Timefield

by Charlie Nash

London, 1884. Time-traveler David Blakeney witnesses a brutal execution at Queen Victoria’s hand, a warning to deliver on promises long-ago made. Promises he never could fulfil.

Now. In a war-scarred future England, has-been soldier Leo Fawkes receives a midnight call from his sister, a brilliant but reclusive physicist. That's how Leo encounters The Machine, an instrument of science … and a deadly weapon.

For in The Machine's alternative history, Nikola Tesla is working to end the future war, work that hangs in a balance of powerful plotters, railguns, deep secrets, and the inertia of all of history. As forces close both then and now, a whole history could stand or fall, and everything will change. Tonight.

The debut science fiction thriller from multiple Aurealis and Ditmar Award nominee, Charlie Nash ... "…high level action and suspense … it is unputdownable!"

Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure

323 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2021

About the author

Charlie Nash was born near the Viking Way and holds degrees in mechanical and space engineering, medicine, and a PhD in creative writing. Her fiction has been shortlisted multiple times for the Aurealis and Ditmar awards. She breathes technical air by day and wordy vapors by night.

Reviews

[Alexandria Blaelock]

Helen and her estranged brother Leo are on a mission to save their city from total war. Along the way, there’s time travel, alternate history, and an alternate future. Tesla, Clemens and Queen Victoria. Steam punk, quantum physics, and biological computers. Thieves, genetically engineered dogs, and a professional rival that just won’t quit. It’s all here.

[Crystal]

Tesla vs Edison

A new spin on the Tesla vs Edison mental feud. As in real life, this story focuses on Edison stealing ideas and machines from Tesla. Mix in the queen of England and a few time travelers form modern-day England and you have a story.
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[David Hartigan]

Don’t read before bed- too exciting

I loved this book. Nash manages to keep the techy sci-fi detail at a sweet-spot where it’s fun to follow.
The hero and heroine were great.