Cause of Death

The Time Bubble #12

by Jason Ayres

Henry and Alice find themselves trapped in a deadly time loop in this latest instalment of The Time Bubble series.

When Henry Jones woke up on holiday in Fuerteventura, he didn’t expect to get burnt, drowned, or shot. Nor did he expect to be eaten by a mythical sea monster.

Making friends with Alice, the girl in the next apartment, the two of them try to piece together their patchy memories to establish how they ended up on the island.

Why have they been thrown back decades in time to their younger bodies?

Why is every day the same, yet different?

And why are they the only two people who can see what is going on?

This story is the twelfth part of an epic series exploring the time travel genre in original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from youth to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2022

About the author

Jason Ayres fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a full-time author when he left the corporate world behind and published his first novel in 2014. Since then, he has written twenty more books, delighting readers with his signature mix of humour, engaging characters, and imaginative storytelling.

His character-driven tales focus on ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations—whether travelling to an uncertain future, revisiting their past, or exploring alternate timelines. Blending elements of sci-fi, romance, and everyday life, his stories offer something for everyone, with relatable characters at their heart.

Jason’s latest series, set in the 1980s, follows present-day protagonists who, down on their luck, get a chance to relive a pivotal year from their past. 1980, 1981, and 1982 are available now, with more to come.

Want to know more about Jason? - You can find him at:

https://www.jasonayres.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/

https://twitter.com/TheTimeBubble/

Reviews

[Daniel Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jason Ayres just keeps getting better and better at writing these stories. This is now the 12th book at for much of it you could have skipped the first 11 but you will then get to a point in the book where you will wish that you had. So my advice is to go back and start with book 1 and work your way here.

Part of this reminds me of A Town Called Discovery by R.R. Haywood. In that book a person wakes up not knowing who or where he is and is killed over and over again. That then is where the book kind of departs the story. However they do both end up having been to the same place (you will understand if you read it but I hate spoilers)

So if you enjoyed the earlier books you will enjoy this one, if you like fun lighthearted time travel this one might be a little on the dark end but still pretty fun and you of course know that our protagonists will make it because they always do.

#timetravel
#timebubble

[Andrea Gill · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is an entertainingly easy read, if you can see past the author's political views. I would certainly not recommend reading this if you, like many, have lost loved ones to COVID or are still shielding due to medical issues.

I had previously read some of the time bubble books on Kindle and found them the kind of easy on the brain reading material that you can quickly get into and rattle through, as long as you can overlook the simplistic plotting - and the fact that the same protagonists end up in most books makes this even easier to get onto.

This book follows the same pattern of familiar characters in a different environment, with a murderous touch of Groundhog Day thrown into the mix.

Entertaining fare, but the lockdown sceptic, COVID denying views of the author - which do suit some of the characters, like the crude and boorish pub landlord, very well - do start to grate when even open minded, smart characters spend a disproportionate amount of time whingeing about "muzzles".

[Lucinda Clarke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read all the Time Bubble series, I grab them as soon as they come out, and they just get better and better. This one I particularly enjoyed as Henry and Alice face a daily disaster, involving a volcano, a tsunami, a fireball, explosions, and a localized civil war. It’s difficult to write more without giving too much away, but I loved this book, I read it in one sitting and highly recommend it.

[C I KESZEI · Rating 5 out of 5]

The time travel saga continues

I have enjoyed every single one of Jason Ayres books in this series. This is no exception and the only problem I had was trying to remember the main characters previous stories in detail - easily solved by rereading.
Bring on the next book please....

[Steve W · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this but it did get a bit far-fetched at times. Yes I know it’s a time travel book but you’ll see what I mean. As always, some entertaining characters and it did hold my attention. It was some time since I read the previous books in the series and I had little recollection of the previous stories, so references to them were a bit lost on me.

[Kristia Dayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book Great Series

Great book and even greater series. He has covered every angle of time travel and time loops you can think of and the plot and story lines are rich, fun, exciting. Definitely read this series but start with the first one.

[Mr · Rating 5 out of 5]

happy to see the story continue

Great to see the story continue- it took a few pages to refresh my memory on each character but soon pieced it back together- another enjoyable instalment and keen to see how it will progress

[DAVID READMAN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stuff.

Jason does it again. Another fast moving story, which I thoughourly enjoyed. Highly recommended. If you love time travel adventures, look no further and read this series.

[PIETER · Rating 4 out of 5]

This 12th in the series continues the good tradition. Many characters from earlier books feature in the story. Henry & Alice find themselves at an island retreat where they find a different kind of death in the last hours of the day. Hence the title.

[pauline moody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Great Book!

Oncee again another brilliant book from Jason Ayres. Can't wait for the follow on. Hurry up! Write quickly. Want to know what happens next!

[Lesley McLean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my! Once again I had a job to put this down!!
I am absolutely loving this series. More so as I get to know the characters!
Highly recommended!!!

[Ginny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

This was a fun series. Lots of twists and turns. I only he !r. Ayres continues the story. I am curious what happens with Vanessa. Hopefully she dies in the end!

[ukkindlecustomer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stuck in the Middle with You

Enjoyable vignette in the Time Bubble series as Vanessa wreaks revenge on Henry and Alice, finding ever more inventive methods of disposal.

[Susan McReynolds · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite.