Timecrack

by William Long

Timecracks act as portals to other dimensions. They have existed since the creation of time, and when one arrives during a storm at the newly discovered pyramid site in the Yucatan jungle, it's the beginning of a nightmare journey into another world for archaeologist, Malcolm Kinross and his wife, Lucy.
And when another timecrack strikes the secretive energy facility in New Mexico, their sons, Archie and Richard, along with their tutor, Marjorie, and their uncle, Professor John Strawbridge, all find themselves thrust into the same world of New Arrivals, ancient warring tribes and deadly enemies. Richard is endowed with the ability to 'see' beyond his own world. Can he help Archie to find their parents, and help the scientists at Mount Tengi to find a way for all of them to return home, and can he escape the clutches of the mad high priest, Prince Lotane?

382 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 2014

About the author

William Long is the Belfast-born author of the Timecrack Adventures trilogy — a series of time travel novels rooted in real ancient history, real ancient sites, and a lifetime of genuine adventure.
Before he ever sat down to write fiction, William lived the kind of life that most writers only imagine. He drove 2,500 miles across America for a film producer. He walked the pyramid sites of the Yucatan in Mexico. He explored ancient cultures across Egypt, Sri Lanka, and the prehistoric monument of Newgrange in Ireland. He travelled alone for two years through Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Bahamas. It was only after all of this — after walking those sacred, mysterious places with his own feet — that he asked the question that became the Timecrack Adventures: what if time itself broke open at one of these sites?
William built a distinguished career as a designer of branded goods for some of the world's most recognised names — Coca-Cola, the Ryder Cup, and the Five Nations Rugby Championship. He understands, better than most authors ever will, how identity and positioning determine whether something reaches its audience or disappears unnoticed.
After retiring, William devoted years to working with a homeless hostel in Belfast — a chapter of his life that speaks quietly to the moral heart of everything he writes. He faced a cancer diagnosis, survived it, and turned the experience into a book. He then created the Timecrack Adventures trilogy, which has been deposited at the National Library of Ireland, received five stars from Readers' Favorite, been praised by bestselling author Karen Maitland as a novel that awakens the young adventurer in all of us, and compared to H.G. Wells by a Daily Mail night editor. Film groups in the United States have reached out about the screen potential of the series.
The Timecrack Adventures — Timecrack, Copanatec, and Varakite — follow two brothers, Archie and Richard, as they are pulled through a time portal into worlds built on the foundations of civilisations that actually existed. The series is not invented spectacle. It is grounded in real ancient history, real human wonder, and the oldest question of all: how far would you travel — across worlds, across time, across everything you thought was real — to bring your family home?
William Long lives outside Holywood in Northern Ireland. He is currently completing the fourth Timecrack Adventure and a memoir drawn from his extraordinary life — including his childhood with deaf parents, his years of solo travel, and the medical battles he and his family have faced and overcome with remarkable courage.

Reviews

[Vi Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

Timecrack is an exciting page turner by William Long. Two teens have lost their parents into a "timecrack" - a crack in time through which people fall into other worlds. They are suddenly whisked off into a timecrack themselves. They meet interesting people from other times - past and future. Will they survive? Will they find their parents? A good read for young adults and older readers to find out if they can return to Old Earth?

[P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading this book. Very easy and enjoyable. I am reading Copanatec now, and can't wait for the next one!