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Skypunch Chronicles #1
Skypunch
It’s New Year’s Eve and I’ve only got my fourth drink to keep me company…
I’ll be honest; I’ve made some terrible choices in my life. Decisions I knew were wrong, but I made them anyway. My most recent transgression, however, was by far the worst and also the reason I was burying my face in alcohol on a night where I should’ve been celebrating. What did I do, you might be wondering? I cheated on the love of my life, the only woman whoever really understood and accepted me. And now she’s gone.
No, this isn’t the story about how I joined some 12-step program and turned my life around. It’s not even the story about how I won the girl back. But it is the story of what happened next: when the hands of the clock tattoos on my forearms began to turn.
It was on that night when I began to realize everything I thought was true, really wasn’t. It was the night that redefined reality as I knew it, the night when I stared into the abyss…only to see my own face leering back at me.
Since then, I’ve done the unbelievable - I’ve shattered the barrier separating time and space; I’ve visited strange worlds and walked in alternate realities; I’ve been to the place where time itself stands still. And I’ve beheld the vastness of the Multiverse, the roof under which countless worlds exist and endless possibilities become reality.
You’re probably wondering how some jerk like me could’ve landed such a cool gig? Well, it’s not really all it’s cracked up to be because the Multiverse is under immediate threat of annihilation and I’m caught in the eye of the storm.
My name is Isaac Kent. And this is my story.
I’ll be honest; I’ve made some terrible choices in my life. Decisions I knew were wrong, but I made them anyway. My most recent transgression, however, was by far the worst and also the reason I was burying my face in alcohol on a night where I should’ve been celebrating. What did I do, you might be wondering? I cheated on the love of my life, the only woman whoever really understood and accepted me. And now she’s gone.
No, this isn’t the story about how I joined some 12-step program and turned my life around. It’s not even the story about how I won the girl back. But it is the story of what happened next: when the hands of the clock tattoos on my forearms began to turn.
It was on that night when I began to realize everything I thought was true, really wasn’t. It was the night that redefined reality as I knew it, the night when I stared into the abyss…only to see my own face leering back at me.
Since then, I’ve done the unbelievable - I’ve shattered the barrier separating time and space; I’ve visited strange worlds and walked in alternate realities; I’ve been to the place where time itself stands still. And I’ve beheld the vastness of the Multiverse, the roof under which countless worlds exist and endless possibilities become reality.
You’re probably wondering how some jerk like me could’ve landed such a cool gig? Well, it’s not really all it’s cracked up to be because the Multiverse is under immediate threat of annihilation and I’m caught in the eye of the storm.
My name is Isaac Kent. And this is my story.
- GenresTime Travel
400 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 9, 2017
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August 4, 2017
Skypunch, a great way to begin!
I have to admit I love books about time travel and this one didn't let me down!
Skypunch , has a great twist so it's not your average sci-fi adventure. The quick pace and action kept me reading but it's characters and the world created , that is what had me hooked ! I really enjoyed the first book and can't wait to see what happens next . Logan Castle, you impressed me and l look forward to reading a lot more from you!
I have to admit I love books about time travel and this one didn't let me down!
Skypunch , has a great twist so it's not your average sci-fi adventure. The quick pace and action kept me reading but it's characters and the world created , that is what had me hooked ! I really enjoyed the first book and can't wait to see what happens next . Logan Castle, you impressed me and l look forward to reading a lot more from you!
July 24, 2017
I have a tendency in books that follow two narratives/storylines to prefer one over the other. I'm definitely more of a fan of the Sirius/Multiverse/evil vs. good Isaac Kent. I'm reminded somewhat of bad Dale versus Dougie versus Coop a la Twin Peaks; which aired after this was written so I just find it funny how some ideas are emergent all at once. (This happens throughout history a lot with artistic and/or scientific concepts; see Multiple Discovery)
First the protagonist - I like the splitting off of him and the terror of him watching himself. He seems so nuanced and conflicted I am very curious where this will go. Ie. are all these Isaac Kents across the multiverse contributing to his personality? I like how self-aware he is, if not overly so at times (but as a person with anxiety and heightened self awareness, this probably only makes me uncomfortable because I'm reminded of myself.) Maybe he's self aware because there are so many selves hanging around - I like that this book makes you wonder all these things.
Just some elements I liked: The Multiverse intrigues me so much! I'm wondering why there are 4 disturbances? Why not 3?! Why an even number?? I also dig the creation story with Chronos and Celestia - time and space, nice. It feels kind of like an updated Greek myth. Oh, and KT-1 - holding out for her to be sentient AI, I like her.
The prose itself - like I said, for many reasons - prose included, I definitely gravitated towards the more technical/sci-fi chapters. I even prefer the characters borne of that world, they feel more nuanced. I was refreshed when it turned from Lynn, for example, is a refreshing person/woman - more than a vessel for Isaac's affections like some of the women earlier on.
So I'm left thinking ... holes in the sky, okay. Holes in the ocean - maelstroms, got it. Since I know this is a trilogy - I'm really crossing my fingers for black holes as number 3! I guess it could be twisters, but that's changing directions.... is it? Definitely ended this one on a cliff-hanger, I'm not sure how I feel about that without the sequel being out yet. Kind of like how TV used to be - you had to wait for the next episode and not binge. Thanks for teaching us patience, Logan Castle.
5/5
First the protagonist - I like the splitting off of him and the terror of him watching himself. He seems so nuanced and conflicted I am very curious where this will go. Ie. are all these Isaac Kents across the multiverse contributing to his personality? I like how self-aware he is, if not overly so at times (but as a person with anxiety and heightened self awareness, this probably only makes me uncomfortable because I'm reminded of myself.) Maybe he's self aware because there are so many selves hanging around - I like that this book makes you wonder all these things.
Just some elements I liked: The Multiverse intrigues me so much! I'm wondering why there are 4 disturbances? Why not 3?! Why an even number?? I also dig the creation story with Chronos and Celestia - time and space, nice. It feels kind of like an updated Greek myth. Oh, and KT-1 - holding out for her to be sentient AI, I like her.
The prose itself - like I said, for many reasons - prose included, I definitely gravitated towards the more technical/sci-fi chapters. I even prefer the characters borne of that world, they feel more nuanced. I was refreshed when it turned from Lynn, for example, is a refreshing person/woman - more than a vessel for Isaac's affections like some of the women earlier on.
So I'm left thinking ... holes in the sky, okay. Holes in the ocean - maelstroms, got it. Since I know this is a trilogy - I'm really crossing my fingers for black holes as number 3! I guess it could be twisters, but that's changing directions.... is it? Definitely ended this one on a cliff-hanger, I'm not sure how I feel about that without the sequel being out yet. Kind of like how TV used to be - you had to wait for the next episode and not binge. Thanks for teaching us patience, Logan Castle.
5/5
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April 26, 2018
Disappointing
The main character was to me well written. He's raw, flawed and painfully self-indulgent but the background was weak. I got halfway through the book before I gave up.
The multiverse is monitored by one person and his trusty robot in a security station modeled on a high end apartment security office but bigger. There is a hazy mythical explanation involving a Greek God and sentient galaxies and more. It is garbled and illogical.
The purpose and power of the Time Axis is vaguely described as if it was made up as the writer typed the lines. It probably made more sense in the writer's head but the logic of the backstory never made it to the page. Not a good story and made worse by an interesting but unsympathetic main character.
The main character was to me well written. He's raw, flawed and painfully self-indulgent but the background was weak. I got halfway through the book before I gave up.
The multiverse is monitored by one person and his trusty robot in a security station modeled on a high end apartment security office but bigger. There is a hazy mythical explanation involving a Greek God and sentient galaxies and more. It is garbled and illogical.
The purpose and power of the Time Axis is vaguely described as if it was made up as the writer typed the lines. It probably made more sense in the writer's head but the logic of the backstory never made it to the page. Not a good story and made worse by an interesting but unsympathetic main character.
December 12, 2017
( Format : Audiobook )
What is this? Where are we? Who are you all?"
New Year's Eve and Isaac Kent is alone in a bar full of celebrating couples. He'd blown it with his long time love. He's about to do so again ... Except he might just have to save everything.
Poor, self pitying Isaac. He is in for the ride of his life, or should that be lives? He doesn't much like himself. He likes himself even less when he meets him. This is a book about time and the breakdown of the Axis of Time itself. Fast paced, with excellent characterisation especially of the main protagonist, where extraordinary things are about to befall a rather ordinary male.
Kyle Tait, as narrator, becomes the beset Isaac as his world explodes around him. Tait's very pleasant well modulated voice captures the character perfectly through all of his misadventures, and he is equally good voicing the other protagonists, including the elderly Timekeeper and his robotic KT1. An excellent, well paced and very easy to listen to performance.
My thanks to the rights holder for the complimentary copy gifted to me, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. It was a very enjoyable time travelling romp and I look forward reading the next book, Maelstrom, and finding out what becomes of poor Isaac - and the rest of the multiverse, of course.
What is this? Where are we? Who are you all?"
New Year's Eve and Isaac Kent is alone in a bar full of celebrating couples. He'd blown it with his long time love. He's about to do so again ... Except he might just have to save everything.
Poor, self pitying Isaac. He is in for the ride of his life, or should that be lives? He doesn't much like himself. He likes himself even less when he meets him. This is a book about time and the breakdown of the Axis of Time itself. Fast paced, with excellent characterisation especially of the main protagonist, where extraordinary things are about to befall a rather ordinary male.
Kyle Tait, as narrator, becomes the beset Isaac as his world explodes around him. Tait's very pleasant well modulated voice captures the character perfectly through all of his misadventures, and he is equally good voicing the other protagonists, including the elderly Timekeeper and his robotic KT1. An excellent, well paced and very easy to listen to performance.
My thanks to the rights holder for the complimentary copy gifted to me, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. It was a very enjoyable time travelling romp and I look forward reading the next book, Maelstrom, and finding out what becomes of poor Isaac - and the rest of the multiverse, of course.
July 1, 2018
This is simply one of the worst-written pieces of fiction I have ever encountered in my life. Not only are the ideas underwhelming - the Axis of Time is a single old man watching each universe on television screens? - but right at the opening the writer gives the main character a Mary Sue ex-girlfriend to drink away (a generic beautiful blonde, a wild woman with "acerbic wit" - does the writer even know what that is? - who also can function in any company, is well educated, and has experiences of "cultures other than her own"), an idea for a tattoo that is "the clock of the future" (except the "clock of the future" tattooed on the protagonist's arm has mechanical gears, which is definitely not the future of time keeping), and a sleazy yet strangely popular bar where the protagonist has put himself in the right place to receive his endless drinks of cheap booze while everyone else has to wait twenty minutes in line. I get it! The main character is a Mary Sue as well! (Although with him being male we are compelled to call him a Marty Stu.) I just got to the point where I wondered why someone actually put this book out and believed that there was a need for a sequel.
Even if you get it with your Amazon Kindle Unlimited subscription, do yourself a favor: SKIP IT.
Even if you get it with your Amazon Kindle Unlimited subscription, do yourself a favor: SKIP IT.
October 9, 2017
This was a definite page turner and not a book you could read when you're half asleep. When you enter into the complexities of the Multiverse, and the consequences of meddling with time, you have to keep your wits about you so you don't lose track of the players. It's no coincidence that the wheels (or cogs and gears) of this entire story were started by one alcohol driven, bad decision. What results is a fantastic story of time travel, love and betrayal, and the consequences of every choice one makes, whether it be a good or bad one. Protagonist Isaac Kent literally meets himself coming and going as he struggles to understand what it means to wield the Time Force and to get back to his children and the woman he loves.
Author Logan Castle writes beautifully and clearly, and his characters are very real in spite of the fantastic situation. The emotions they express are powerful and very human, and I think the reader will be able to identify with those feelings. The book is well edited and has no issues with continuity. The book leaves us hanging from a cliff, but I am more than willing to continue holding on by my fingertips waiting for book two.
Author Logan Castle writes beautifully and clearly, and his characters are very real in spite of the fantastic situation. The emotions they express are powerful and very human, and I think the reader will be able to identify with those feelings. The book is well edited and has no issues with continuity. The book leaves us hanging from a cliff, but I am more than willing to continue holding on by my fingertips waiting for book two.
November 24, 2017
An ordinary man will be called upon to do the extraordinary - namely, save the universe. Sounds interesting, right? Although the story was entertaining overall, I was surprised by the explicit sexual content. I listen to a lot of romance novels and am accustomed to the sex but I'm not sure if hardcore sci-fi fantasy lovers would have the same comfort level.
Some reviewers have said that the plot and concepts were difficult to follow/understand but I did not find that to be the case. In a nutshell, when you mess with Time, it messes back. When the plot started emerging and the action picked up, I was hooked. I enjoyed this sci-fi adventure and would be interested to see how Isaac fares in Book 2. Kyle Tait as narrator really nailed Isaac and gave a performance that never failed to hold my interest. I would recommend Skypunch if the listener is not opposed to some sexual content.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This review is my honest opinion.
Some reviewers have said that the plot and concepts were difficult to follow/understand but I did not find that to be the case. In a nutshell, when you mess with Time, it messes back. When the plot started emerging and the action picked up, I was hooked. I enjoyed this sci-fi adventure and would be interested to see how Isaac fares in Book 2. Kyle Tait as narrator really nailed Isaac and gave a performance that never failed to hold my interest. I would recommend Skypunch if the listener is not opposed to some sexual content.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This review is my honest opinion.
January 5, 2018
I won this book in a giveaway and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I absolutely enjoyed all the characters, especially how real their personalities seemed, as many novels in this genre have extremely cheesy character development. I'm hoping to someday check out the sequels once they're written and released. I'm enthralled with this story and hope to continue to be so.
February 24, 2018
Audible:This was a very disjointed story.It took forever to get to any point.I have re listeed to chapters and still am confused.Kyle Tait is an okay narrator for the most part.Maybe this wasn't 'his' book either.I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”
August 6, 2017
Great new take on time travel
This was a great book dealing with a new take on time travel and it's origins as well as it's repercussions. The story was action packed and exciting. Can't wait for the next one!
This was a great book dealing with a new take on time travel and it's origins as well as it's repercussions. The story was action packed and exciting. Can't wait for the next one!
January 7, 2019
Couldn’t get Thru this book
September 5, 2018
The beginning of the book is definitely wordy. He describes his girlfriend (and how he messed up) way too much. Originally, I thought she was his wife til out of nowhere he mentions kids and I backed up to see if I missed something. Nope. The exwife and kids are tossed out without prior explaination.
I found the explicit sex scenes unnecessary and not in keeping with the rest of the book. An hour could probably be shaved off the book without causing any disruption. Swearing is present but not excessive.
Several times I had to re listen to many parts trying to keep some handle on what was happening. The story seemed disjointed but, farther into the book things started to come together more. The periodic chapters with the old man and the robot make sense since there is a event happening (while our main character is wallowing) that he's unaware of and of course, for a while, he has no idea why his reality seems to be morphing. Nearing the end, we get a big reveal of how all fits together.
Despite the effort to get there, the last third of the book really got me intrigued. The abrupt ending was, well...abrupt. I am curious however, if the next book continues on like the last bit of this one, then I look forward to reading/ listening to it.
The narrator (Kyle Tait) did a good job narrating this book. He has a good pace to his reading and voiced the women well. I have not listened to him before and would again.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
Story 3/5
Narration 4/5
I found the explicit sex scenes unnecessary and not in keeping with the rest of the book. An hour could probably be shaved off the book without causing any disruption. Swearing is present but not excessive.
Several times I had to re listen to many parts trying to keep some handle on what was happening. The story seemed disjointed but, farther into the book things started to come together more. The periodic chapters with the old man and the robot make sense since there is a event happening (while our main character is wallowing) that he's unaware of and of course, for a while, he has no idea why his reality seems to be morphing. Nearing the end, we get a big reveal of how all fits together.
Despite the effort to get there, the last third of the book really got me intrigued. The abrupt ending was, well...abrupt. I am curious however, if the next book continues on like the last bit of this one, then I look forward to reading/ listening to it.
The narrator (Kyle Tait) did a good job narrating this book. He has a good pace to his reading and voiced the women well. I have not listened to him before and would again.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
Story 3/5
Narration 4/5
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