- ASIN: B0BW6F1PBS
- Publisher: John P. Warren (17 Feb. 2023)
- Language: English
- Print length: 169 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN: B0BW2XKD3C
- Genre: Time Travel Science Fiction
The BookViral Review:
Nothing is off the table in this fast-paced science fiction story jam-packed full of villains, liberators, and even aliens.
Protagonist Jim, an amateur quantum physicist, is heavily embroiled in the goal of delivering the majority of humankind from a life of misery in Apollo City, a lunar biosphere where Arts are banned and the sole purpose of the masses is to keep the ‘Elite’ in a manner to which they have become accustomed. From their vantage point on the moon, they can only look longingly at the ruined earth and hanker for what once was, whilst plotting furiously to overtake Governor Edmund Sears, the venomous leader of this uneven society.
When Jim meets Sophie, a fellow member of the liberation movement ‘The Underground’, his life begins to take on even more meaning. After a failed attempt at infiltrating the Elite leaders ends in tragedy, Jim turns to his scientific studies, specifically a porthole into other dimensions, to right the wrong.
What follows is a fascinating tale encompassing parallel worlds, in which other planets and even alien creatures have become part of the human trajectory. For Jim and Richard-his staunch supporter-meeting their alter egos and those of their loved ones is just the start, as they soon realise the devastating impact their interference has transported to numerous parallel universes.
With some clever comparisons across these universes, and an ‘outside in’ view of the Earth’s current state of being, John Paul Warren has clearly excavated deeply and sympathetically, lending an air of believability to his alternative worlds, as does his attention to process, reflecting a ‘hard’ science fiction approach.
Whilst Warren offers a busy and absorbing plot, a clear ethical sub-theme remains constant throughout, forcing his reader to engage on a baser level, to question their own place and time in the universe and their own inherent beliefs regarding the cycle of existence. This discourse, running concurrently with the theme, makes for a thought-provoking read and addresses human constructs such as time continuum, space, and the properties of matter.
An engrossing tale written for those with an endless imagination.
