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Space Team #8
Space Team: The Time Titan of Tomorrow
Cal Carver's time is about to run out.
He and his Space Team are broke. Forced to take low-paying gun-for-hire jobs just to keep the food replicator working, their prospects are not looking good.
When they pick up a distress signal from a luxury space cruiser, they think their luck might be about to change. And it does. Sadly, not in the way they'd hoped.
Someone has detonated a Time Bomb aboard the cruiser - an experimental device designed to shatter time itself. As the team passes through the fragments, their personal timelines begin moving at very different speeds, and an ageing Cal is forced to live out decades aboard the ship surrounded by his now statue-like crew mates and the mutated, inbred descendants of the cruiser's former inhabitants.
As if that isn't bad enough, the Time Bomb was just a test for the real weapon - a weapon that could spell a fate worse than death for Space Team, and the enslavement of the entire galaxy.
Featuring giant space babies, reverse mermaids and the most dangerous man in existence, Space Team: The Time Titan of Tomorrow is the eighth fast and frantic adventure in the Space Team comedic scifi series.
He and his Space Team are broke. Forced to take low-paying gun-for-hire jobs just to keep the food replicator working, their prospects are not looking good.
When they pick up a distress signal from a luxury space cruiser, they think their luck might be about to change. And it does. Sadly, not in the way they'd hoped.
Someone has detonated a Time Bomb aboard the cruiser - an experimental device designed to shatter time itself. As the team passes through the fragments, their personal timelines begin moving at very different speeds, and an ageing Cal is forced to live out decades aboard the ship surrounded by his now statue-like crew mates and the mutated, inbred descendants of the cruiser's former inhabitants.
As if that isn't bad enough, the Time Bomb was just a test for the real weapon - a weapon that could spell a fate worse than death for Space Team, and the enslavement of the entire galaxy.
Featuring giant space babies, reverse mermaids and the most dangerous man in existence, Space Team: The Time Titan of Tomorrow is the eighth fast and frantic adventure in the Space Team comedic scifi series.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 9, 2018
About the author
Barry J. Hutchison
49 books753 followersBarry J. Hutchison is an award-winning author, screenwriter and writer of comics. Having written over 70 books for children and teenagers, Barry is now writing books for adults. Space Team is his first grown-up novel.
Barry lives in the Highlands of Scotland with his wife, two children, and irritatingly upbeat dog.
Barry lives in the Highlands of Scotland with his wife, two children, and irritatingly upbeat dog.
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May 20, 2018
This has been the most emotional and heartbreaking book of the series I’ve read till now! It has the all the twists and turns, the humour and fun, but what an unexpected adventure. Yes, I admit, I was crying by chapter 7 seeing Cal and Splurt so desperate and despondent. The end left me speechless, mind blown.
February 6, 2018
Another great entry in the Space Team saga. This one, though, takes a bit of a turn at the end. It's still hilarious stuff, but ramps up its serious side as well. Hold onto your hats.
June 7, 2018
As crazy as ever with some seriously bad shizz happening. Another wild ride!
January 6, 2020
Another fun adventure with the Space Team! Each new novel in this series feels like being reunited with old friends. Engaging. Exciting. Amusing. Looking forward to the next one.
February 18, 2018
Each book gets worse
I loved this series at first, but each successive book has gotten more ridiculous and more juvenile. You have to suspend any semblance of intelligence to read these later books in the series. Cal has gone from a favorite character to the most insipid and annoying idiot you can imagine. Kevin is so stupid he makes me want to throw my iPad against the wall in frustration. Barry, please bring back the quasi-intelligent plots you had earlier in the series. No one is as stupid as Cal and Kevin. Their life expectancy would be measured in minutes, rather than years. They’ve stopped being funny.
I loved this series at first, but each successive book has gotten more ridiculous and more juvenile. You have to suspend any semblance of intelligence to read these later books in the series. Cal has gone from a favorite character to the most insipid and annoying idiot you can imagine. Kevin is so stupid he makes me want to throw my iPad against the wall in frustration. Barry, please bring back the quasi-intelligent plots you had earlier in the series. No one is as stupid as Cal and Kevin. Their life expectancy would be measured in minutes, rather than years. They’ve stopped being funny.
August 26, 2019
06/17/2020 Notes:
Rating Raised from 4 to 4.5 - Round Up to 5
Phil Thron is great! The outtakes are goofy & pretty much Phil laughing himself silly because of Hutchison's word twisters. =P
- Cal becomes a bit more responsible.
- Splurt is amazing. Wonder if we'll ever learn how old it is?
- This is one of the few series where the mix of dick/ass and bathroom humor doesn't turn me off the story. It's actually funny sometimes! =P
Rating Raised from 4 to 4.5 - Round Up to 5
Phil Thron is great! The outtakes are goofy & pretty much Phil laughing himself silly because of Hutchison's word twisters. =P
- Cal becomes a bit more responsible.
- Splurt is amazing. Wonder if we'll ever learn how old it is?
- This is one of the few series where the mix of dick/ass and bathroom humor doesn't turn me off the story. It's actually funny sometimes! =P
July 25, 2025
This one was a little different and I liked it. Pulled on the heartstrings more than I expected, and the cliffhanger at the end? Rude. Now I have to jump straight into the next one. At this point, I’m obviously all in with these characters. Still loving the format - quick, ridiculous, and perfect as a breather between heavier reads. You really can’t take them too seriously, and that’s kind of the point.
June 30, 2019
I legit could not breathe, I was laughing so hard at this audiobook. And at the end they included the narrator's bloopers, which were hilarious too!
August 17, 2023
Another great book in the Space Team series, though this one felt a bit bitty. I was all set to give it 3.5 stars but the ending was excellent: a potent mix of sadness and dark humour.
May 8, 2026
Another great story that had me crying and laughing throughout.
October 4, 2022
Another cracking episode in this spacecrazy series.
Yet again we meet up with our old friends, who of course, are still in need of money to finance not only their space adventures but more importantly, to buy more 'mush' for the food replicator when it's stores become depleted thus depriving Cal of large slices of banoffee pie!!!!
Needless to say, more mayhem and madness ensues, with Cal and the ever adorable Splurt living for 50 years in a separate time stream (I found the conclusion to this part of the book very moving - am I the only space softy fan?). A time titan is then drawn in to help the team when they meet up with an old foe and........oh just read it yourself, the oneliners are worth it alone.
I'm a big fan of all the characters but especially Splurt ,for his adorableness and also Kevin the AI, whose 'I' is quite elusive at times but has a wickedly funny sense of humour.
I'm interspersing this series with another just to make it last longer as there are only four more books to go!
Yet again we meet up with our old friends, who of course, are still in need of money to finance not only their space adventures but more importantly, to buy more 'mush' for the food replicator when it's stores become depleted thus depriving Cal of large slices of banoffee pie!!!!
Needless to say, more mayhem and madness ensues, with Cal and the ever adorable Splurt living for 50 years in a separate time stream (I found the conclusion to this part of the book very moving - am I the only space softy fan?). A time titan is then drawn in to help the team when they meet up with an old foe and........oh just read it yourself, the oneliners are worth it alone.
I'm a big fan of all the characters but especially Splurt ,for his adorableness and also Kevin the AI, whose 'I' is quite elusive at times but has a wickedly funny sense of humour.
I'm interspersing this series with another just to make it last longer as there are only four more books to go!
July 25, 2018
I love the Space Team books!! I've found out they're not for everyone. But if you like Sci-Fi with a healthy dose of humor and a sometimes silliness, interesting characters, (both human and aliens) and a plot that keeps you reading, you can't go wrong with a Barry J. H. book. I won't write about the plot line, because most of the other reviewers do that. Suffice to say, it's classic BJH. His books always remind me of Seth McFarlane's "Orville". (2nd season coming... YAY!!)
Personally, I liked this book more than the last one. (Vagazzeling?) But then I know who Dorothy Zbornak is...God rest her soul.
DSJ
Personally, I liked this book more than the last one. (Vagazzeling?) But then I know who Dorothy Zbornak is...God rest her soul.
DSJ
November 19, 2018
Proof if t were needed that Barry Hutchison can be serious at times. But don't worry it soon all gets silly again with a jolt at the end. Hard to write a review whilst being spoiler free. However... This particular story rambles from one theme to another in an order that mostly makes sense with a body count that is both thousands, millions or none. I for one miss Tobey Maguire who does not nearly get enough screen time!
October 1, 2022
As a big big fan, who tries to keep the space team books flowing over a period of years just to hold back from reading the whole series... Then, shiznod, this seriously is unlike no other ! Obviously no spoilers but the emotional bond between these is purely at its pinnacle here ! Only to excel in future reads. I have been tossed around in this book and it has been as greater ride as Lorens piloting skills ! All I can say is wow this is the empire strikes back of space team !
June 11, 2018
Thank god there’s another book!
Or no more pies for you! I was getting ready to do your version of Patron and sign up for a monthly pie thing but if she’s gone forever I don’t know if that’s possible. For everyone who doesn’t understand this review, read the series and it will make sense. I might start an anti-pie campaign. (Not really!)
Or no more pies for you! I was getting ready to do your version of Patron and sign up for a monthly pie thing but if she’s gone forever I don’t know if that’s possible. For everyone who doesn’t understand this review, read the series and it will make sense. I might start an anti-pie campaign. (Not really!)
March 29, 2022
Loved it but....
Not my usual headline of simply Loved it because I hated the ending. Hopefully what I hated will be fixed in the next one because I love this series and it will break my heart if its not fixed..Mr. Hutchison knows of what I speak. Anyway love love love this series that I am devouring book by book. As always..Splurt is my favorite.
Not my usual headline of simply Loved it because I hated the ending. Hopefully what I hated will be fixed in the next one because I love this series and it will break my heart if its not fixed..Mr. Hutchison knows of what I speak. Anyway love love love this series that I am devouring book by book. As always..Splurt is my favorite.
July 26, 2018
Funny and fast
I get so involved with this silly crew. The characters that breeze in and out are so complete in a weirdly consistent manner that it adds drama to the insanity. Very Douglas Adams, maybe a touch of Gamin.
Definitely makes me feel better about science fiction.
I get so involved with this silly crew. The characters that breeze in and out are so complete in a weirdly consistent manner that it adds drama to the insanity. Very Douglas Adams, maybe a touch of Gamin.
Definitely makes me feel better about science fiction.
February 14, 2024
These books are just getting better and better!
Love the dynamic of the space team and the endless possibilities of the almost ‘sand-boxy’ type universe around it.
Obviously I was heartbroken at the end of this specific book. Still, can’t wait to see what happens next.
Love the dynamic of the space team and the endless possibilities of the almost ‘sand-boxy’ type universe around it.
Obviously I was heartbroken at the end of this specific book. Still, can’t wait to see what happens next.
July 10, 2018
What a series!
Red dwarf / futurama rolled into one but funnier. This series gets better with every book. Read it now, NOW
Red dwarf / futurama rolled into one but funnier. This series gets better with every book. Read it now, NOW
August 6, 2018
Another awesome job!
Barry never fails. Half way through I was laughing so hard I woke up my wife! Can't wait to read the next book.
Barry never fails. Half way through I was laughing so hard I woke up my wife! Can't wait to read the next book.
October 9, 2018
Scary
Cal is going to have a time fixing this one, but the space team has to try its space best
Cal is going to have a time fixing this one, but the space team has to try its space best
September 26, 2019
Another good Space Team adventure, some more laughs and plans for reading the next.
October 6, 2022
Oh Yes
This has got to be The Best So far .Terrific Story and it Gas it all ..cal Carver and the Team ate once again Fighting for their lives ..
This has got to be The Best So far .Terrific Story and it Gas it all ..cal Carver and the Team ate once again Fighting for their lives ..
May 8, 2019
I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!!
October 2, 2025
Another enjoyable instalment of the comedy sci-fi space drama!
February 9, 2018
Kindle Unlimited, weird, and sad, and Space things, and Time but not really but still technically Space things and stuff, in space, odd ending but then again, it's Space Team.
He and his Space Team are broke. Forced to take low-paying gun-for-hire jobs just to keep the food replicator working, their prospects are not looking good.
When they pick up a distress signal from a luxury space cruiser, they think their luck might be about to change. And it does. Sadly, not in the way they'd hoped.
Someone has detonated a Time Bomb aboard the cruiser - an experimental device designed to shatter time itself. As the team passes through the fragments, their personal timelines begin moving at very different speeds, and an ageing Cal is forced to live out decades aboard the ship surrounded by his now statue-like crew mates and the mutated, inbred descendants of the cruiser's former inhabitants.
As if that isn't bad enough, the Time Bomb was just a test for the real weapon - a weapon that could spell a fate worse than death for Space Team, and the enslavement of the entire galaxy.
Featuring giant space babies, reverse mermaids and the most dangerous man in existence, Space Team: The Time Titan of Tomorrow is the eighth fast and frantic adventure in the Space Team comedic scifi series.
Space Team 1
Space Team: The Wrath of Vajazzle 2
Space Team: The Holiday Special 2.5
Space Team: The Search for Splurt 3
Space Team: The Collected Adventures: Volume 1
Space Team - The Wrath of Vajazzle - The Search for Splurt
Space Team: Song of the Space Siren 4
Space Team: The Guns of Nana Joan 5
Space Team: Return of the Dead Guy 6
Space Team: The Collected Adventures: Volume 2
Song of the Space Siren - The Guns of Nana Joan - Return of the Dead Guy
Space Team: Planet of the Japes (Space Team #7)
The Time Titan of Tomorrow((Space Team #8}
The King of Space Must Die (Space Team #9)
Space Team: A Lot of Weird Space Shizz: Collected Short Stories
Dial D for Deadman: A Space Team Universe Novel (Dan Deadman Space Detective Book 1)
Dead Inside: A Space Team Universe Novel (Dan Deadman Space Detective Book 2)
"Dead Men Don't Get Paid"
He and his Space Team are broke. Forced to take low-paying gun-for-hire jobs just to keep the food replicator working, their prospects are not looking good.
When they pick up a distress signal from a luxury space cruiser, they think their luck might be about to change. And it does. Sadly, not in the way they'd hoped.
Someone has detonated a Time Bomb aboard the cruiser - an experimental device designed to shatter time itself. As the team passes through the fragments, their personal timelines begin moving at very different speeds, and an ageing Cal is forced to live out decades aboard the ship surrounded by his now statue-like crew mates and the mutated, inbred descendants of the cruiser's former inhabitants.
As if that isn't bad enough, the Time Bomb was just a test for the real weapon - a weapon that could spell a fate worse than death for Space Team, and the enslavement of the entire galaxy.
Featuring giant space babies, reverse mermaids and the most dangerous man in existence, Space Team: The Time Titan of Tomorrow is the eighth fast and frantic adventure in the Space Team comedic scifi series.
Space Team 1
Space Team: The Wrath of Vajazzle 2
Space Team: The Holiday Special 2.5
Space Team: The Search for Splurt 3
Space Team: The Collected Adventures: Volume 1
Space Team - The Wrath of Vajazzle - The Search for Splurt
Space Team: Song of the Space Siren 4
Space Team: The Guns of Nana Joan 5
Space Team: Return of the Dead Guy 6
Space Team: The Collected Adventures: Volume 2
Song of the Space Siren - The Guns of Nana Joan - Return of the Dead Guy
Space Team: Planet of the Japes (Space Team #7)
The Time Titan of Tomorrow((Space Team #8}
The King of Space Must Die (Space Team #9)
Space Team: A Lot of Weird Space Shizz: Collected Short Stories
Dial D for Deadman: A Space Team Universe Novel (Dan Deadman Space Detective Book 1)
Dead Inside: A Space Team Universe Novel (Dan Deadman Space Detective Book 2)
"Dead Men Don't Get Paid"
July 26, 2019
The Time Titan of Tomorrow Still Fun
The Time Titan of Tomorrow by Barry J Hutchison is the eighth book of the Space Team series and yes, it is still fun. One thing you have to get over is the continual references the smirky main character keeps referring to and the repetitiveness coming into the work, but at least you'll laugh. At least Mech has a few good lines in this one.
Yes, Cal Carver and team keep romping through space and getting into trouble as fast as anyone, but the main story line does tie into the prior book, Planet of the Japes.
A quick run through this book shows an introductory story, and sub story, and then the main. This seems to be the theme Barry runs with in most of the books. It is as if the real story needs the support of the first mini one, but it really doesn't. I would suggest getting rid of the small introductory one for it does not add much.
We do see the introduction of a new character in this book, and the return of another one. The characters are here for a short period of time. The theme is a well known one and used by many science fiction writers. Barry does weave in his special effects as a humor writer with great dexterity.
All in all I enjoyed this episode, for it did make me smile at times. The suggestion though is to pick up a little more on the editing for the repetition of words does get a little trying at times. For fans of the series it is a good book to have on the shelf after reading all the pages.
Hope you are enjoying the series as I am. The work still falls short of five stars in my opinion.
The Time Titan of Tomorrow by Barry J Hutchison is the eighth book of the Space Team series and yes, it is still fun. One thing you have to get over is the continual references the smirky main character keeps referring to and the repetitiveness coming into the work, but at least you'll laugh. At least Mech has a few good lines in this one.
Yes, Cal Carver and team keep romping through space and getting into trouble as fast as anyone, but the main story line does tie into the prior book, Planet of the Japes.
A quick run through this book shows an introductory story, and sub story, and then the main. This seems to be the theme Barry runs with in most of the books. It is as if the real story needs the support of the first mini one, but it really doesn't. I would suggest getting rid of the small introductory one for it does not add much.
We do see the introduction of a new character in this book, and the return of another one. The characters are here for a short period of time. The theme is a well known one and used by many science fiction writers. Barry does weave in his special effects as a humor writer with great dexterity.
All in all I enjoyed this episode, for it did make me smile at times. The suggestion though is to pick up a little more on the editing for the repetition of words does get a little trying at times. For fans of the series it is a good book to have on the shelf after reading all the pages.
Hope you are enjoying the series as I am. The work still falls short of five stars in my opinion.
January 30, 2019
Hail, hail, the gang's all here. I was quite looking forward to jumping into the Space Team Universe to have a rollicking good time. Unfortunately, when it starts out, I don't think the team is having such a great time. What with cannibal monsters, unhappy clients, and no goop to go in the food replicator.... everyone begins to question what they are doing! Then a time bomb goes off and the schiz really gets weird.
Barry Hutchison has a great sense of humor which shines in the Space Team Universe. In fact he has been described as being "almost as good as Douglas Adams, but not quite." To honor this high accolade, Mr. Hutchinson developed the following video:
https://barryjhutchison.com/2019/01/2...
Go ahead watch it to get a taste of his tongue in cheek humor. (Play on words deliberate. Maybe?)
In all honesty, I would rate this book 3.5 stars. Not because it isn't as funny as the other Space Team editions, because it is definitely funny, but because I felt like this adventure was somewhat disjointed. There were too many side stories. It felt more like a collection of short stories woven together and that put me off a little. But never enough to abandon the series. After all, not all of them can be equally as good, can they?
Aside: As usual, Phil Thron's narration of this series continues to be superb. I also enjoyed hearing his bloopers at the end of the book. I giggled listening to his giggles.
Barry Hutchison has a great sense of humor which shines in the Space Team Universe. In fact he has been described as being "almost as good as Douglas Adams, but not quite." To honor this high accolade, Mr. Hutchinson developed the following video:
https://barryjhutchison.com/2019/01/2...
Go ahead watch it to get a taste of his tongue in cheek humor. (Play on words deliberate. Maybe?)
In all honesty, I would rate this book 3.5 stars. Not because it isn't as funny as the other Space Team editions, because it is definitely funny, but because I felt like this adventure was somewhat disjointed. There were too many side stories. It felt more like a collection of short stories woven together and that put me off a little. But never enough to abandon the series. After all, not all of them can be equally as good, can they?
Aside: As usual, Phil Thron's narration of this series continues to be superb. I also enjoyed hearing his bloopers at the end of the book. I giggled listening to his giggles.
February 12, 2018
The eighth entry into the Space Team series is the best yet. It had all the hallmarks that a reader of the series would expect: action, humor, serious situations, and as always the great interactions among the team. This entry is a real roller coaster, going from humorous to sad and then doing it all over again. By the time I reached the end of the book I had a mix of emotions about what happened.
I would have liked to have given it 5 stars, but the book clearly needed another editing pass before it was released. There are instances where the wrong word is used or a word is missing from a sentence. For example, in chapter 11 Cal asks the Time Titan to "just stand there for the new couple of minutes" rather than "just stand there for the next couple of minutes". Each time these errors forced me stop reading in order to make sure I was reading it correctly, and served to break up the flow of the story.
I would have liked to have given it 5 stars, but the book clearly needed another editing pass before it was released. There are instances where the wrong word is used or a word is missing from a sentence. For example, in chapter 11 Cal asks the Time Titan to "just stand there for the new couple of minutes" rather than "just stand there for the next couple of minutes". Each time these errors forced me stop reading in order to make sure I was reading it correctly, and served to break up the flow of the story.
May 31, 2019
I'll admit to being a bit hesitant to read this installment of the Space Team series. RETURN OF THE DEAD GUY was really out there and missed the mark a bit, so a time distortion story made me really nervous because there's so much potential for time travel to really get wonky. But I found this book to be incredibly well written and interesting. Like his prior book (PLANET OF THE JAPES), this book feels like huge leap forward in the author's writing ability... almost like he was trying some things out in RETURN OF THE DEAD GUY, didn't quite get it right, but took 100% of all the right lessons from the experience and make his subsequent writing markedly better as a result. This is one of the stronger books in the series, and even though I'm eight books into the series, I only find myself more and more excited to read on.
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