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The Timestream Verdict
Publication Date: September 10, 2024
Genre: Sci-Fi/Time Travel
A time-travel crime calls for a time-travel jury.
Aaron Barnett falls asleep in 1985 as an ordinary accountant and wakes up sixty years later as a juror for the trial of the century. The utopian society of 2042 is grappling with the murder of the ‘Mother of Time Travel.’ And only this jury of inadvertent time travelers is equipped to reach an impartial verdict.
The twenty-first century feels like a paradise to Aaron. Far removed from his monotonous life, he savors the advancements and luxuries that the seemingly idyllic future has to offer. That is, until he uncovers the complicated, hidden truths behind time travel, and his own past, present, and future are suddenly at risk.
As it turns out, Aaron and his fellow jurors may be ruling on more than a lone case of temporal homicide. They may be delivering a verdict on the very nature of time itself.
Rating & Review
5 out of 5
I know this is technically sci-fi, but it reads much more like literary fiction. That said, I got so wrapped up in the book that I lost track of time, and the next thing I knew, it was practically dinner time. This was time travel, adventure, intrigue, and an exercise in what-ifs and the consequences of mucking about with the time stream all wrapped into one. I really enjoyed the narration style, and the way the future appears. It gives very…boring dystopia vibes, with technology so heavily integrated into everything, and taking care of so many needs it would be easy to become complacent, like the Eloi, or the humans in Wall-E. But I’d be lying if I said it didn’t sound amazing in some ways, too! I wish I could find the right words to describe this book, and the way it draws you in and holds you tight once you start reading. The characters, and how they react, feel real. The diverse times, countries, and backgrounds are wonderful, and nothing feels forced. The story moves at a smooth pace, although I wouldn’t call it fast, it also isn’t dragging along, either. Highly recommend if you’re into speculative sci-fi with a literary fiction lilt.
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