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The Timeless Artifact #1
Möbius
Gestern ist morgen.
2058. Elisabeth ist Professorin für Mathematik. Vieldimensionale Formen haben es ihr angetan, die in der Wirklichkeit keine Entsprechung haben. Doch dann schickt ihr Chef sie zum Fundort eines realen Artefakts, das ihren Theorien entsprungen sein könnte – oder der Technologie einer außerirdischen Zivilisation.
30 Jahre zuvor. Physiker Max will nichts geringeres, als Einstein zu verbessern. Seine neueste Theorie scheint fehlerfrei – allerdings sagt sie das Ende der Menschheit voraus. Verhindern ließe sich die Auslöschung der Erde nur, wenn Max ein vieldimensionales Objekt fände. Es ist eilig, morgen ist es unweigerlich zu spät. Aber wie soll er diese Aufgabe erfüllen, wenn er als Physiker doch weiß, dass das gesuchte Artefakt gar nicht existieren kann?
Science-Fiction-Thriller.
2058. Elisabeth ist Professorin für Mathematik. Vieldimensionale Formen haben es ihr angetan, die in der Wirklichkeit keine Entsprechung haben. Doch dann schickt ihr Chef sie zum Fundort eines realen Artefakts, das ihren Theorien entsprungen sein könnte – oder der Technologie einer außerirdischen Zivilisation.
30 Jahre zuvor. Physiker Max will nichts geringeres, als Einstein zu verbessern. Seine neueste Theorie scheint fehlerfrei – allerdings sagt sie das Ende der Menschheit voraus. Verhindern ließe sich die Auslöschung der Erde nur, wenn Max ein vieldimensionales Objekt fände. Es ist eilig, morgen ist es unweigerlich zu spät. Aber wie soll er diese Aufgabe erfüllen, wenn er als Physiker doch weiß, dass das gesuchte Artefakt gar nicht existieren kann?
Science-Fiction-Thriller.
386 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 28, 2022
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About the author
Brandon Q. Morris
137 books468 followersBrandon Q. Morris is a physicist and space specialist. He has long been concerned with space issues, both professionally and privately and while he wanted to become an astronaut, he had to stay on Earth for a variety of reasons. He is particularly fascinated by the "what if” and through his books he aims to share compelling hard science fiction stories that could actually happen, and someday may happen. Morris is the author of several best-selling science fiction novels.
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December 31, 2025
4⭐️
This was an interesting read. The plot was original and the science fiction part follows already established scientific theories, making the story more believable. It certainly was thought provoking and caused me to pause to think about the events happening in the book and to look up some of the science, not out of confusion but curiosity.
The writing style is non-linerar in that it bounces between past and present. But it is also linear in that the present entries are in reverse, the story unfolding backwards. It takes a minute to wrap your head around what is happening, but once you grasp the concept it's fascinating and captivating. It's a race against time, literally.
While the verbiage and writing style itself is pretty straight-forward and easy to understand without needing a dictionary of scientific jargon, the non-liner/reverse linear aspect of the plot can make this book a challenge at first. Go into this book with an open mind and give yourself moments to reflect on what is actually happening. There is some exciting action and government espionage, but also some wonderful human moments that help ground the story in... realness.
The story does not end on a cliffhanger. You could certainly walk away from the finished book wuth a sense of completion. But it does end with enough unknown and hints at what comes after to leave the reader wanting to seek out the next part of the story.
For Audiobook readers: Shawn Compton does a good job with the narration. His characters are fairly easily discernible from one another. His female voices are nicely done, taking on a softer tone rather than a higher pitch. He is pleasant to listen to, easy to understand, and speaks with a good pace and cadence. All in all, I was pleased with Mobius and look forward to book 2 in this series and more book from Brandon Q. Morris.
This was an interesting read. The plot was original and the science fiction part follows already established scientific theories, making the story more believable. It certainly was thought provoking and caused me to pause to think about the events happening in the book and to look up some of the science, not out of confusion but curiosity.
The writing style is non-linerar in that it bounces between past and present. But it is also linear in that the present entries are in reverse, the story unfolding backwards. It takes a minute to wrap your head around what is happening, but once you grasp the concept it's fascinating and captivating. It's a race against time, literally.
While the verbiage and writing style itself is pretty straight-forward and easy to understand without needing a dictionary of scientific jargon, the non-liner/reverse linear aspect of the plot can make this book a challenge at first. Go into this book with an open mind and give yourself moments to reflect on what is actually happening. There is some exciting action and government espionage, but also some wonderful human moments that help ground the story in... realness.
The story does not end on a cliffhanger. You could certainly walk away from the finished book wuth a sense of completion. But it does end with enough unknown and hints at what comes after to leave the reader wanting to seek out the next part of the story.
For Audiobook readers: Shawn Compton does a good job with the narration. His characters are fairly easily discernible from one another. His female voices are nicely done, taking on a softer tone rather than a higher pitch. He is pleasant to listen to, easy to understand, and speaks with a good pace and cadence. All in all, I was pleased with Mobius and look forward to book 2 in this series and more book from Brandon Q. Morris.
October 11, 2022
|3,5*|
Einige interessante Science Fiction Konzepte werden hier präsentiert, die die Geschichte durchaus interessant machen und die ich bisher so noch nicht gesehen habe. Auch die Charaktere der Geschichte können sich durchaus sehen lassen, sind sympathisch und distinguiert. Allerdings nimmt Morris seinen Figuren viel von ihrem Profil, wenn er die meisten von Ihnen mit einer meiner Meinung nach zu großen Portion Heroismus überpinselt, ein Problem, welches ich mit den meisten seiner Geschichten hatte. Auch fand ich den grammatikalischen Aspekt der rückwärts laufenden Zeit deutlich überthematisiert - so interessant ist es nicht! Den erzählerischen Aspekt besagter Mechanik fand ich jedoch solide gelöst.
Einige interessante Science Fiction Konzepte werden hier präsentiert, die die Geschichte durchaus interessant machen und die ich bisher so noch nicht gesehen habe. Auch die Charaktere der Geschichte können sich durchaus sehen lassen, sind sympathisch und distinguiert. Allerdings nimmt Morris seinen Figuren viel von ihrem Profil, wenn er die meisten von Ihnen mit einer meiner Meinung nach zu großen Portion Heroismus überpinselt, ein Problem, welches ich mit den meisten seiner Geschichten hatte. Auch fand ich den grammatikalischen Aspekt der rückwärts laufenden Zeit deutlich überthematisiert - so interessant ist es nicht! Den erzählerischen Aspekt besagter Mechanik fand ich jedoch solide gelöst.
August 31, 2022
This was a weird book. But the story was really interesting, so I kept reading. The dialogue is pretty bad. I just pretended it had been written in another language and this was a somewhat stilted translation. That made it better. The story was interesting enough to keep me reading in spite of the dialogue.
October 26, 2022
Time running backwards???????
This book focuses on two people at two different times, who apparently know each other. Elizabeth is a topologist called in to investigate an unexplainable object found buried in Iceland. Meanwhile Max is a theoretical physicist attempting to create a new theory of time. Other people are after this object, placing Elizabeth in danger.
Max dreams of a similar object which he eventually finds in the archives beneath Princeton University. However as we read on we find that Max has calculated that a quanta of time is 24 hours and every day he is discovering the object anew.... The peculiar object has a coded message embedded which gives some explanation.... But not all.
This is a thought provoking novel about time and how we interact with it. There is intrigue, mystery, peril, surprise, suspense , romance and I look forward to finding out more of what happened in the 2nd book.
This book focuses on two people at two different times, who apparently know each other. Elizabeth is a topologist called in to investigate an unexplainable object found buried in Iceland. Meanwhile Max is a theoretical physicist attempting to create a new theory of time. Other people are after this object, placing Elizabeth in danger.
Max dreams of a similar object which he eventually finds in the archives beneath Princeton University. However as we read on we find that Max has calculated that a quanta of time is 24 hours and every day he is discovering the object anew.... The peculiar object has a coded message embedded which gives some explanation.... But not all.
This is a thought provoking novel about time and how we interact with it. There is intrigue, mystery, peril, surprise, suspense , romance and I look forward to finding out more of what happened in the 2nd book.
January 14, 2026
This book got me out of a couple months reading slump. Although it’s concepts are challenging, I don’t have much problem with suspending my disbelief. It took a while for me to realize that part of the book was going backward instead of forward. I did finally figure it out and it was even more fascinating once I realized. There are still things that I don’t understand about the plot, but I don’t know how much of that is the actual plot, or my lack of knowledge on the subject. I loved the older lady, Elizabeth, and her spunk. The ending didn’t explain everything or give you any indication of where it was gonna go from there. If that kind of thing bugs you, then this might not be for you, because there’s lots of ambiguity. I think this is part of a series. If it is, you know I’m going to finish the rest or at least the next book.
May 14, 2024
The good: fairly well thought out theory of time borrowing from Carrol's theories, but insisting on an eternal computational now that can run either forward or backward, depending on your instance.
Confusing? Not really. The novel spends a goodly amount of time explaining it, building up to aspects that flows into a somewhat interesting plot focusing on the exploration of the same concept.
Bonus points for the fascination with topology.
The bad: the plot is barely a vehicle for the concept and the characters and dialogue are well into the category of meh.
I'm glad I finished, but I was floating in a vast sea of average for a good deal of the book.
And yet, I DID like the focus on the science and the math. The research is real.
Confusing? Not really. The novel spends a goodly amount of time explaining it, building up to aspects that flows into a somewhat interesting plot focusing on the exploration of the same concept.
Bonus points for the fascination with topology.
The bad: the plot is barely a vehicle for the concept and the characters and dialogue are well into the category of meh.
I'm glad I finished, but I was floating in a vast sea of average for a good deal of the book.
And yet, I DID like the focus on the science and the math. The research is real.
January 6, 2023
Really interesting concept of time running backwards. For that alone I will keep reading (also book 1 ending doesn’t wrap anything up). Hopefully book 2 will be better.
There’s a lack of character development and the way they speak to each other is rather basic/cut & dry. So, how does a topologist all of a sudden turn into superwoman and process all the trauma with no other mention of it for the rest of the book?? And the way she deals with and thinks of her daughter is odd, cut off, and cold. Very much like a scientist/engineer approach to relationships and feelings (intentional?).
The detailed science and theories were very good. It was hard to get my head around and if you’re a nut for those things then this is for you.
There’s a lack of character development and the way they speak to each other is rather basic/cut & dry. So, how does a topologist all of a sudden turn into superwoman and process all the trauma with no other mention of it for the rest of the book?? And the way she deals with and thinks of her daughter is odd, cut off, and cold. Very much like a scientist/engineer approach to relationships and feelings (intentional?).
The detailed science and theories were very good. It was hard to get my head around and if you’re a nut for those things then this is for you.
November 5, 2023
Interest start to the triology
One set of chapters progresses the story foward, the other chapter peel away past/present events, as that timeline inevitably travels backwards. Tomorrow become yesterday, and all events of the day lived gets wiped out, kinda.
Some of the characters were a bit flat, with conversations between them being direct and matter-of-fact. This is likely the translation from German to English, with speech nuances being missed in translation, but is nothing nrw for Matthias' novels.
Curious to see how the story evolves.
One set of chapters progresses the story foward, the other chapter peel away past/present events, as that timeline inevitably travels backwards. Tomorrow become yesterday, and all events of the day lived gets wiped out, kinda.
Some of the characters were a bit flat, with conversations between them being direct and matter-of-fact. This is likely the translation from German to English, with speech nuances being missed in translation, but is nothing nrw for Matthias' novels.
Curious to see how the story evolves.
November 14, 2022
The writing and the storytelling is not bad but I find really difficult to agree with the central fact about the artifact and the flow of time in these novels. I won't say anything more so that I don't spoil the book to anyone. Reading the sinopsis in Amazon I expected much more from this book but in the end it just became a clone of the movie Groundhog Day. I am afraid this is just fiction or fantasy and the science (as in science-fiction) got lost somewhere.
July 19, 2022
Head spinner, but couldn't put it down
As usual, Brandon keeps me wanting to turn the pages. like most novels on time, it makes you think, but this time it is time that has moved not the person. I'm going to read it again and apply what I learned the first time through to get a better insight into the author's thoughts.
As usual, Brandon keeps me wanting to turn the pages. like most novels on time, it makes you think, but this time it is time that has moved not the person. I'm going to read it again and apply what I learned the first time through to get a better insight into the author's thoughts.
May 29, 2025
The science that is explained in this storyline is mind-bending, time travel, quantum physics, topology and more. I did enjoy it, but some parts of the book seemed totally irrelevant to the storyline, so I skimmed over those and I don't think I miss anything important.
However, the ending was a good twist so I will try the next book and see how that one goes
However, the ending was a good twist so I will try the next book and see how that one goes
July 7, 2022
Not exactly time travel.
Good story but a little confusing with the unexpected time jumps? Or are the alternate dimensions? The science will stretch your brain from a torus into a coffee cup. Definitely interested in the next book.
Good story but a little confusing with the unexpected time jumps? Or are the alternate dimensions? The science will stretch your brain from a torus into a coffee cup. Definitely interested in the next book.
April 21, 2023
Abit over my head and super confusing, though I did figure out that time was running backwards before I was told. Just not convinced that the story works...too caught up in the time confusion to reason it out.
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August 22, 2023
Totally enjoyed
I really liked this story. The storyline was great, and I loved the characters, and the narration was well done. As soon as I am done writing this, I am starting book two in this story
I really liked this story. The storyline was great, and I loved the characters, and the narration was well done. As soon as I am done writing this, I am starting book two in this story
November 30, 2023
Aunque es cierto que muchas veces utiliza un lenguaje un tanto flojo, el tema es realmente interesante y consigue crearte adicción, consiguiendo que quiera leer el segundo. A veces un estilo literario "precoz" se puede perdonar por una idea de base muy fuerte.
September 29, 2022
Took me a minute, but I finally got there. Well worth it too.
October 1, 2022
What a trip! Let's do the time warp again!
The ending is very abrupt and I still haven't wrapped my head around it. I guess I need to read the second book in the series!
The ending is very abrupt and I still haven't wrapped my head around it. I guess I need to read the second book in the series!
October 7, 2022
Morris' Best Work!
This one captured both many imagination And intellect equally. A brilliant dive into the depths of time. Like Max, a thing i usually hate.
BRILLIANT
This one captured both many imagination And intellect equally. A brilliant dive into the depths of time. Like Max, a thing i usually hate.
BRILLIANT
October 18, 2023
What I like best about Hard-SF as a genre - novel concepts that have a solid grounding in physical laws and include enough of the science to back it up.
March 11, 2024
Thos story had an interesting concept and I liked the hard physics in it but the writing I was not a big fan of. The story was not very descriptive and the characters were pretty thin.
June 5, 2023
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