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Hexad Trilogy #1
Hexad: The Factory
Dale dug furtively, feeling like a muppet but unable to get the previous evening's conversation with Amanda out of his mind. A stupid, drunken conversation, full of conjecture about the possibility of time travel. Then one of them, he couldn't remember which, had come up with the idea that if it really was possible at some point in their future then they'd go back in time and bury proof under the apple tree in the garden.
Dale knew he was acting foolish, and prayed Amanda didn't wake up to find him digging in the dirt. He couldn't help it though, however ridiculous it seemed. There was that nagging at the back of his mind: what if?
Dale knew he was acting foolish, and prayed Amanda didn't wake up to find him digging in the dirt. He couldn't help it though, however ridiculous it seemed. There was that nagging at the back of his mind: what if?
- GenresTime Travel
260 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 8, 2015
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About the author
Al K. Line
84 books185 followersAl K. Line is a British author who lives in rural England with his wife, son, and dogs.
When asked to describe himself for this bio all we got was the following:
"Who am I? Degrees, jobs, living in other countries, fighting squirrels, cuddling monkeys, amused by penguins, all the usual stuff."
When asked to describe himself for this bio all we got was the following:
"Who am I? Degrees, jobs, living in other countries, fighting squirrels, cuddling monkeys, amused by penguins, all the usual stuff."
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August 27, 2015
This is the third time travel story that I've read recently and it was a total letdown. These kinds of books can be confusing, especially when you involve parallel universes and paradoxes. When the plot is solid, even if you don't completely understand it all, it's still worth it but, when nothing makes sense, then it's just boring. Regarding twists, there are the "I never saw it coming but it makes so much sense and I can revisit the full book or movie and read it in a different light" kind of surprises, and then there are the "I never saw this coming because it makes no sense at all" twists, which is the case here. The characters are unlikeable, some were never properly explained, and I was just disappointed that such a great premise would be wasted on this messy plot.
December 28, 2015
Time Traveling *I won a copy of Hexad: The Factory on Booklikes in exchange for an honest review.
I just finished reading Hexad: The Factory which is a book about time travel. The first couple of chapters really had my head spinning. The main characters, Amanda and Dale, and how they initiated the time travel events, were introduced. The theory on why they thought digging up their garden would produce a time travel gadget- the Hexad, and how the Hexad actually worked was very confusing. I definitely think those chapters and their back and forth dialogue on figuring out time travel needs to be clarified and cut down. The characters in the book were confused and I was even more confused. Once I got past alot of that dialogue and the plot focused more on Amanda and Dale saving the world from time travel, the story became easier to follow. There were several places however, that need to be edited for grammar and incorrect sentence structure.
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Toward the end of the book, Dale revealed the warehouse full of Amandas and Amanda and Dale decided that eradicating all of the Amanda's would be the right way to save the world. I thought that section on why Amanda's body was selected to make the Hexad in the first place needs to be expanded on and how Amanda's body actually made the Hexad function needs to be clarified.
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Moving to the very end, I thought the cliffhanger was great! Even though I had a few bumps along the way, the ending made up for it. If I had a Hexad, I would use it to read the sequel now!
I just finished reading Hexad: The Factory which is a book about time travel. The first couple of chapters really had my head spinning. The main characters, Amanda and Dale, and how they initiated the time travel events, were introduced. The theory on why they thought digging up their garden would produce a time travel gadget- the Hexad, and how the Hexad actually worked was very confusing. I definitely think those chapters and their back and forth dialogue on figuring out time travel needs to be clarified and cut down. The characters in the book were confused and I was even more confused. Once I got past alot of that dialogue and the plot focused more on Amanda and Dale saving the world from time travel, the story became easier to follow. There were several places however, that need to be edited for grammar and incorrect sentence structure.
[spoiler]
Toward the end of the book, Dale revealed the warehouse full of Amandas and Amanda and Dale decided that eradicating all of the Amanda's would be the right way to save the world. I thought that section on why Amanda's body was selected to make the Hexad in the first place needs to be expanded on and how Amanda's body actually made the Hexad function needs to be clarified.
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Moving to the very end, I thought the cliffhanger was great! Even though I had a few bumps along the way, the ending made up for it. If I had a Hexad, I would use it to read the sequel now!
January 15, 2016
After a weird nighttime, alcohol benumbed conversation with his girlfriend, Amanda, Dale Ando woke up and began digging in his yard for evidence of time travel. He thought it was all a joke, but was curious, so he was amazed when he found a note from himself that made it seem that time travel was a reality. And, what a reality it was. Dale and Amanda soon found themselves chasing themselves across different timelines and alternate universes, all the while being pursued by strange men, some of whom seem bent on doing them harm.
If you’re a ‘Doctor Who’ fan, you’ll love Hexad: The Factory by Al K. Line, a time-travel thriller that is short on science, long on fiction, and chocked full of fun, fumbles, and has more twists than a big fill of twizzlers. If you’re a scientist—or a science nerd—who understands the theory of time travel, you’ll probably not like this book. Then again, you just might. It’s a bit like Doug Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. You know such things are impossible, but the characters are so endearing and the escapades they get up to so funny, you chuck disbelief in the dustbin and soldier on.
Warning: don’t read this book unless you’re prepared to keep going for the next book(s) in the series. A lot of the problems Dale and Amanda encounter are solved, only to create even bigger problems lying just out of reach beyond the final page.
If you’re a ‘Doctor Who’ fan, you’ll love Hexad: The Factory by Al K. Line, a time-travel thriller that is short on science, long on fiction, and chocked full of fun, fumbles, and has more twists than a big fill of twizzlers. If you’re a scientist—or a science nerd—who understands the theory of time travel, you’ll probably not like this book. Then again, you just might. It’s a bit like Doug Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. You know such things are impossible, but the characters are so endearing and the escapades they get up to so funny, you chuck disbelief in the dustbin and soldier on.
Warning: don’t read this book unless you’re prepared to keep going for the next book(s) in the series. A lot of the problems Dale and Amanda encounter are solved, only to create even bigger problems lying just out of reach beyond the final page.
September 27, 2015
Hexad: The Factory ere’s a time travel book that will have your head spinning! Hexad: The Factory is one weird story. Imagine deciding that there is time travel and to prove it you dig up the proof, which you have left in the garden ten years later! That confusing enough for you?
Ok so yeah, this story basically says that in 10 years time they will come back to tonight and bury proof in the garden which you will dig up in the morning. Well anyway that’s basically it, except things get a lot more complicated when you add in all the Paradox’s and parallel universes and such. This really is one confusing story to follow.
Having said that though, I loved it! I had to use my brain and really think about Amanda and Dale’s actions, could this happen, what would happen if they did such and such? Fascinating.
Amanda and Dale are both great characters, they are well-developed and very easy to relate to.
Overall, you really need to be a lover of time-travel and sci-fi to enjoy this book, otherwise I think it might get a little too confusing. Enjoy
NB I Reveived this book free for an honest review
Ok so yeah, this story basically says that in 10 years time they will come back to tonight and bury proof in the garden which you will dig up in the morning. Well anyway that’s basically it, except things get a lot more complicated when you add in all the Paradox’s and parallel universes and such. This really is one confusing story to follow.
Having said that though, I loved it! I had to use my brain and really think about Amanda and Dale’s actions, could this happen, what would happen if they did such and such? Fascinating.
Amanda and Dale are both great characters, they are well-developed and very easy to relate to.
Overall, you really need to be a lover of time-travel and sci-fi to enjoy this book, otherwise I think it might get a little too confusing. Enjoy
NB I Reveived this book free for an honest review
January 22, 2016
how the author kept anything straight without losing their mind is well beyond me. If you dont like to think while reading a book just step away!! This book will keep you on your toes thinking hard and even asking yourself a lot of questions. It does not matter whether you believe in time travel if it were ever even possible but this book will make you wonder about all the complicity there is not only to your life but others and how dramatically even one simple change in your own life can change that of someone else's life. The old butterfly effect strikes again. From beginning to the end you will be wondering many things and the characters in this book will make you truly understand somethings just were not meant to be.
January 19, 2016
Not really sure what to think of this book. Time travel is always a tricky subject to deal with and the author also mixed in alternate/parallel universes and it all just kinda came out a mess. I don't think he really had any cohesive theory behind his ideas and it just felt jumbled. The biggest problem for me however was that there really was no story here. Just characters, and not really very strong or well developed, running around and with all the time travel and alternate universe talk I think the author was hoping you didn't notice there was no story. Its part of a series and it definitely felt like a first book but I don't know if there was enough there to make me want to read more.
July 23, 2015
Detailed review to come, if I can come up with things to say about it.
It was one CRAZY book. Not for people who don't like, or don't understand the concept of, time travel. I like to think I understand a lot of the concept of it, I understand it when it's used in things like Star Trek, but even in this book my mind was going nuts. It's like the author took all these words and concepts and put them all into a blender and wrote what got spit out. It was a crazy ride, but I did like it overall. And it's a series? Dunno what I'm gonna think about that, but definitely wanna read the next!
It was one CRAZY book. Not for people who don't like, or don't understand the concept of, time travel. I like to think I understand a lot of the concept of it, I understand it when it's used in things like Star Trek, but even in this book my mind was going nuts. It's like the author took all these words and concepts and put them all into a blender and wrote what got spit out. It was a crazy ride, but I did like it overall. And it's a series? Dunno what I'm gonna think about that, but definitely wanna read the next!
January 22, 2016
Complex characters. People I want to know and care about. I can't wait for the next installment!#
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