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Erased
They built a time machine to fix the past, but never imagined it would break their future.
Marcy and Connor's first journey through time was a they saved a life and righted a terrible wrong. Soon, they turned their sights to rewriting entire chapters of human history.
What began as a crusade to eliminate evil becomes a spiral of unintended consequences, as each return to the present reveals a world further away from the one they once knew. As time fractures, they race against time to repair what they've done.
With every jump, the present and future change in unpredictable ways. Can they ever return things to the way they were before - or find a reality they can call home?
A tense sci-fi thriller, ERASED explores the dangers of tampering with time... and what it takes to live with the consequences.
Marcy and Connor's first journey through time was a they saved a life and righted a terrible wrong. Soon, they turned their sights to rewriting entire chapters of human history.
What began as a crusade to eliminate evil becomes a spiral of unintended consequences, as each return to the present reveals a world further away from the one they once knew. As time fractures, they race against time to repair what they've done.
With every jump, the present and future change in unpredictable ways. Can they ever return things to the way they were before - or find a reality they can call home?
A tense sci-fi thriller, ERASED explores the dangers of tampering with time... and what it takes to live with the consequences.
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2025
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About the author
Christopher Coates
10 books27 followersI grew up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and moved to Michigan in 1988 to attend Davenport University’s Paramedic school. I reside in Kent City, Michigan, with my wife of 32 years. We have an adult son and daughter who both have graduated college and live out of town.
I am a retired Firefighter/Paramedic who works full-time in Information Systems for a major West Michigan company.
In my off time, I enjoy traveling to unique places, family time, and my two dogs, who keep life fun.
I am a retired Firefighter/Paramedic who works full-time in Information Systems for a major West Michigan company.
In my off time, I enjoy traveling to unique places, family time, and my two dogs, who keep life fun.
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November 24, 2025
This is one of those times I regret taking on an advance review copy. As an ARC reader, I take seriously the commitment to give an honest assessment for future readers, for the author, and for my own integrity.
But this one simply didn’t work for me.
The characters had seeds of interesting backstories, and the central idea *could* have been compelling. But the book handwaves the genesis of its core technology, asking readers to focus only on its use. And the story that arises from that use frustrated me with its simplistic and unrealistic solutions to inherently paradoxical problems. Other authors in my recent reviews have handled similarly outlandish inventions with stronger foundations and more convincing stories.
Worse, the consequences and downstream story built around the technology felt implausible and too neatly resolved. The premise is the sort of thing that demands a bolder, stranger, more committed direction; something closer to the way Philip K. Dick’s followed an idea into uncomfortable, unpredictable and even unhappy territory. Instead, this narrative pulls back toward a tidy ending, and the result is unsatisfying.
I don’t enjoy leaving a two-star review, especially for an ARC. But honesty is the whole point of early reviews, and this one falls into my 2-star rule: “Two stars when it’s so bad that it makes you laugh, or sigh, and want to write a review, but you dislike it so much that you feel bad bout doing so.”
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
But this one simply didn’t work for me.
The characters had seeds of interesting backstories, and the central idea *could* have been compelling. But the book handwaves the genesis of its core technology, asking readers to focus only on its use. And the story that arises from that use frustrated me with its simplistic and unrealistic solutions to inherently paradoxical problems. Other authors in my recent reviews have handled similarly outlandish inventions with stronger foundations and more convincing stories.
Worse, the consequences and downstream story built around the technology felt implausible and too neatly resolved. The premise is the sort of thing that demands a bolder, stranger, more committed direction; something closer to the way Philip K. Dick’s followed an idea into uncomfortable, unpredictable and even unhappy territory. Instead, this narrative pulls back toward a tidy ending, and the result is unsatisfying.
I don’t enjoy leaving a two-star review, especially for an ARC. But honesty is the whole point of early reviews, and this one falls into my 2-star rule: “Two stars when it’s so bad that it makes you laugh, or sigh, and want to write a review, but you dislike it so much that you feel bad bout doing so.”
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
January 12, 2026
Oh dear this was not a good read, which is a shame as the central concept of time travel can be very interesting ( such as Dark matter by Blake crouch one of my favourite books ). The plot focuses on 2 interns Connor and Macey who, after their mentor dies, continue his work and discover time travel.
The pair then decide to start changing events of the past in a bid to make the world better.
There is next to no explanation of the science behind the just that the machine works. For 2 people who are intelligent enough to discover time travel they are stupidly naive about consequences. Also they have no problem killing people, justifying it by saying ‘they were bad ‘. The author doesn’t even tie the ending up in a satisfying way.
The pair then decide to start changing events of the past in a bid to make the world better.
There is next to no explanation of the science behind the just that the machine works. For 2 people who are intelligent enough to discover time travel they are stupidly naive about consequences. Also they have no problem killing people, justifying it by saying ‘they were bad ‘. The author doesn’t even tie the ending up in a satisfying way.
October 22, 2025
Frustrating to read
This book was so frustrating to read. The two main characters are reckless, shortsighted, careless and just so stupid. The way they bounced around timelines with absolutely no thought for the consequences of their actions was basically criminal. Big chunks of the book were wasted on events that meant nothing to the story. I should have stopped reading, but I wanted to see if the author was skilled enough to end the story well. Spoiler: he was not.
This book was so frustrating to read. The two main characters are reckless, shortsighted, careless and just so stupid. The way they bounced around timelines with absolutely no thought for the consequences of their actions was basically criminal. Big chunks of the book were wasted on events that meant nothing to the story. I should have stopped reading, but I wanted to see if the author was skilled enough to end the story well. Spoiler: he was not.
September 12, 2025
Interesting time travel book that explores the consequences of changing the past. In this case the changes directly impact the time travelers. I wished some interesting parts of the plot were built out more and not glossed over. But overall it is an easy fun read and you will want to see how it ends.
October 18, 2025
Erased
Troubled timelines
Very much fun to Read though
Nicely imaginative.
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Troubled timelines
Very much fun to Read though
Nicely imaginative.
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November 30, 2025
One of the best Christopher Coates and time travel books I’ve read. Very interesting storyline
November 3, 2025
This fast-paced time-travel science fiction story comes with a delightful touch of romance.
Conner and Marcy unlock the secrets of time travel and, true to the spirit of discovery, use their invention to try and save lives. But as always with time travel, good intentions lead to chaos and unforeseen consequences.
With just a few paragraphs, the author draws you into each new reality, making every timeline and every person they encounter feel vivid and alive.
What truly makes this story shine, though, is watching Conner and Marcy evolve—not just as scientists chasing discovery, but as people learning what it means to be human.
Conner and Marcy unlock the secrets of time travel and, true to the spirit of discovery, use their invention to try and save lives. But as always with time travel, good intentions lead to chaos and unforeseen consequences.
With just a few paragraphs, the author draws you into each new reality, making every timeline and every person they encounter feel vivid and alive.
What truly makes this story shine, though, is watching Conner and Marcy evolve—not just as scientists chasing discovery, but as people learning what it means to be human.
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