A Pause in Space-Time: Publisher's Pack: Books 1-2

by Laurence E. Dahners, Andre Blake (Narrator)

Contains books one and two of The Stasis Stories.

A Pause in Space-Time, Book 1

Kaem Seba is a sickly and financially destitute young man with extraordinary math skills. With the help of Arya Vaii, a business student, he has developed a theory and an electronic device that allows him to stop time within limited volumes of space-time.

It quickly becomes obvious that, beyond the fact that time stops inside the stasis field, the volume of space-time in stasis might be useful for some of its other phenomenal properties. Unfortunately, the owner of the lab that tested the properties of their samples also recognizes their potential. His desire to share in their profits unhinges his shaky grasp on reality....

The Thunder of Engines, Book 2

Kaem and Arya are trying to sell “stade”, a piece of space-time in stasis, for its phenomenal mechanical properties.

Stronger than any known substance, it cannot not melt, burn, bend or break. It’s also a perfect insulator and reflects all radiation. Essentially, it can’t be altered; time is stopped within it. Kaem and Arya are struggling to negotiate the best prices they can while simultaneously fighting another company’s bid to pre-empt their patent. As if those struggles weren’t sufficient, Kaem’s beloved father develops cancer. He must try to help his family through that crisis while simultaneously attempting to save the company.

Genres: Science Fiction

Audiobook

Published September 8, 2020

About the author

I was born on the island of Cyprus where my dad was employed as a mining engineer. We moved to the Philippines (more mining) when I was three and then to Arizona when I was 9. I went to med school at the University of Arizona and did a residency in Orthopaedics at the University of Kansas. I taught Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until I retired in 2017.

I've always loved science fiction and it's been great fun getting to write some. I also like music and have a little home recording studio. You can read more, listen to some music and look at some of my art, at http://laury.dahners.com/ if you like.

If you want to contact me, or be put on my email list to be notified when new books come out, just email me at ldahners@gmail.com

Laury Dahners

Reviews

[Jkane · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title of this book is a complete misnomer. The novel has absolutely nothing to do with pausing time. Instead, it has everything to do with a college genius who pauses time and discovers that his actions have created a byproduct. The novel focuses everything on this byproduct and the building of a potential business around this byproduct. I enjoyed the story, the byproduct, the building of a business around this byproduct, and the characters in the books. The story became a bit pedantic at times, but by and large it was interesting enough that I kept wanting to hear more about how this business would go. I had a few problems with the authors attempts to make the company successful yet keeping the characters poor. I do not think his characters' reasoning on this point was sound, but I understood why he was trying to do this for the overall story. I think he should've re-written that part.

[asif khan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's like The Martian if that was set on earth and the problem to solve was patent law.

I did actually love all the minutae and low level intrigue and I'm going in on books 3&4 next.