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Time Will Tell #4
...Just Before Dawn
Alex wants nothing to do with the Dark Decades. No other time in recorded history matched the level of suffering, pain, and death as this era. However, to follow the path needed to restore his timeline, he and his friends must go to Chicago in 2059 when everything begins to collapse.
412 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 17, 2019
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About the author
Les Lynam
11 books69 followersLes Lynam (1954- ) was born in Creston, Iowa, into a farming family which also included an older brother and two older sisters. The family farm was near the tiny community of Corning, Iowa, (birthplace of Johnny Carson). After graduating from Corning High School, he attended Central Missouri State University (renamed University of Central Missouri in 2006), graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications. After a short, mostly unsuccessful, attempt at running a print shop, he refocused and returned to a life of studies at the University of Missouri. He received an M.A./M.L.S in 1986 and began a new career as a librarian at Ward Edwards / James C. Kirkpatrick libraries at UCM. He took an early retirement on December 31, 2012 to pursue his lifelong dream of writing Science Fiction. His premier novel, "...Saves Nine", was first published in 2014 with hopes and dreams of many more to come. His favorite sub-genre of Science Fiction is Time-Travel, with Martian Colonies a close second. He has one son and three grandchildren.
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February 22, 2020
Another winner.
It's hard to keep the complexities of a time travel book straight, and interesting, but the extra time between book three and this fourth in the series was worth the wait. It did go in the darker direction, but that was to be expected considering the timeline and primary geo-location of this episode, and was well done.
I'm not a fan of series that go on and on forever because they start getting stale after the third book, but the author has succeeded with keeping 'his' continuation fresh with this fourth offering. I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode and hope the author can continue doing so if he doesn't close the series in the next episode or two.
It's hard to keep the complexities of a time travel book straight, and interesting, but the extra time between book three and this fourth in the series was worth the wait. It did go in the darker direction, but that was to be expected considering the timeline and primary geo-location of this episode, and was well done.
I'm not a fan of series that go on and on forever because they start getting stale after the third book, but the author has succeeded with keeping 'his' continuation fresh with this fourth offering. I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode and hope the author can continue doing so if he doesn't close the series in the next episode or two.
July 29, 2021
The story continues and gets darker
We continue the adventure with Alex, Sean, Kat/Jane and Cass into the dark decades in Chicago. We witness the dystopian outcome of the India/China war as our protagonists follow the breadcrumbs and attempt to set things to rights. The series turns darker as we experience society at its worst following the thread of a new character Alice who is important to history. The onion continues to be peeled, and new revelations occur. A great setup to the next installment of the saga.
We continue the adventure with Alex, Sean, Kat/Jane and Cass into the dark decades in Chicago. We witness the dystopian outcome of the India/China war as our protagonists follow the breadcrumbs and attempt to set things to rights. The series turns darker as we experience society at its worst following the thread of a new character Alice who is important to history. The onion continues to be peeled, and new revelations occur. A great setup to the next installment of the saga.
March 10, 2020
Well worthy of your time
Each book in this saga builds upon each other creating a universe of complexity which is both frustrating and enticing requiring us the reader to follow along losing sleep in the process. These stories are refreshingly clean without the need for unnecessary steamy bedroom scenes. The imagery would easily make an interesting movie. As Les Lyman stated in his area of likes, time travel is also one of my favorite genres. Well done.
Each book in this saga builds upon each other creating a universe of complexity which is both frustrating and enticing requiring us the reader to follow along losing sleep in the process. These stories are refreshingly clean without the need for unnecessary steamy bedroom scenes. The imagery would easily make an interesting movie. As Les Lyman stated in his area of likes, time travel is also one of my favorite genres. Well done.
April 7, 2021
Brilliant Perspective
A time / space travel series that tops any I have read. I'm spoiled; this series has it all: memorable characters and dialogue; serious and hilarious scenes in a well crafted plot; intricate and believable (yes!) explanations of crossover paradoxes; and room for more. Thank you Les!
A time / space travel series that tops any I have read. I'm spoiled; this series has it all: memorable characters and dialogue; serious and hilarious scenes in a well crafted plot; intricate and believable (yes!) explanations of crossover paradoxes; and room for more. Thank you Les!
December 17, 2020
What's Next
I really enjoyed these books. The story seemed a bit long but I quess when authors are inspired they follow where the story leads them. My favorite character is Steffi. We need to find out who Ariel is and what is her story so I expect a book about her sooner father than later.
I really enjoyed these books. The story seemed a bit long but I quess when authors are inspired they follow where the story leads them. My favorite character is Steffi. We need to find out who Ariel is and what is her story so I expect a book about her sooner father than later.
February 25, 2020
This series got really sprawling and sort of lost its way for most of this book. A lot of new characters, several versions of the old characters, and a lot of war and dystopia. Nothing about what LX is learning...he doesn't appear to learn anything throughout the series, actually. His computer, Steffi, is much more adaptable, sympathetic, and helpful than he is.
Ah, makes more sense now...I thought this was the final book in the series. It definitely ends on a cliffhanger so it makes more sense that it feels so unresolved. :)
Ah, makes more sense now...I thought this was the final book in the series. It definitely ends on a cliffhanger so it makes more sense that it feels so unresolved. :)
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