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Temporal Experiment
The year is 2363, and the Earth Confederation launched their first time-ship the ECS Andrea commanded by Captain Joseph Dyson who is ordered to take the ship ten minutes into the future but the experimental engines throw the ship ten thousand years into the future. Once in 12,363 the Andrea picks up a signal from the Alpha Centauri colony and go and investigate but what they find there will surprise them. Thus begins their voyage back and forth through time encountering friends and an Empire bent on destroying them.
104 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 30, 2020
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Joe Pranaitis
23 books87 followersI grew up in East Chicago, Indiana, and at an early age, my parents whom I miss introduced me to science fiction which influences the stories I write. When I was a kid I read the novel Star Trek: Final Frontier by Diane Carey and later on was introduced to Babylon 5. For the past 20 years, I've been working at the Hoosier Theatre in Whiting, Indiana. During my time there, I've written 20 novels. I am always working on my next book. One of my goals is to work with most major studios.
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September 22, 2020
I copied the notes i made as i was reading this.
0.0% Congrats — You are a Giveaways Winner!
Always exciting seeing that message in my inbox.
14.0% 1.21 Gigawatts of power was channeled into the Flux Capacitor flinging the time ship Andrea 10,000 years into the future.
Can the crew find a way to return back to the present?
14.0% They returned from the future but over shot the present and ended up 30 years in the past.
Great Scott!
Will they be able to return back to the future?!
This is heavy.
Weight has nothing to do with it.
Written like a 2nd rate Star Trek Voyager script.
28.0% "I'm giving it all she's got, captain! She can't take anymore." -Scotty Chief Engineer.
Make that a third rate Star Trek script.
43.0% Now we are in the year 3425
All this time jumping is making me hungry.
I hope Neelix still has some Jiballian fudge cake around.
50.0% The year 77,792?
What?
Who is in charge of the GPS?!
And who ate all the Jiballian fudge cake?!
This book is no good. Not even as an episode of Star Trek.
55.0% Year 2853
Now i'm feeling nauseous.
65.0% Year 1,000,000?!
What?!
Who's driving this ship?
This is so bad.
Only 100 pages so i will jump to the next destination. Engage!
80.0% Emotionless dialogue. So dry.
C grade in a High School creative literature class. Maybe.
What year are we in?
80.0% Year 47,130!
Oh man!
Navigation to the bridge NOW!
86.0% Year 2245? Dear God.
Wake me up when it's 2363
95.0% January 2364
Oh! We are so close!
We're home?
Of course! We left December 2363 we've been gone for a month.
We made it!
A big fan of Star Trek. Especially episodes that dealt with temporal incursion and rips in the space time continuum. That's what i was looking for. This was so so so bad. No character development, weak dialogue, and what was the actual plot? So bad. Shaka, when the walls fell – failure.
0.0% Congrats — You are a Giveaways Winner!
Always exciting seeing that message in my inbox.
14.0% 1.21 Gigawatts of power was channeled into the Flux Capacitor flinging the time ship Andrea 10,000 years into the future.
Can the crew find a way to return back to the present?
14.0% They returned from the future but over shot the present and ended up 30 years in the past.
Great Scott!
Will they be able to return back to the future?!
This is heavy.
Weight has nothing to do with it.
Written like a 2nd rate Star Trek Voyager script.
28.0% "I'm giving it all she's got, captain! She can't take anymore." -Scotty Chief Engineer.
Make that a third rate Star Trek script.
43.0% Now we are in the year 3425
All this time jumping is making me hungry.
I hope Neelix still has some Jiballian fudge cake around.
50.0% The year 77,792?
What?
Who is in charge of the GPS?!
And who ate all the Jiballian fudge cake?!
This book is no good. Not even as an episode of Star Trek.
55.0% Year 2853
Now i'm feeling nauseous.
65.0% Year 1,000,000?!
What?!
Who's driving this ship?
This is so bad.
Only 100 pages so i will jump to the next destination. Engage!
80.0% Emotionless dialogue. So dry.
C grade in a High School creative literature class. Maybe.
What year are we in?
80.0% Year 47,130!
Oh man!
Navigation to the bridge NOW!
86.0% Year 2245? Dear God.
Wake me up when it's 2363
95.0% January 2364
Oh! We are so close!
We're home?
Of course! We left December 2363 we've been gone for a month.
We made it!
A big fan of Star Trek. Especially episodes that dealt with temporal incursion and rips in the space time continuum. That's what i was looking for. This was so so so bad. No character development, weak dialogue, and what was the actual plot? So bad. Shaka, when the walls fell – failure.
July 25, 2020
This is Lost In Space to the extreme!
An utterly spectacular read. Lost In Space has nothing on this. Here, they know where they are, it’s the WHEN that’s the damn problem, with a nasty virus throwing them through time. This NEEDS to be a series. And not just 2 or 3 more books. Make it 10 or 12!!
I need more of this fantastic true SciFi read. I know that there is much, much more to the exploits of the ECS Andrea and it’s crew.
Indisputably a five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star read of the highest calibre in this genre.
An utterly spectacular read. Lost In Space has nothing on this. Here, they know where they are, it’s the WHEN that’s the damn problem, with a nasty virus throwing them through time. This NEEDS to be a series. And not just 2 or 3 more books. Make it 10 or 12!!
I need more of this fantastic true SciFi read. I know that there is much, much more to the exploits of the ECS Andrea and it’s crew.
Indisputably a five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star read of the highest calibre in this genre.
September 19, 2020
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A new time travelling spaceship attempts to go ten minutes forward in time. They end up travelling 10,000 years forward. Then the troubles start, end, stop and begin. You know how it is in time travel stories.
Not bad.
A new time travelling spaceship attempts to go ten minutes forward in time. They end up travelling 10,000 years forward. Then the troubles start, end, stop and begin. You know how it is in time travel stories.
Not bad.
August 15, 2022
Temporal Experiment is the first book in the series Temporal Universe series written by Joe Pranaitis, and honestly, it seems like it's the start of something big,
A unique and impressive story. I like how the author has used his imagination and inspiration to create such an imaginative and adventurous story.
A remarkable story with a mesmerizing storyline. I started reading this at bedtime thinking of some light reading, but as I started reading I found myself lost in it and didn't realize it was way past my bedtime.
The most interesting thing about this book is the storyline and the characters, the way they handle the situations is just appraising. I liked the rollercoaster of suspense, time travel, mystery, drama, action, and script, all blended into one book and the best part is it's just not an end, it's a series.
An imaginative and full of actions, I could literally see the scenes playing in my head. Loved reading this book and can't wait to start the next book.
Overall highly recommended book, a must-read adventures series.
A unique and impressive story. I like how the author has used his imagination and inspiration to create such an imaginative and adventurous story.
A remarkable story with a mesmerizing storyline. I started reading this at bedtime thinking of some light reading, but as I started reading I found myself lost in it and didn't realize it was way past my bedtime.
The most interesting thing about this book is the storyline and the characters, the way they handle the situations is just appraising. I liked the rollercoaster of suspense, time travel, mystery, drama, action, and script, all blended into one book and the best part is it's just not an end, it's a series.
An imaginative and full of actions, I could literally see the scenes playing in my head. Loved reading this book and can't wait to start the next book.
Overall highly recommended book, a must-read adventures series.
June 22, 2023
The ECS Andrea is supposed to travel 10 minutes into the future but its temporal drive is affected by a virus and instead it travels 10,000 years ahead. Let me add this was the first time the Earth Confederation was to send a space ship into the future. Every time Captain Dyson and his team attempt to return to their own time things go wrong and they end up encountering either hostile beings or even even humans who have evolved to energy forms. Sometimes they get help and other times they are attacked and even held prisoner.
Each time the crew ascertains in which time period they are and figure out a way. Toward the end they are almost desperate to get home. I'm not much of a Star Trek viewer but this book definitely reminded me of its crew because the calm and cool manner of dealing with insurmountable problems . This book is an interesting read for fans of Star Trek and similar space travel stories.
Each time the crew ascertains in which time period they are and figure out a way. Toward the end they are almost desperate to get home. I'm not much of a Star Trek viewer but this book definitely reminded me of its crew because the calm and cool manner of dealing with insurmountable problems . This book is an interesting read for fans of Star Trek and similar space travel stories.
August 11, 2020
This novella has it all! With Captain Dayton at the helm, the ECS Andrea and its crew take a journey of a lifetime. While not giving any spoilers, the story is a fascinating glimpse to the future and keeps the reader in suspense the entire time. What Pranaitis does brilliantly, the characters bring credibility to the sensational concept of time travel. Even more, the author gives a glimpse of the possible evolution of humanity, carefully describing the influx societal structures such as governance. Needless to say, the story continually loops back and forth to the jeopardy of time travel and its pending affects. I only hope that ECS Andrea will continue more adventures. I am hooked on this instant scifi classic!
August 17, 2020
The Earth Confederation has invented a time-traveling space ship, the ECS Andrea. Captain Joseph Dyson is supposed to test it by taking it 10 minutes into the future. It doesn't quite work as expected, and they end up ten thousand years in the future.
The Temporal Experiment is a fast-paced space-odyssey that takes being lost in space to a whole new level. From being chased by an enemy fleet to meeting an advanced human species in the year 1,000,000, it has a lot of imagination that will appeal to sci-fi fans.
The Temporal Experiment is a fast-paced space-odyssey that takes being lost in space to a whole new level. From being chased by an enemy fleet to meeting an advanced human species in the year 1,000,000, it has a lot of imagination that will appeal to sci-fi fans.
November 13, 2021
Beyond the now!
Very engaging page turning read! Back to the Future and Beyond. Excellent concept. Brilliant writing. Excellent dialogue. Intriguing characters. Highly recommended!
Very engaging page turning read! Back to the Future and Beyond. Excellent concept. Brilliant writing. Excellent dialogue. Intriguing characters. Highly recommended!
September 24, 2022
Time travel. Yay!
"When are we?" A new ship and captain boost into the future with astounding results and adventures to several galaxies. No superfluous language and an easy read. This would be a great book for the YA group. Discover our universe as it may be some day.
"When are we?" A new ship and captain boost into the future with astounding results and adventures to several galaxies. No superfluous language and an easy read. This would be a great book for the YA group. Discover our universe as it may be some day.
November 18, 2022
Temporal Experiment (Temporal Universe Book 1)
By
Joe Pranaitis
Rating:5/5
Description:
The year is 2363, and the Earth Confederation launched their first time-ship the ECS Andrea commanded by Captain Joseph Dyson who is ordered to take the ship ten minutes into the future but the experimental engines throw the ship ten thousand years into the future. Once in 12,363 the Andrea picks up a signal from the Alpha Centauri colony and go and investigate but what they find there will surprise them. Thus begins their voyage back and forth through time encountering friends and an Empire bent on destroying them.
Review:
👉Talking about the title of the book, the title of the book is really so interesting to read.
👉The cover is appealing and attractive as well.Writing style is appreciable .The book starts with Earth Confederation launching their first time-traveling spaceship. ECS Andrea is asked to take the ship ten minutes into the future but the ship doesn't quite work as expected and gets thrown ten thousand years into the future instead where they meet the advanced human species. How will ECS Andrea make it back home, especially when being chased by an enemy fleet?The most interesting thing about this book is the storyline and the characters, the way they handle the situations is just appraising. I liked the rollercoaster of suspense, time travel, mystery, drama, action, and script, all blended into one book and the best part is it's just not an end, it's a series.An imaginative and full of actions, I could literally see the scenes playing in my head. Loved reading this book and can't wait to start the next book.
For book link:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Wow! What a book! I am in love with the book
For complete read do order the book on @amazondotcom
👉I just loved reading the book ...
Happy reading!
By
Joe Pranaitis
Rating:5/5
Description:
The year is 2363, and the Earth Confederation launched their first time-ship the ECS Andrea commanded by Captain Joseph Dyson who is ordered to take the ship ten minutes into the future but the experimental engines throw the ship ten thousand years into the future. Once in 12,363 the Andrea picks up a signal from the Alpha Centauri colony and go and investigate but what they find there will surprise them. Thus begins their voyage back and forth through time encountering friends and an Empire bent on destroying them.
Review:
👉Talking about the title of the book, the title of the book is really so interesting to read.
👉The cover is appealing and attractive as well.Writing style is appreciable .The book starts with Earth Confederation launching their first time-traveling spaceship. ECS Andrea is asked to take the ship ten minutes into the future but the ship doesn't quite work as expected and gets thrown ten thousand years into the future instead where they meet the advanced human species. How will ECS Andrea make it back home, especially when being chased by an enemy fleet?The most interesting thing about this book is the storyline and the characters, the way they handle the situations is just appraising. I liked the rollercoaster of suspense, time travel, mystery, drama, action, and script, all blended into one book and the best part is it's just not an end, it's a series.An imaginative and full of actions, I could literally see the scenes playing in my head. Loved reading this book and can't wait to start the next book.
For book link:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Wow! What a book! I am in love with the book
For complete read do order the book on @amazondotcom
👉I just loved reading the book ...
Happy reading!
November 17, 2023
It’s Amazing!
"Final Warning" takes readers on a wild, rollercoaster journey through the intersection of corporate greed, cutting-edge technology, and the bizarre. Dr. Patricia Maypole, a brilliant scientist ousted for her ethical concerns, becomes an unlikely hero in this zany adventure.
The cast of characters, from a down-on-his-luck Afro-American man to Neanderthals, wiccans, and a ditzy New York Times reporter, creates a vibrant and diverse ensemble. The unpredictable twists and turns keep readers on the edge of their seats.
As the story hurtles towards its surprising climax, "Final Warning" serves as a cautionary fable for our times, cleverly highlighting the perils of unchecked technological advancements
This epic tale not only entertains but also sparks contemplation on the impact of rapidly advancing technologies. With its humorous and thought-provoking approach, "Final Warning" is a must-read for those seeking a unique blend of science fiction, social commentary, and a dash of the absurd.
"Final Warning" takes readers on a wild, rollercoaster journey through the intersection of corporate greed, cutting-edge technology, and the bizarre. Dr. Patricia Maypole, a brilliant scientist ousted for her ethical concerns, becomes an unlikely hero in this zany adventure.
The cast of characters, from a down-on-his-luck Afro-American man to Neanderthals, wiccans, and a ditzy New York Times reporter, creates a vibrant and diverse ensemble. The unpredictable twists and turns keep readers on the edge of their seats.
As the story hurtles towards its surprising climax, "Final Warning" serves as a cautionary fable for our times, cleverly highlighting the perils of unchecked technological advancements
This epic tale not only entertains but also sparks contemplation on the impact of rapidly advancing technologies. With its humorous and thought-provoking approach, "Final Warning" is a must-read for those seeking a unique blend of science fiction, social commentary, and a dash of the absurd.
November 20, 2023
A Good Read!
"Temporal Experiment" emerges as a compelling sci-fi epic, inviting readers to embark on an enthralling journey that spans millennia.
Exploring the Alpha Centauri colony, the crew stumbles upon enigmatic signals, unraveling a saga of unexpected allies and a looming Empire poised for destruction. The time-travel odyssey becomes a riveting interplay of camaraderie and confrontation.
With deft storytelling, the author crafts a rich narrative, seamlessly blending the complexities of time with elements of suspense and friendship. The characters resonate with authenticity, navigating the intricate threads of a universe both familiar and vastly transformed.
The author's imaginative prowess and narrative finesse make this odyssey a captivating exploration of time's twists and turns.
"Temporal Experiment" emerges as a compelling sci-fi epic, inviting readers to embark on an enthralling journey that spans millennia.
Exploring the Alpha Centauri colony, the crew stumbles upon enigmatic signals, unraveling a saga of unexpected allies and a looming Empire poised for destruction. The time-travel odyssey becomes a riveting interplay of camaraderie and confrontation.
With deft storytelling, the author crafts a rich narrative, seamlessly blending the complexities of time with elements of suspense and friendship. The characters resonate with authenticity, navigating the intricate threads of a universe both familiar and vastly transformed.
The author's imaginative prowess and narrative finesse make this odyssey a captivating exploration of time's twists and turns.
February 4, 2024
Time Travel May Never become Straightforward
Captain Joe Dyson must take his ship ECS Andrea ten minutes into the future, but things don’t go according to plan.
Together with his officers, Bertram and Chief Engineer Lambert, do all they can to rectify the problem, but with little luck.
The ECS Andrea seems destined to jump from time to time and from era to era.
Will the spaceship ever return to the present, which is in the year 2363?
Temporal Experiment, in the hands of Joe Pranaitis, goes all the way to show how fragile the web of time is. The captain and his crew get confronted with enemies as well as helpers, but they have no control over the future or the past.
Captain Joe Dyson must take his ship ECS Andrea ten minutes into the future, but things don’t go according to plan.
Together with his officers, Bertram and Chief Engineer Lambert, do all they can to rectify the problem, but with little luck.
The ECS Andrea seems destined to jump from time to time and from era to era.
Will the spaceship ever return to the present, which is in the year 2363?
Temporal Experiment, in the hands of Joe Pranaitis, goes all the way to show how fragile the web of time is. The captain and his crew get confronted with enemies as well as helpers, but they have no control over the future or the past.
July 24, 2023
Temporal Experiment is a fascinating tale of a space/time flight gone wrong. In 2363, Captain Dyson launches the ECS Andrea, a spaceship and time-ship, for what is supposed to be a journey ten minutes into the future. But an unexplained malfunction shoots them 10,000 years into the future! Readers are taken on an action-packed ride through time and space and into the unknown. This is an engaging story that ought to delight fans of Science Fiction and Time Travel!
July 2, 2023
“Temporal Experiment” by Joe Pranatis is a creative time travel story with action and abundant plot twists. The world-building is excellent! My favorite part was the clever use of time travel to reverse a tragedy. Also, I do love this cover. Five stars!
September 17, 2020
Kind of a confusing mix of time travel and Star Wars. Did not hold my interest but some might enjoy it.
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