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Time Wars Last Forever #4
Shattered Time
Time has not been kind to Jon Ryan. It almost seems personal between the two of them. His mission to resurrect a lost Earth gets more complicated, more dangerous, and less likely to succeed with each new barrier thrown in his path. No sooner does he escape from the master time lords than he learns Sapale is now those masters’ prisoner. And she's taken the only vessel that can make the journey seventeen galaxies away, so he's helpless to rescue her. The insane time maker, who leads the clan that no-timed the Earth, eludes the team as they try to eliminate his threat for good. If he's not found, there will be no peace in the galaxy. Desdemona Tanner's powers as a controller of the dead are suddenly tested as evil forces from beyond life threaten to destroy their time ship, Aramthella. If the ship is lost, so is any hope of reviving our home world. Is Desi equal to the grim task of manipulating those who care nothing for the living? Jon faces the least attractive choice in his very long life. In order to make Sapale's rescue even possible, he must do something he cannot stomach. He has to disrupt his own timeline and dig up the advanced alien spacecraft named Wrath. Jon was forced to rely on the homicidally deranged ship before and knows he calls on it again at his very great peril. But what other choice does he have? While Jon's away trying to save his forever wife, Tank and Sachiko are left on their own. They are confronted by one bizarre alien threat after another. Are these space rookies equal to the monumental task? They must run a gauntlet of flames if they are to survive. And Jon Ryan's quest is revealed to be next to impossible. The only entity in the universe that might know how to save the Earth is Time itself. But Time has hidden itself away, never to be found. What comes after hopeless? Whatever that is, Jon and his crew are about to find out.
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282 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 17, 2020
About the author
Craig A. Robertson
75 books181 followersThe Seven Lives of Craig A. Robertson
Dr. Craig A. Robertson is a physician and the author of more than forty-five published science fiction novels. Getting there, however, was anything but a typical path.
His first life was that of a shoe salesman. This "profession" helped him to work his way through college. His first experience was at Kinney Shoes. leveling up to Sears, and eventually became a shoe manager at Montgomery Ward. All three companies later went bankrupt. Not. His. Fault. But he did meet his wife, Karen, at Sears, which made working there most rewarding.
His second life embraced the physical sciences. A childhood fascination with astronomy led him to UC Berkeley. However, he eventually switched to geophysics after realizing that astronomers spent an inordinate amount of time alone on cold, remote mountaintops. Somewhere along the way, physical science gave way to his true passion: medicine.
For his third life he
became a doctor. Medical school and residency were like being sentenced to an abusive gulag, but they provided two lasting benefits. First, he learned that nothing he encountered afterward would ever be harder. Second—and rather more importantly—he got to be a doctor.
His career began in academic medicine, when he became a professor of Emergency Medicine at a Level One Trauma Center. That was followed by yet another incarnation, this time as a research immunologist at UC Davis, where his work included a cloned antibody directed against human melanoma cells and research into primary biliary cirrhosis.
Eventually, Craig settled into the life of a practicing physician. But somewhere among patients, science, family, and all those previous incarnations, another life crept onto the scene.
He became a science fiction writer.
More than forty-five novels later, Craig spends a psychiatrically questionable amount of time destroying planets, rebuilding civilizations, tormenting his delicious evil villains, and making Jon Ryan traverse the universe ... forever.
It seems doubtful, given his past inclinations, that seven lives will be enough for Craig A. Robertson.
Dr. Craig A. Robertson is a physician and the author of more than forty-five published science fiction novels. Getting there, however, was anything but a typical path.
His first life was that of a shoe salesman. This "profession" helped him to work his way through college. His first experience was at Kinney Shoes. leveling up to Sears, and eventually became a shoe manager at Montgomery Ward. All three companies later went bankrupt. Not. His. Fault. But he did meet his wife, Karen, at Sears, which made working there most rewarding.
His second life embraced the physical sciences. A childhood fascination with astronomy led him to UC Berkeley. However, he eventually switched to geophysics after realizing that astronomers spent an inordinate amount of time alone on cold, remote mountaintops. Somewhere along the way, physical science gave way to his true passion: medicine.
For his third life he
became a doctor. Medical school and residency were like being sentenced to an abusive gulag, but they provided two lasting benefits. First, he learned that nothing he encountered afterward would ever be harder. Second—and rather more importantly—he got to be a doctor.
His career began in academic medicine, when he became a professor of Emergency Medicine at a Level One Trauma Center. That was followed by yet another incarnation, this time as a research immunologist at UC Davis, where his work included a cloned antibody directed against human melanoma cells and research into primary biliary cirrhosis.
Eventually, Craig settled into the life of a practicing physician. But somewhere among patients, science, family, and all those previous incarnations, another life crept onto the scene.
He became a science fiction writer.
More than forty-five novels later, Craig spends a psychiatrically questionable amount of time destroying planets, rebuilding civilizations, tormenting his delicious evil villains, and making Jon Ryan traverse the universe ... forever.
It seems doubtful, given his past inclinations, that seven lives will be enough for Craig A. Robertson.
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January 24, 2021
Another Work of Art!
I cannot emphasize this enough, Craig Robertson is a flippin' genius. Every sing book in the Ryanverse is a gem. Actually, it is much more than that, but I lack the vocabulary and the literary prowess that he has so I cannot give these books or ghe author propr justice. The only negative thing I can say is that hebdoesnt write fast enough.
If you're thinking of reading this book, don't, not unless you've read them in order. Actually, you dont have to read any of the preceding books to understand this one, you really don't. Craig is a gifted writer in which you dont have to read them in order. But, my advice to you is to do just that. Read them in order. If you enjoy them half as much as I do, you'll be hooked and end up staying up way too late reading and getting sucked into the Ryanverse.
I am a Forever Fan will remain a fan forever!!!
I cannot emphasize this enough, Craig Robertson is a flippin' genius. Every sing book in the Ryanverse is a gem. Actually, it is much more than that, but I lack the vocabulary and the literary prowess that he has so I cannot give these books or ghe author propr justice. The only negative thing I can say is that hebdoesnt write fast enough.
If you're thinking of reading this book, don't, not unless you've read them in order. Actually, you dont have to read any of the preceding books to understand this one, you really don't. Craig is a gifted writer in which you dont have to read them in order. But, my advice to you is to do just that. Read them in order. If you enjoy them half as much as I do, you'll be hooked and end up staying up way too late reading and getting sucked into the Ryanverse.
I am a Forever Fan will remain a fan forever!!!
October 24, 2020
Whew!
Even when you’re used to Jon Ryan, he’s still a lot to take in... and he’s contagious. You really have to read the first series that introduces us to Jon... then read the other series to understand the brand of Ryanism taking place as he and the survivors of a no-timed Earth try to do the impossible:
Bring Earth back from not ever existing. There is method to his madness and if anyone can get this done, it’s Jon Ryan... but it’s so much fun witnessing his unique form of effective madness. And making this book even more fun is the the captain and crew of the time ship they stole is suffering from a bad case of Ryanism - they just don’t know it.
Jon has to do the impossible... and he will... but it’s going to be a crazy ride you will find very enjoyable!
Even when you’re used to Jon Ryan, he’s still a lot to take in... and he’s contagious. You really have to read the first series that introduces us to Jon... then read the other series to understand the brand of Ryanism taking place as he and the survivors of a no-timed Earth try to do the impossible:
Bring Earth back from not ever existing. There is method to his madness and if anyone can get this done, it’s Jon Ryan... but it’s so much fun witnessing his unique form of effective madness. And making this book even more fun is the the captain and crew of the time ship they stole is suffering from a bad case of Ryanism - they just don’t know it.
Jon has to do the impossible... and he will... but it’s going to be a crazy ride you will find very enjoyable!
December 6, 2020
Another great series
Jon Ryan is one of my favorite characters in all of literature. The series continues to amaze me with its inventiveness. I am always looking forward to the next book. You really need to start from the beginning of the series. Great work!
Jon Ryan is one of my favorite characters in all of literature. The series continues to amaze me with its inventiveness. I am always looking forward to the next book. You really need to start from the beginning of the series. Great work!
March 25, 2022
Jon get's free, Cypal get's captured. They reunite. The crew of the time ship fights some random hostile species. And takes care of a ghost that escaped from the time container. John befriends another all powerful being and gets a tip that to un-un-time earth he has to find Time's soul.
May 20, 2023
Great book series love the story and the book narration can’t wait for the next one I highly recommend this book and the all the series
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