The Grandmother Paradox (ebook)
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By Wendy Nikel
Series: A Place in Time
Science Fiction
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0998702285
Novella: Approximately 26,000 words/ 110 pages
Also available as a trade paperback
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Other books in this series: The Continuum (1), The Grandmother Paradox (2), The Cassandra Complex (3), The Causality Loop (4)
Series: A Place in Time
Science Fiction
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0998702285
Novella: Approximately 26,000 words/ 110 pages
Also available as a trade paperback
Find it Online:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Goodreads
Independent Bookstores
iTunes/Apple iBooks
Kobo
Other books in this series: The Continuum (1), The Grandmother Paradox (2), The Cassandra Complex (3), The Causality Loop (4)
DescriptionWhen Dr. Wells, the head of the Place in Time Travel Agency, learns that someone's trying to track down the ancestors of his star employee, there are few people he can turn to without revealing her secrets. But who better to jump down the timeline and rescue Elise from being snuffed out of existence generations before she's born than the very person whose life she saved a hundred years in the future?
But Juliette Argent isn't an easy woman to protect. The assistant to a traveling magician, she's bold, fearless, and has a fascination with time travel, of all things. Can the former secret agent Chandler, with his knowledge of what's to come, keep her safe from harm and keep his purpose there a secret? Or will his presence there only entangle the timeline more? ExcerptI haven't seen the old man in a hundred years, but when the doorbell chimes and the screen lights up, there he is. He can't be much older than the last time we met — a few years, at the most — but seeing him here, instead of in that darkened bunker that blinked and hummed with that crazy machine of his, was a bit akin to seeing a circus elephant wandering around the airtrain station. When I open the door, he's studying my 22nd century apartment building with its seamless façade and rotating solar panels that look nothing like the ones of his day.
"Agent Chandler!" he greets me. "Been a long time since someone called me that." He offers a handshake and I take it unthinkingly, quickly falling into old habits in this strange out-of-time moment. "Of course," he says. "So good to see you again. Do you mind if I step inside? We have some important matters to discuss, and your front stoop perhaps isn't the best place to do so." "Sure." What choice do I have? He's sure to draw curious looks with those horn-rimmed spectacles, flat cap, tweed jacket, and corduroy pants. You'd think Dr. Wells, of all people, would be more careful about what he wears while time-traveling. Then again, his business is in the vast reaches of the past, not the shiny, synthetic future where I currently live. No, I think, not the future. How long before I stop thinking of it like that? "Make yourself at home." I gesture vaguely toward my living room, seeing it now as Dr. Wells would: the memory foam futon made of 100% recycled, hypoallergenic materials, the empty biodegradable food containers from the past week's worth of Punch-In meals, a scattering of personal visual devices (which to him probably look like regular silver sunglasses) lying in various states of disrepair. I swipe up some of Dodge's half-completed study cubes off the coffee table to clear a space for my guest. "Can I get you something to drink?" Dr. Wells shakes his head, settling himself onto the futon and looking so out of place I can't help but grin. I'd probably laugh out loud were it not for the feeling like quicksand settling in my stomach. The last time I'd seen him, he'd slipped me a warning that my employer was plotting to kill me. The fact that he's here, paying a visit to me now, means something is very wrong. About the Author
Wendy Nikel is a speculative fiction author with a degree in elementary education, a fondness for road trips, and a terrible habit of forgetting where she's left her cup of tea. Her short fiction has been published by Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Daily Science Fiction, Nature: Futures, and elsewhere. For more info, visit wendynikel.com
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Praise"This is a fun, fast read that brought to mind old favorite shows like Quantum Leap and Sliders…Nikel has created something delightful and fun in this series."
—Beth Cato, author of BREATH OF EARTH "Packed with action, drama, comedy and final revelations, Nikel’s new chapter is an extraordinary continuation of her time travel universe." —Stephanie Wexler, Tangent Online "Nikel provides a wonderfully detailed snapshot of life in the late 19th century, replete with colorful side characters and historical nuggets that bring the scenes to life." —Mike Wyant, Jr., Tangent Online Praise for the series
“Nikel’s inventive spin on time travel and eye for sumptuous detail make her writing a treat to read.”
--Publishers Weekly “Nikel is a solid writer with vivid description, an imaginative future, and a command of accurate historical speech.” --Unreliable Narrators “Fans of Jules Verne, Dr. Who and Quantum Leap (minus the body jumping) should settle in for a time traveling puzzle that keeps our heroine on her toes.” --Tangent "The Continuum packs a staggering amount of well drawn world-building into a short space, making for enough time travel adventure to launch a series...full of heart, humor, and thrilling action and adventure scenes that make for a fun, fast read." --Foreword Reviews "Nikel’s time travel narrative is brisk and energetic, with a relatively straightforward and action oriented plot…those interested in a light and enjoyable SF read in the style of popular time-travel tropes such as Doctor Who should give it a look." --IndiePicks Magazine "Fans of time travel stories will find plenty to like here." --SFRevu "Readers should appreciate the attention to detail Wendy Nikel put into this novella The Continuum. With just enough twists and turns to keep the pages turning, this is a fun little story that revisits some of those delicate questions of time travel we all love to debate." --Amazing Stories |
