What do you think?
Rate this book
Accidental Time Travelers Collective #1
The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume 1
It’s About Time
Time-traveling thieves and assassins. Mysterious visitors from the past and future. Historical encounters that were never meant to be. Predestination paradoxes and miraculous machines. Journeys through the ages that take unpredictable twists and turns, sending the travelers—and the reader—where they least expect.
Welcome to The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume 1, featuring twelve short stories by an international group of speculative fiction authors who share a common love of time travel. Each story ventures into the realm of alternate possibilities (or impossibilities). The stories range from whimsical to technical, thrilling to uplifting. Some will make you laugh. Others will touch you in surprising ways. All offer an adventure into tantalizing futures and haunting pasts.
So if you’re ready for a wild ride, take a trip through time with us!
Time-traveling thieves and assassins. Mysterious visitors from the past and future. Historical encounters that were never meant to be. Predestination paradoxes and miraculous machines. Journeys through the ages that take unpredictable twists and turns, sending the travelers—and the reader—where they least expect.
Welcome to The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume 1, featuring twelve short stories by an international group of speculative fiction authors who share a common love of time travel. Each story ventures into the realm of alternate possibilities (or impossibilities). The stories range from whimsical to technical, thrilling to uplifting. Some will make you laugh. Others will touch you in surprising ways. All offer an adventure into tantalizing futures and haunting pasts.
So if you’re ready for a wild ride, take a trip through time with us!
274 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 8, 2022
60 people are currently reading
81 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
December 18, 2022
I'm not one for short story collections, not because I don't like them, but because I prefer to read longer form stuff. With that being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this collection and was never not entertained by each other's unique take on time travel (and let's face it, time traveling is just fun to read in general).
My favorite stories of the bunch however were:
- Field and Flame by Jennifer Marchman. I loved the world building in this story and the story leaves you wanting more of it.
- The Titanic Time Heist by Janet Raye Stevens. Because common, it's a time heist, on the titanic!
- Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone by Julie Bihn. This one hooked me immediatly with that title and I knew from the moment I saw it that I was going to enjoy the story. Nothing like accidentally inventing a calzone that lets you time travel by eating it. A really fun premise with great heartfelt characters.
- Blue Skies by Nathan Swift. This story also introduced some great world building, and the premise reminded me a lot of Philip K. Dick's ideas.
- Free Will by Gregory B. Taylor. This story offered an interesting take on the predestination paradox that's so common in time travel fiction.
Overall, great read. Would recommend if you're looking for something to scratch that time travel itch. I'm happy I picked it up.
My favorite stories of the bunch however were:
- Field and Flame by Jennifer Marchman. I loved the world building in this story and the story leaves you wanting more of it.
- The Titanic Time Heist by Janet Raye Stevens. Because common, it's a time heist, on the titanic!
- Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone by Julie Bihn. This one hooked me immediatly with that title and I knew from the moment I saw it that I was going to enjoy the story. Nothing like accidentally inventing a calzone that lets you time travel by eating it. A really fun premise with great heartfelt characters.
- Blue Skies by Nathan Swift. This story also introduced some great world building, and the premise reminded me a lot of Philip K. Dick's ideas.
- Free Will by Gregory B. Taylor. This story offered an interesting take on the predestination paradox that's so common in time travel fiction.
Overall, great read. Would recommend if you're looking for something to scratch that time travel itch. I'm happy I picked it up.
February 16, 2023
An entertaining and well written book of short stories with a wide ranging take on time travel. My favourite was K.L. Small's The Dark Horse even tho it ripped my heart to shreds, based as it is on the realities of the time. Different worlds, future worlds, past worlds all work their time travel magic here. Highly recommended.
May 15, 2023
“The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Volume 1” by The Accidental Time Travelers’ Collective⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genre: Speculative Fiction Short Stories. Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Time: Past, present, and future.
NOTE: Authors: Joshua David Bellin, Julie Bihn, Paul Childs, Susan Hancock, Marc Hennemann, Jennifer Marchman, Amanda Pampuro, KL Small, Janet Raye Stevens, WO Torres.
“The past, or was it?”
Twelve short stories about time travel, ranging from whimsical to technical, thrilling to uplifting. The authors have grouped the stories into Past, Present, and Future sections. As always with short story collections, you’ll like some more than others. Here are some of my favorites:
⭐️The Dark Horse: Seventy-two year old man time travels by riding the horses on a special carousel.
⭐️The Titanic Time Heist: Two time criminals time skip to the Titanic to rob the soon-to-be dead.
⭐️La Zona: At the San Francisco taqueria that is home to the original Mission Burrito, the Keeper of Time grants 3 men’s wish to go back in time.
⭐️Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone: A pizza shop employee creates a calzone that lets her time travel.
Some will make you laugh. Some will make you ponder morality. Some will haunt you, and some will delight you. If you like time travel, of course you’ll read this book! If you are curious, these short stories are a great way to explore the genre. It’s a solid 3 stars from me 🌵📚💁🏼♀️ Thank you to Freebooksy and the authors for this copy.
NOTE: Authors: Joshua David Bellin, Julie Bihn, Paul Childs, Susan Hancock, Marc Hennemann, Jennifer Marchman, Amanda Pampuro, KL Small, Janet Raye Stevens, WO Torres.
“The past, or was it?”
Twelve short stories about time travel, ranging from whimsical to technical, thrilling to uplifting. The authors have grouped the stories into Past, Present, and Future sections. As always with short story collections, you’ll like some more than others. Here are some of my favorites:
⭐️The Dark Horse: Seventy-two year old man time travels by riding the horses on a special carousel.
⭐️The Titanic Time Heist: Two time criminals time skip to the Titanic to rob the soon-to-be dead.
⭐️La Zona: At the San Francisco taqueria that is home to the original Mission Burrito, the Keeper of Time grants 3 men’s wish to go back in time.
⭐️Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone: A pizza shop employee creates a calzone that lets her time travel.
Some will make you laugh. Some will make you ponder morality. Some will haunt you, and some will delight you. If you like time travel, of course you’ll read this book! If you are curious, these short stories are a great way to explore the genre. It’s a solid 3 stars from me 🌵📚💁🏼♀️ Thank you to Freebooksy and the authors for this copy.
January 16, 2023
Field and Flame-This was one of my favorite stories of the collection and I loved all of them! Three assassins are sent back to 1914 Germany to prevent gas chambers from being invented. I loved Eva, Toph and Lydia. Wonderful spycraft and time travel discussions. Cameos by historical figures and a great mix of German history and time travel paradoxes.
The Dark horse-This short story was a delight. A grandfather rides a magical carousel where each horse transports him on a different time traveling adventure. Wonderful descriptions. I was touched by how he went to great measures for the horses he loved.
The Titanic Time Heist-Another great tale! Two time traveling thieves travel through time to steal valuables just before major disasters. Marina and Fred aren’t exactly an admirable pair. This one was a high anxiety tale as we all know how the night turns out. Of course, there are always some twists, especially in time travel…
Swimming in November-I loved the descriptions in this one!
A Game of Two Halves-Thrilling car chases and a game of cat and mouse. This one was lots of fun!
The Boys of summer-Liked this trip back to the 1980’s and the beach.
La Zona-Enjoyed this one! Three men in their 50’s want to challenge their teenaged selves to a game of basketball. Liked it!
Turtle Day-I loved this fun Groundhog Day inspired short story where a girl at a pizza shop has her place of business invaded by Ninja Turtle fans, then accidentally bakes herself a magic Groundhog Day inducing calzone. Too funny!
Blue Skies-Whelp, I’m not going skydiving after this one! But in all seriousness, this was an awesome story with a cool the machines have taken over trope that was well written. The world building was well developed for the short word count and I loved LOVED loved how some cool twists towards the end came into play.
Milady-Enjoyed this interesting story set back in 1600’s France.
Free Will-This one was cute. A woman who invents time travel wrestles with existential questions and has a conversation with a droid. I liked this!
Unlicensed Child-I am a big fan of Susan Hancock’s Anstey’s Kingdom series and was thrilled to get to read a short story in the series, this one about Liv, a young woman whose mother was a spy and after she’s executed, she gets sent to the facility for unlicensed children. I loved the world-building in this one. It’s always fun for me to see different aspects of life on Domum-Orbis.
5/5 stars
The Dark horse-This short story was a delight. A grandfather rides a magical carousel where each horse transports him on a different time traveling adventure. Wonderful descriptions. I was touched by how he went to great measures for the horses he loved.
The Titanic Time Heist-Another great tale! Two time traveling thieves travel through time to steal valuables just before major disasters. Marina and Fred aren’t exactly an admirable pair. This one was a high anxiety tale as we all know how the night turns out. Of course, there are always some twists, especially in time travel…
Swimming in November-I loved the descriptions in this one!
A Game of Two Halves-Thrilling car chases and a game of cat and mouse. This one was lots of fun!
The Boys of summer-Liked this trip back to the 1980’s and the beach.
La Zona-Enjoyed this one! Three men in their 50’s want to challenge their teenaged selves to a game of basketball. Liked it!
Turtle Day-I loved this fun Groundhog Day inspired short story where a girl at a pizza shop has her place of business invaded by Ninja Turtle fans, then accidentally bakes herself a magic Groundhog Day inducing calzone. Too funny!
Blue Skies-Whelp, I’m not going skydiving after this one! But in all seriousness, this was an awesome story with a cool the machines have taken over trope that was well written. The world building was well developed for the short word count and I loved LOVED loved how some cool twists towards the end came into play.
Milady-Enjoyed this interesting story set back in 1600’s France.
Free Will-This one was cute. A woman who invents time travel wrestles with existential questions and has a conversation with a droid. I liked this!
Unlicensed Child-I am a big fan of Susan Hancock’s Anstey’s Kingdom series and was thrilled to get to read a short story in the series, this one about Liv, a young woman whose mother was a spy and after she’s executed, she gets sent to the facility for unlicensed children. I loved the world-building in this one. It’s always fun for me to see different aspects of life on Domum-Orbis.
5/5 stars
June 1, 2024
I'm biased because I have a story in this collection, but I think it's a great assemblage of time-travel stories in a variety of subgenres: sci-fi, historical, mystery, humor, romance, and more.
Read
December 31, 2022I'm an author in this anthology! My story is "Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone." A pizzeria employee accidentally makes a time-traveling calzone. It's the funniest thing I've ever written. If you like pizza-based humor, I hope you'll check it out!
There are lots of other good stories here too. They range from dark to dramatic to intellectual to adventurous. There's something for everyone.
List of stories:
Field and Flame by Jennifer Marchman
The Dark Horse by K. L. Small
The Titanic Time Heist by Janet Raye Stevens
Swimming in November by Amanda Pampuro
A Game of Two Halves by Paul Childs
The Boys of Summer by Joshua David Bellin
La Zona by W.O. Torres
Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone by Julie Bihn
Blue Skies by Nathaniel Swift
Milady by Marc Hennemann
Free Will by Gregory B. Taylor
Unlicensed Child by Susan Hancock
There are lots of other good stories here too. They range from dark to dramatic to intellectual to adventurous. There's something for everyone.
List of stories:
Field and Flame by Jennifer Marchman
The Dark Horse by K. L. Small
The Titanic Time Heist by Janet Raye Stevens
Swimming in November by Amanda Pampuro
A Game of Two Halves by Paul Childs
The Boys of Summer by Joshua David Bellin
La Zona by W.O. Torres
Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone by Julie Bihn
Blue Skies by Nathaniel Swift
Milady by Marc Hennemann
Free Will by Gregory B. Taylor
Unlicensed Child by Susan Hancock
July 13, 2023
Delightful collection of time traveling stories. Well done! Absolutely worth the time!
May 29, 2023
I always loved science fiction and fantasy for my summer reads, and this anthology of time travel short stories fits the bill. Mostly intriguing and clever stories; certainly no clunkers. I was particularly pleased with "Dark Horse," "Turtle Day," and "The Titanic Time Heist" for their humor and genuine feeling. "Boys of Summer" really creeped me out - but that's appropriate for a summer read. The collection is one that I couldn't put down
July 11, 2023
This book has sections for past, present and future time travel . All of them are not what you expect
March 8, 2024
Loved every story . Can't chose the best!
July 30, 2025
Fun little collection of time travel stories. Nothing spectacular, but nothing bad either. I particularly liked the one about the time traveling calzone and the one about the skydivers.
December 16, 2024
1 5* Field and Flame by Jennifer Marchman
Scary. Eva heads to Nazi Berlin with longtime mission partner Tophe and exuberant novice Lydia "peppers them with questions". Their elders rule in force, say their timeline is real, others are not. Agents kill "fake" people till eventually only their line survives so reality collapses. Their religion is the only truth. Does the title refer to field agents burning their targets to ashes?
2
3
4
5
Scary. Eva heads to Nazi Berlin with longtime mission partner Tophe and exuberant novice Lydia "peppers them with questions". Their elders rule in force, say their timeline is real, others are not. Agents kill "fake" people till eventually only their line survives so reality collapses. Their religion is the only truth. Does the title refer to field agents burning their targets to ashes?
2
3
4
5
March 1, 2024
I have to give this anthology some major props. Many times there are a lot of different levels of enjoyment with an anthology...don't like some, enjoy some, love some. With this anthology I can honestly say that I enjoyed every one of these stories...granted some more than others but overall I thought they were all great stories. There is a second volume and I already have it ready as soon as I can work it into my reading schedule.
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews