Doing Time

by Christopher Kunz

Sentenced to the future by the Wisconsin Experimental Prison, identity thief Mike Newhouse is dropped into Eau Claire in 2151, a city transformed by past plagues into a sustainable, zero-growth, and highly connected society. Spied on by the men who launched his 131-year leap, Mike unwittingly sends information back to the present—to be used for good and nefarious purposes.

When Mike arrives in Eau Claire, the Prolong Life Movement (PLM), a shadowy organization with a controversial agenda to double human life expectancy, has targeted the city. Mike soon finds himself taking the blame for disease outbreaks that threaten the survival of Eau Claire's residents. Together with Gina, the confident environmental engineer Mike falls for, he must risk everything to discover the source of the PLM's power before it's too late.

Doing Time is the journey of a man plunged into an unfamiliar future only to discover the biggest challenge isn’t change but what remains the same—love, deceit, and relationships.

323 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 18, 2020

Reviews

[Heather Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book! Couldn’t put it down

[Margaret Lorenz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not exactly my favorite genre, and I found some of the technicalities of how time travel might work work a bit difficult to follow. But what made reading this book irresistible were the references to the pandemics, the contagions, the quarantines--all so similar to what we're dealing with in early 2020. The book's just been published, but somehow the author described the widespread paranoia and need for isolation that's happening right now. How did he know that his book would be released in the midst of a viral scare and semi-lockdown? It was eerie and kept me reading, looking for an insight that might get us through the Covid-19 crisis. I also found quite poignant the references to looking to the end of life and managing the sweet memories of a life well lived.

[Kristina Main]

Doing Time was a very enjoyable read. Christopher's writing is both insightful and incisive. I enjoyed being introduced to new concepts of health monitoring, parenting, and different kinds of foods all of which will be available in the future. This book allowed me to reflect on my actions in the present and how they may impact others in the future. All in all an excellent read!! I would recommend this book to anyone whether they are a time travel enthusiast or just want to read a very good book!

[V · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was fascinating! I enjoyed all the futuristic elements. I would love to see some of them in real life. The ending was a surprise to me, it made me think of what legacies I will leave behind for my family. Heartfelt story.

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[Sharon K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is the most important tool people can have to deal with radical change that is forced upon them? This novel suggests an agile flexible mind is that tool, almost a requirement when the lead character, a "Social Justice Entrepreneur" is sentenced to time-travel to the future where everything is unknown. A novel with an environmental consciousness that doesn't lecture, but invites the reader along a possible future. Highly recommended!

[Audrey Arnold · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of time travel sci-fi, so when I saw this book's premise I was immediately excited to read it. And this book definitely does not disappoint. Despite being set in the future, the book's themes and messages are timely and relevant, and the story sucked me in and kept me engaged.

One of my favorite parts about this book is that the characters have depth. The main character has flaws, and even the villain is at times sympathetic.

The mechanics of time travel also made sense to me, and I didn't feel like I had to suspend my disbelief as much as in other time travel novels.

This book is suspenseful, engaging, and timely, and I highly recommend it.