TINY TIME MACHINE: The Complete Trilogy has been published
TINY TIME MACHINE: The Complete Trilogy has been published by Amazing Stories, in both trade paperback and ebook.
"This three-part tale of a couple of smart and unstoppable teens determined to save the world (and rescue a parent or two in the process) with the help of a pocket-sized time-travel device is fast-paced and full of inventive twists and turns. Science, danger, humor, romance--and glimpses of more than one all-too-possible future--there's something here for everybody! A clever, lively, and diverting read!" -- Connie Willis, named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the SFWA
"John E. Stith has created a truly memorable and fascinating character for this unusual time-travel story. Timemachining Meg not only strives to save the world; she is also forced to mature as a person. She shows brilliance, jealousy, and daring; she emotionally hangs tough as she also takes on the job of healing her relationship with her father. She is a complete person who gains common sense as well as wisdom during her and her companions' heroic journey. In my own world, I'd like for everyone to get to know someone like her as one of their models." -- MiRobin Webster
"The humor and adventure of the series make for a largely enjoyable read." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Stith brings a MacGyveresque enthusiasm, a Tom Swiftian innocence and ebullience married to technological savvy, to this story." -- Dr Paul Levinson
"Stith shapes the tension of this thriller with consummate skill, pushing each new threat ever higher. I especially admired how he used Dave’s inner turmoil and still-unhealed wounds to intensify the escalation of pressure. The dramatic story is extremely well handled, but most of all, it’s a compassionate, humane tale of the resourcefulness of a deeply damaged, yet sympathetic, courageous, loving person. Ultimately, it’s as much a story of hope as a page-turner thriller." -- Deborah J. Ross, author of Jaydium
"John E. Stith is one of our very best writers, and this is one of his very best stories: a big idea explored from every conceivable angle. Tiny Time Machine is a triumph." -- Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula Award winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative
About the book:
Meg is an angry scientist's daughter. Her father is not a mad scientist, just really angry--so angry that he and Meg have rarely spoken since the death of her mother. Meg has become a loner, obsessed with combatting polluters like the ones who triggered her mother's death. And her father has had a different obsession.
As Meg works to expose a polluter, she runs into Josh, another loner out to save the world. When Meg and Josh suddenly find themselves on the run from the cops, Meg heads for the one man who should always take her in--her father. But when Meg and Josh reach him, they find him dying. Just before he dies, he gives Meg a strange device that looks like a cellphone and tells her to use extreme caution.
When the invention proves to be a time machine that holds the key to humanity's future, Meg and Josh must find a way to do the impossible--to work as a team. They are up against the cops, a powerful billionaire, a Russian profiteer, and a romantic rival. Can they save the world, and save each other?
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