The Wormhole Effect

by Leonard Walker

Dr. Anna Markham and a brilliant team of physicists unwittingly discover a means to locate previously unknown disturbances in space-time. The technology leads them to the rescue of a fighter pilot, Daniel Ross, who plummets down a rogue wormhole in 1944 and emerges instantly into the present day. Anna finds love in the arms of the pilot, but he soon vanishes. Undaunted, Anna and a team of mercenaries attempt the impossible and infiltrate the most top-secret base in the world to rescue him. What Daniel and Anna find in the desolate Nevada desert will literally turn history upside down.

Genres: Science Fiction

385 pages, Nook

First published June 26, 2013

About the author

Leonard Walker is a retired police officer now working as a technical writer and legal consultant in Montgomery, Alabama. He is a product of the rustic South whose roots are replete with storytellers and rural folklore. He was exceptionally close to his paternal grandmother who spent countless hours weaving her profound wisdom and life lessons into the fabric of her stories and renditions of a family history as old as Alabama itself.

He attended the University of Alabama as well as Auburn University where he earned a degree in Journalism.

He spends his free time writing short stories and poetry, some of which is featured on his Facebook literary page.

Reviews

[Cana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a sci-fi buff, so going following all the advice of don't judge a book by its cover, I judged it by the title. The fact it was about wormholes intrigues me (I am a bit of a trekkie). I wasn't disappointed. The book is very well written, and albeit a few minor grammatical errors and a couple of missing words (these certainly didn't detract form the story.).
I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
However, as a Brit reading the book I did feel slightly annoyed by the Americans winning the war part. Seriously? I think Allied forces was mentioned once and the USA takes full credit, so as a Brit this was slightly annoying. The story was unique and very well written. If anything I would have liked more of the sci-fi, the time traveling, the science etc, rather than the adventure side of it. However, that is probably more my individual taste than anything wrong with the book itself. i guess, being called the Wormhole Effect I was hoping for more about that. Once the wormhole had happened, there didn't seem much else about it, until I suppose nearer the end when you learn who Mr Royce is. When the story unfolds into his story, then I loved it again. That was very much what I wanted to read. But, like I say, this is probably more my individual taste.
I would thoroughly recommend this book and cannot wait for the next one to be released.

[Dennis Timothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is wonderful. Leonard Walker has thrown everything into The Wormhole Effect. The synopsis does not do it justice. There is time travel, science fiction, Navy Seals, lost love, flying saucers, Area 51, corporate espionage, good guys who turn out to be bad guys, bad guys who turn out to be good guys, mercenaries, automatic weapons, violence, and all of it skillfully woven together in a marvelous fashion. The plot twists and turns and keeps the reader guessing.

Is it perfect? No. There are typos, problems with grammar, and missing words. But the story itself is a page turner - I couldn’t put it down. I’ve read stories by big name authors that weren’t half so satisfying as The Wormhole Effect. I highly recommend this book.