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Firesetter #1
A Thread of Time
It was clear to Lance that his father hated him. Why else would he leave everything to Hank, except for that coin? You know, the one with some dude’s head on it, the ancient Euro or whatever it was. Except it wasn’t a Euro according to the pawnbroker. Turns out, it’s an old Imperial Coin from the days of the Great Emperor, and it might be worth a whole lot of dough on the other side of the galaxy, if Lance could somehow manage to take it there. But, how does a guy, who owes the hospital a lifetime’s worth of earnings, manage to travel across the stars? Turns out, he can do it for free. Not only that, but he can get three squares a day, an apartment complete with roommates, and two sets of clothes, albeit in spandex. It’s like prison, but with benefits. It’s SpaceForce. In the meantime, on the other side of the galaxy, Ailana is stuck next to her hated cousin, Embo in their grandmother’s sewing shop, forever listening to the old woman wax on about her glory days as a Royal Seamstress. No matter how she tries, Ailana can’t break free of Grandmother and her needling, even after the old woman is dead. However, it will be through her needle and thread, that Ailana gains admittance into the privileged world of the nobility, where fate will introduce her to a man that bears a striking resemblance to the face on Lance’s coin.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 15, 2015
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About the author
J. Naomi Ay
60 books46 followers Naomi lives in the north Olympic Peninsula and is mom to 3 and a Pomeranian. She has always been a fan of historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction and is known for having waited in line for seven hours for the opening of both the original Star Wars and Star Trek films.
Having been an accountant for more than twenty-five years, Naomi is now turning her attention full time to continuing The Two Moons of Rehnor series and the Time Tripping Adventure series as dreaming of fictional people is far more interesting than reconciling ledgers.
Having been an accountant for more than twenty-five years, Naomi is now turning her attention full time to continuing The Two Moons of Rehnor series and the Time Tripping Adventure series as dreaming of fictional people is far more interesting than reconciling ledgers.
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July 19, 2019
Interesting
A good read with good characters. For the most part the storyline runs smoothly except for the jumping between 2 seemingly non attached stories, but I'm sure there's a reason behind them that will have them meet up sooner or later
A good read with good characters. For the most part the storyline runs smoothly except for the jumping between 2 seemingly non attached stories, but I'm sure there's a reason behind them that will have them meet up sooner or later
February 28, 2017
Many stories in one
If switching back and forth between many stories is something you like this book is for you. I feel like they didn't have enough for 1 good story so they spilt it into 5 or 6.
If switching back and forth between many stories is something you like this book is for you. I feel like they didn't have enough for 1 good story so they spilt it into 5 or 6.
July 26, 2015
A Thread in Time: Firesetter Book 1 is the first book in a new series. While it harkens back to the author’s space opera The Two Moons of Rehnor, the book is a new story. You don’t have to read the other series to enjoy this book.
I hadn’t thought of the series “The Two Moons of Rehnor” as the beginning of a family saga until I read this book. “A Thread of Time: Firesetter Book 1” takes place long after “The Boy Who Lit up the Sky,” Senya, has gone, but his legacy lives on. This time the boy with the strange eyes is the son of a seamstress and a shopkeeper. He is a sickly but kind boy named Amyr. We meet his family, who each has a voice with their own chapter, and find out that a “Disease” has wiped out much of the population of Mishnah, leaving chaos and poverty to those left behind. The king, Mikal, is an ineffectual descendant of the Great Emperor, who knows his days are numbered. He is eventually overthrown by his cousin, Marko Korelesk, a miscreant with a penchant for destruction and an appetite for power. With his armies, he terrorizes the countryside as he gathers the “Karut” population in work camps.
Amyr and his father escape the marauding army as it descends on his village, along with his cousin and an orphaned noble boy named Dov. They return to the Motherland, Karupatani, and while, in the care of the Karut King’s brother, Ronen, Amyr thrives and grows tall. The people of Karupatani, seeing his strange eyes, believe the MaKennah has returned, but Amyr denies that he is the one. Before the end of the story, which is a cliffhanger, we find out what Amyr’s plans are, and who he says will be the next Emperor.
Along the way, we meet others like Lance, a lackadaisical member of the Allied Spaceforce, and his daughter, Sandy. Their parts were small here, but will no doubt be expanded in the next book, especially Sandy, who has a connection to Amyr, but only in her mind. I love the way the author weaves all their stories into a logical tale. Her imagination seems boundless. The characters have their own voice, and I found I liked the people of the old empire better than the more modern characters on the spaceship, but they were necessary, too. This really is a family saga, and for those who have ridden the Rehnor ride from the beginning, you will not be disappointed.
I hadn’t thought of the series “The Two Moons of Rehnor” as the beginning of a family saga until I read this book. “A Thread of Time: Firesetter Book 1” takes place long after “The Boy Who Lit up the Sky,” Senya, has gone, but his legacy lives on. This time the boy with the strange eyes is the son of a seamstress and a shopkeeper. He is a sickly but kind boy named Amyr. We meet his family, who each has a voice with their own chapter, and find out that a “Disease” has wiped out much of the population of Mishnah, leaving chaos and poverty to those left behind. The king, Mikal, is an ineffectual descendant of the Great Emperor, who knows his days are numbered. He is eventually overthrown by his cousin, Marko Korelesk, a miscreant with a penchant for destruction and an appetite for power. With his armies, he terrorizes the countryside as he gathers the “Karut” population in work camps.
Amyr and his father escape the marauding army as it descends on his village, along with his cousin and an orphaned noble boy named Dov. They return to the Motherland, Karupatani, and while, in the care of the Karut King’s brother, Ronen, Amyr thrives and grows tall. The people of Karupatani, seeing his strange eyes, believe the MaKennah has returned, but Amyr denies that he is the one. Before the end of the story, which is a cliffhanger, we find out what Amyr’s plans are, and who he says will be the next Emperor.
Along the way, we meet others like Lance, a lackadaisical member of the Allied Spaceforce, and his daughter, Sandy. Their parts were small here, but will no doubt be expanded in the next book, especially Sandy, who has a connection to Amyr, but only in her mind. I love the way the author weaves all their stories into a logical tale. Her imagination seems boundless. The characters have their own voice, and I found I liked the people of the old empire better than the more modern characters on the spaceship, but they were necessary, too. This really is a family saga, and for those who have ridden the Rehnor ride from the beginning, you will not be disappointed.
August 2, 2016
The fantasy world is jumbled and poorly outlined. The constant shift in perspectives excuses the author from delving deeply into any one character, so it's hard to see any actual growth or change. The book appears to be an introduction to a rather long (and ongoing) series and therefore cannot be read alone as it merely stops rather than bringing any resolution. Basically a marketing ploy to get us to buy the books that follow. Like reading a story in installments in The Strand.
August 3, 2017
I liked one story best though I did not like switching back and forth between stories. The ending was abrupt.
August 9, 2017
I give this book 4 hearts
Alright so I thoroughly enjoyed this book however I will say don't bother reading it when you are tired or can't focus on the story. There is a ton happening all at once different time periods, many different people and it changes chapter to chapter so you have to really pay attention. That is the real reason for 4 stars just because it is a very confusing book with I feel a little too much going on at once but by the end I fell in love with the story.
I am not even sure how to say what the book is about but I'll try, the story of a boy left a coin by his late father, seems to set off a string of events... meanwhile in another time a seamstress of a race that is being persecuted cares for her sickly son, with a war brewing all around the guards are almost at the door.
In a quick turn of events the sickly son is more than he appears. Years later the son that was left the coin discovers he was has a daughter he was unaware of, she is somehow drawn to the coin with the sickly boys face on it.
Okay I think hats as good as I can do, there is so much happening I don't want to give anything away. There is a mix of war, betrayal, possible sorta romance but no HEA this is only the first book.
** reviewer for romance authors that rock
Alright so I thoroughly enjoyed this book however I will say don't bother reading it when you are tired or can't focus on the story. There is a ton happening all at once different time periods, many different people and it changes chapter to chapter so you have to really pay attention. That is the real reason for 4 stars just because it is a very confusing book with I feel a little too much going on at once but by the end I fell in love with the story.
I am not even sure how to say what the book is about but I'll try, the story of a boy left a coin by his late father, seems to set off a string of events... meanwhile in another time a seamstress of a race that is being persecuted cares for her sickly son, with a war brewing all around the guards are almost at the door.
In a quick turn of events the sickly son is more than he appears. Years later the son that was left the coin discovers he was has a daughter he was unaware of, she is somehow drawn to the coin with the sickly boys face on it.
Okay I think hats as good as I can do, there is so much happening I don't want to give anything away. There is a mix of war, betrayal, possible sorta romance but no HEA this is only the first book.
** reviewer for romance authors that rock
April 25, 2019
I enjoyed reading this book. I like the writer's style and sense of humor. If you are going to read it be sure you are wide awake and alert. There is a ton happening all at once with different time periods, and many different people. It changes chapter to chapter so you have to really pay attention. Once you get into it things are easier to grasp and you should be able to tell who is who. I liked all of the characters.
That is the real reason for 4 stars just because it is a very confusing book with I feel a little too much going on at once but by the end I fell in love with the story.
I hope to have the opportunity to read the next one in the series at some point.
That is the real reason for 4 stars just because it is a very confusing book with I feel a little too much going on at once but by the end I fell in love with the story.
I hope to have the opportunity to read the next one in the series at some point.
February 17, 2020
A waste of time
This story was a waste of my time. I thought it might have a time travel included but it never appeared. I the story never came to a conclusion.😖🙁😪
It became a sleeper.
This story was a waste of my time. I thought it might have a time travel included but it never appeared. I the story never came to a conclusion.😖🙁😪
It became a sleeper.
July 19, 2018
I enjoyed reading this book, but it was hard ttying to keep all the story lines straight as it keeps jumping from character to character.
February 10, 2023
I liked it.
July 15, 2017
Inventively funny.
The storyline is interesting in that there seems to be a cast of characters who seem to have a never ending cycle of reincarnation going. It's all told in a way that is almost hilarious at times.
The storyline is interesting in that there seems to be a cast of characters who seem to have a never ending cycle of reincarnation going. It's all told in a way that is almost hilarious at times.
March 12, 2017
A very hard book to get into but once you get used to the many characters it takes you on a ride. Every character has a beginning and an end what happens in between makes them are so different. They are all running from or towards someone or thing. We learn about a father that loves his son even though the child has so many health issues and even when he learns that it isn't his child he does everything to keep him safe. A young boy has survived a horrible event and he finds the one person that helps him escape. A young girl will never be enough but she knows how to care for others even when she loses the one that she thinks that she loves. A young sick child becomes the adult that is meant to lead a nation. A mother makes her choice and she learns the burden of her ways but can she save her new son?
What an interesting story.
What an interesting story.
November 17, 2015
I loved this book. The author's writing style had me gripped from the first page, and although I have to admit the changing characters/time/places threw me at first, once I got into the swing of it, I really enjoyed the different 'threads'.
For most of the book, there isn't an obvious connection between the characters, but links become clearer as each individual's story progresses. There was a definite cliff-hanger, so there will obviously be more books which will tie more ends.
I will certainly read the rest of this series (and by the looks of it, as suggested by some of the reviews, the previous series which will give me more knowledge of the story.)
For most of the book, there isn't an obvious connection between the characters, but links become clearer as each individual's story progresses. There was a definite cliff-hanger, so there will obviously be more books which will tie more ends.
I will certainly read the rest of this series (and by the looks of it, as suggested by some of the reviews, the previous series which will give me more knowledge of the story.)
April 5, 2016
One thing to remember is that this book is called the thread of time. While the intro does use the phrase "in the meantime" to relate events in different regions of space, by the end of the book the chapters from differing perspectives make an interesting and interconnected thread leaving me wondering where it will go.
July 5, 2016
More of the same
While this story had more of the same, who used who to do our get what they wanted. What disappointed me the most was the jumping back and forth and all around in time.
While this story had more of the same, who used who to do our get what they wanted. What disappointed me the most was the jumping back and forth and all around in time.
December 29, 2016
3/5 - ok.
There must be a very long story arc with this series as this book introduces a multitude of characters in quite divergent settings. Chapters switch between the players points of view, sometimes they overlap other times not.
There must be a very long story arc with this series as this book introduces a multitude of characters in quite divergent settings. Chapters switch between the players points of view, sometimes they overlap other times not.
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