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Timeless Void #1
Ryan's Gambit
Press your luck too hard, for too long, and man, will you come to regret it.
Jon Ryan had lived long enough to know better. But with age does not automatically come wisdom. He has saved mankind many times. He even resurrected Earth and all its inhabitants from never-having-existed. But he's still haunted, and haunted people do crazy things.
Because of his interventions, Earth's timeline has been totally scrambled. Now Jon feel obligated to restore the original order of time. If he doesn't, many mind-boggling paradoxes will occur. He's not sure he and existence as he knows it will continue. Whatever it takes, he will have his future the way it was always supposed to be.
But can time be altered? How could he possibly achieve his unimaginable goals? With no certain plan, he ricochets through the past, hoping against hope that whatever alterations he's making will restore Earth's original timeline. But it's very likely he will only continue to make matters worse.
An accidental encounter with the dark denizens of the mysterious Void threaten to derail Jon's quest before it even begins. He offends the ghostly Phantoms, and now they will not rest until they see Jon dead—or worse. If Jon's quest was impossible before, with this relentless enemy, it now becomes totally inconceivable.
Follow Jon in his continuing adventures of The Ryanverse. The action is nonstop. The tension is unbearable. The odds are always bleak. But, in spite of all that, Jon's antics will put a smile on your face and make you laugh harder than you have for a very long time.
Jon Ryan had lived long enough to know better. But with age does not automatically come wisdom. He has saved mankind many times. He even resurrected Earth and all its inhabitants from never-having-existed. But he's still haunted, and haunted people do crazy things.
Because of his interventions, Earth's timeline has been totally scrambled. Now Jon feel obligated to restore the original order of time. If he doesn't, many mind-boggling paradoxes will occur. He's not sure he and existence as he knows it will continue. Whatever it takes, he will have his future the way it was always supposed to be.
But can time be altered? How could he possibly achieve his unimaginable goals? With no certain plan, he ricochets through the past, hoping against hope that whatever alterations he's making will restore Earth's original timeline. But it's very likely he will only continue to make matters worse.
An accidental encounter with the dark denizens of the mysterious Void threaten to derail Jon's quest before it even begins. He offends the ghostly Phantoms, and now they will not rest until they see Jon dead—or worse. If Jon's quest was impossible before, with this relentless enemy, it now becomes totally inconceivable.
Follow Jon in his continuing adventures of The Ryanverse. The action is nonstop. The tension is unbearable. The odds are always bleak. But, in spite of all that, Jon's antics will put a smile on your face and make you laugh harder than you have for a very long time.
270 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 26, 2021
About the author
Craig A. Robertson
75 books180 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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May 9, 2022
When Craig Robertson writes a Jon Ryan book, oh, man - you know it’s going to be a doozy! Earth was no-timed and Jon re-timed it. Problem solved and everything is fine… except Jon isn’t. He has to fix what he already fixed and if that sounds like a Ryanism, well, grab some popcorn and settle in yet another Charlie Foxtrot courtesy of everyone favorite android, Jon Ryan.
It’s funny. It’s… complex and as only Jon can make things. He makes enemies and this new one appears to time the time clan look like pushovers. Toss in an Earth general with plans to take over Shariko Jones’ command of her time ship and it’s just too much fun to be had!
I can’t wait to see how he gets out of this mess!
It’s funny. It’s… complex and as only Jon can make things. He makes enemies and this new one appears to time the time clan look like pushovers. Toss in an Earth general with plans to take over Shariko Jones’ command of her time ship and it’s just too much fun to be had!
I can’t wait to see how he gets out of this mess!
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June 25, 2022
This is a new series in the Ryan-verse and if you liked the earlier ones you should pretty much like this one. I think some of the formula is wearing a little thin but the books are still worth reading so far. I do not have much to say about this other than it continues with many of the characters of the earlier book and introduces new characters for our heroes to deal with. This whole series seems to be a bit childish but thats sort of its point.
I do strongly suggest starting with The Forever Series starting with The Forever Life then the Time Wars Last Forever series. There are a lot of things happening in this book that you will not understand if you do not read those first.
I do strongly suggest starting with The Forever Series starting with The Forever Life then the Time Wars Last Forever series. There are a lot of things happening in this book that you will not understand if you do not read those first.
May 19, 2022
Very nice to see Captain Jones come into her own and stand up to the bureaucrats dragging down humanity as a whole. As for John, he seems to be getting a bit narrow-minded in his old (really really old) age. It was a little frustrating listening to John completely miss the folly of his task (moreso than usual I should say). Nevertheless, I enjoy seeing where the whole gang ends up after having finally accomplished their impossible mission just to be reminded why government has no business being the ones to hold power.
April 13, 2022
Jon Ryan can't leave well enough alone. Despite all everyone trying to sway him away from it he chooses to take on resetting the timeline to prior to the time wars. Of course things don't as planned. I'm real glad Jones and Tank are back and there is some focus on the earth and their time ship.
June 9, 2022
This is a fun John Ryan series if you are in the mood for a goofy sci - fi, time travel book. I read the previous John Ryan series and to me, the general plot is starting to get a little redundant - time / dimension travel and bad guys that hate John Ryan. Overall, it's worth the reading time.
December 23, 2021
great start to a new Ryan adventure
Couldn’t put it down. The characters are as enjoyable as ever. Looking forward to the next book. Love the endless series.
Couldn’t put it down. The characters are as enjoyable as ever. Looking forward to the next book. Love the endless series.
January 1, 2022
If you like space opera this book is as good as it gets. But don’t start with this book although it is book #1 it is part of a larger series. This is more like book 20 something.
June 23, 2022
I really have to stop consuming random bullshit. This was terrible.
July 22, 2022
Maybe it is better after 100 pages but it felt like book 26 out of 50
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