A Curious Orb

by Jonathan G. Meyer

Daniel Shaw is transported to another world by accident. One second he is safe at home, and the next he is in a dark, alien jungle. What concerns him the most? He does not know how to get back.

In the morning his mother finds the imprint of his body on the bed, with an empty wooden box and a delicate silver pedestal on his nightstand. Her son, and the contents of the box, are nowhere to be found.

Daniel's trusty Labrador was the only witness - and he isn't talking.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 10, 2021

About the author

Jonathan G. Meyer is a mid-western author born and raised in the St. Louis area. He is a retired electrician with a passion for Science Fiction. Much of his life has been consumed with machinery and electronics. Now with more time to pursue his true interests, he is writing the stories he imagined for years.

Reviews

[Joe Pranaitis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author Jonathan G. Meyer brings us the tale of Daniel Shaw and the inheritance that takes him on a grand adventure. On Daniel's 18th birthday his dying father gives him a silver orb that had been passed down from generation to generation. During those years they where looking for the orbs origin but never thought to do what Daniel did and try one or two of the buttons on it. As soon as Daniel tried one of the buttons he was transports to a different planet light years away from the Sol system. There he stumbled onto a civilization that was undergoing a quite civil war. Daniel befriended and started to fall in love with a woman from the Chosen cast. She showed him her planet but Daniel knew that he had to get back to Earth so he touched the orbs switch again but this time the time lag between the two planets deposited him back home 3 months later. After finding out that both his parents had died and his girlfriend had moved away for college and the college that he had applied for had rejected him he packed some stuff and touched the button on the orb. Once back with the Chosen rebellion he helped free their society. I won't spoil the ending but if you like StarGate you'll love this book. I highly recommend this book to all science fiction fans.

[Roy Hollinshead · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Great Tale

I took a chance with this book and am so glad I did. A great piece of Sci-fi, succinct and nicely paced. The villains are just right but don't dominate and spoil the tale. The history is revealed in the right detail without lingering on any one point too long. Rounded with an emotional ending. An excellent idea very well told!

[Martyn Kemp · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Curious Orb - my 1st reading of this author

The book was a bit slow to get into but improved. I anticipated that there was a follow-up book of the Akrotirians when they landed on their promised paradise planet - yet to be written, it transpires. I will try reading "Vincent" to see if that one grips me into reading the whole book nearer the beginning.

[Petra · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed the beginning of this book. It was well paced and the story had an interesting premise and mystery. But the story slowed down a lot, the plot and writing seemed young and makes me think this may be intended for a younger audience.

In the end, it's an interesting story but told in a simple manner that didn't give me enough intrigue to be fully committed. I wouldn't read any sequels, should there be any to this story.

[Kristo · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story idea itself was ok, but the writing seriously needed some proofreading. The jumping back and forth randomly from past tense story, to present tense descriptions was extremely distracting and made it impossible to fully immerse into the story.

[G.B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the characters and the story. A quick read that is not ordinary. The ending left the door open for a sequel.