Magic's Time Split, Book 1: Hidden Lake's Light

by John Irvin

When an expedition team travels through a time portal to the year 1815 at Hidden Lake, Montana, they're hoping for a better life. A place and time to start their world over again, untouched by the corruption and greed of modern society. Little do they know, two of their five leaders have an ulterior motive. Gael, Colin, Jenna, Jessica, and Levi are the five leaders. They have such dreams of a new history for their little colony. But Colin and Jenna are actually arriving in this new-old place for another reason. There's a 10,000 year old idol of the Egyptian Magic god, Thoth. What has he got to do with a time-travelling expedition colony? Why has Colin and Jenna kept this a secret? What do they have up their sleeves? Will things ever be the same? Do these people still have hope for a better tomorrow? If you enjoy Magic vs. Technology fantasies riddled with time-travel, alternate timelines, and immortality, this urban fantasy just might throw you for a whirl.

50 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 12, 2019

About the author

Born in Oklahoma, raised in Eastern Europe, John Irvin now lives in Florida. He enjoys writing speculative fiction--fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal. In his life, he has visited at least 20 various countries of the world and considers this a blessing as it has helped shape his worldview. He enjoys spending time with friends and family, enjoying nature, and reading every book in his growing personal library.

"One of my lifetime goals," John declares. "Is to build a personal library of at least 4,000 volumes."

Having gained his Bachelor's Degree in Humanities, John went on to work in several different fields before he realized, it was writing that did it for him. He's been writing since 2004. Writing at least 10 books during high school, he never dreamed he'd be pursuing a full-time career as an author.

"I'd always imagined I'd be too busy for writing once college came along and life afterward," John remarks. "But back in 2016, a friend asked what I wanted to be doing in five years. Did I want to slave away at some dead-end job?" He always smiles with his response, "I decided, No. I wanted to be a writer."

Recently, John picked up his pen for Amazon Kindle and is pumping more ebooks as the months pass by.

If you would like to contact or follow on social media, he can be found on Twitter (@irvinnovelist76) and the same on Facebook.

Reviews

[Dan Saunders · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick fantasy read for busy people.

I haven't read a time travel book for some time, so this book was a breath of fresh air.
Gael, Jenna and their friends travel back in time to 1815, getting more than they bargained for.
Hidden Lake's Light has subtle blend of time travel and Fantasy and reminded of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine.

[Danielle Paquette-Harvey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book blew my mind!!

Wow! This book is so good! I read it in one session.

🤩 Time travel, magic, fantastic creatures.🐲

The possibilities are endless for the next books! And I'm going to have to read them for sure!

Thanks John for this awesome story ❤️