if he's to have any hope of getting back. Tormented, he tells his tale to Frances Sanger, a woman with trust issues who nonetheless trusts Jack to stop a war that's been brewing for over a hundred years. He alone holds the key to saving nearly a million people, and he's got to do it in three and a half years. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT THE CIVIL WAR FOUGHT Abner Adkins, lawyer and cheating ex-husband of Frances, represents a group of ruthless Southern terrorists that who will kill anyone who tries to keep the peace--and concerning Jack, it's personal. The Southern economy is invested in the slave trade and some 2013 ideas could wreak havoc. HELP FROM YOUNG SAMUEL CLEMENS AND RALPH WALDO EMERSON Can Jack invent this country out of its bloodiest war ever while trying to stay one step ahead of those who want him dead? Jack, with the help of a cast of historical superstars, come up with a plan that can stop the war before it starts. Corporate spies and suicide bombers threaten to ruin it all. Even with a real life guardian angel can Jack and his ideas survive? EVERY CHANGE RIPPLES INTO THE FUTURE Time Change Book The Jump jumps back to 1856 and an America on the verge of war . . . and discovery. "I like my coffee strong, my physics quantum, and I'm a firm believer in the theory of relativity." ~Jack Riggs, Inventor 1856

335 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2013

Reviews

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

How many times have we said, ‘if I knew then what I know now’? Time Change: Book One allows the reader to enjoy the ride and exercise their imagination in this fun and fast paced book. Alex weaves in historical characters and keeps them true to who they were yet allows their personalities to color the story in a most effective manner. The reader should understand up that this is a Sci-fi fiction and let the story Alex is weaving unfold in its own time. Where is he taking us? Will the war be avoided? And, what if it is…how does it change the reality that we know? What are the implications of changing the timelines on technology? It is fun to just play the mind games as one reads and then seek how Alex resolves the many questions.

The clever introduction of Samuel Clemens and The Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s court appears to be Alex’s way of setting the stage for the reader to engage their imagination and challenge and enjoy the alternative history that is to follow in the Time Change series. I’m hooked…if we are who we are because of where we were when…then who would we be if the ‘when’ was something totally different?

[Derek · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like time travel stories, this is a good one. It's not the best, but it's a good book. I just wish they spent more time developing the main character instead of just throwing him in the past, but overall, it's a good read. I can't wait to read the next in the series.