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TimeSplash
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Graham Storrs (Goodreads Author)
In the year 2050, London is on the verge of destruction. A thrill-seeker calling himself Sniper is about to jump back in time to create a time paradox. It's called timesplashing. It is exciting, dangerous, and the people who do it love every moment. Best of all, it doesn't change a thing - except in the present. When the acausal backwash from the splash hits the present, a...more
284 pages
Published
August 22nd 2011
by Graham Storrs
(first published February 15th 2010)
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I was hooked before I even got the book, the description alone appealed enormously. And I was about as undisappointed as it's possible to be, because this thrill ride of a book kept me going like the sugar rush from a kilo of chocolate on an empty stomach.
First, these debut novels, especially those published small time on Kindle are often full of errors (spelling, grammar, continuity, the works). This is far from; Storrs is practically impeccable (Jay was called Jake once in chapter 24) but that...more
First, these debut novels, especially those published small time on Kindle are often full of errors (spelling, grammar, continuity, the works). This is far from; Storrs is practically impeccable (Jay was called Jake once in chapter 24) but that...more
This is sci-fi with a vengeance. Rich kids would have ‘splash’ parties, where they would do drugs, and send someone back a few years in a time machine. The time travelers would be gone under an hour. While they were in the past, they would commit as much destruction and mayhem as possible. They would murder their own grandmother when she was a baby, shooting everyone in sight, that sort of thing. The time lines always righted themselves, and it was like the ‘bad’ events never occurred, BUT the a...more
First off, love the title. I downloaded Graham Storrs’ Timesplash through a free offering on Amazon.
It’s 2047, and the world has changed. Big time. There’s been a worldwide depression, coined “The Great Adjustment”, and young people have found a new form of entertainment — time travel. Timesplashing has become the rave parties of the future. The “bricks,” or time travellers, are “lobbed” into the past to create a paradox; say, killing your own grandmother before you were born. I know, sick, righ...more
It’s 2047, and the world has changed. Big time. There’s been a worldwide depression, coined “The Great Adjustment”, and young people have found a new form of entertainment — time travel. Timesplashing has become the rave parties of the future. The “bricks,” or time travellers, are “lobbed” into the past to create a paradox; say, killing your own grandmother before you were born. I know, sick, righ...more
I'm a bit wary of time travel novels, because writers either ignore unresolved paradoxes, or get themselves so entangled, they have to make plot holes to clamber out again.
For those unfamiliar with time travel, the most basic paradox is the one where you travel back in time, kill your own grandfather, and consequently never exist in order to go back in time and kill your own.... you get the point.
Happily, Graham Storrs has created a stunningly elegant solution, which sits at the heart of this e...more
For those unfamiliar with time travel, the most basic paradox is the one where you travel back in time, kill your own grandfather, and consequently never exist in order to go back in time and kill your own.... you get the point.
Happily, Graham Storrs has created a stunningly elegant solution, which sits at the heart of this e...more
Readers,
So, time travel is it possible? Sure is a favorite theme in science fiction. Especially what would happen if a person returns to the past, can that change the future.
Well, Storrs proposes that one cannot change the past. What happens is that a temporal displacement takes place, like throwing a stone into a still pond. The ripples flash out, but given enough "time" haha, the pond will return to itself. So in his premise, a time splash occurs, causing ripples that affect current time, yet...more
So, time travel is it possible? Sure is a favorite theme in science fiction. Especially what would happen if a person returns to the past, can that change the future.
Well, Storrs proposes that one cannot change the past. What happens is that a temporal displacement takes place, like throwing a stone into a still pond. The ripples flash out, but given enough "time" haha, the pond will return to itself. So in his premise, a time splash occurs, causing ripples that affect current time, yet...more
It started out as a game, something underground and edgy and ‘cool’. Then time travelling hit the mainstream and became the ultimate terrorist weapon. Scarred by their experiences with time travelling, Jay and Sandra are thrown together in what is to become the biggest manhunt in history: the search for Sniper, Sandra’s ex-boyfriend and a notorious terrorist.
Set in the near-future, the novel is action-packed, full of political intrigue and a sprinkling of romance. Look out — science fiction is f...more
Set in the near-future, the novel is action-packed, full of political intrigue and a sprinkling of romance. Look out — science fiction is f...more
I liked how Graham Storrs worked out the mechanics and physics of time travel in this novel. He nicely resolved the implications of messing with the past.
Set in Europe of 2050, the world of TimeSplash is mostly familiar but with subtle twists. Everyone's got a "compatch," which seems to be what cell phones have evolved into. Terrorists use time travel as a destructive tool, funded by unnamed deep pockets (possibly the government of the United States, which has been taken over by religious zealo...more
Set in Europe of 2050, the world of TimeSplash is mostly familiar but with subtle twists. Everyone's got a "compatch," which seems to be what cell phones have evolved into. Terrorists use time travel as a destructive tool, funded by unnamed deep pockets (possibly the government of the United States, which has been taken over by religious zealo...more
All the cool kids are doing it!
The teenagers have discovered time travel, and the farther they go back in time, the bigger the splash -- the distortions that happen to the environment in the current time. They have parties where they drink and drug, and wait for the splash. To produce a splash, they have to kill someone related to the splash team, in the past. The adults have too much going on to notice the time travel discovery until a very nasty splash occurs.
Sandra and Sniper were part of a g...more
The teenagers have discovered time travel, and the farther they go back in time, the bigger the splash -- the distortions that happen to the environment in the current time. They have parties where they drink and drug, and wait for the splash. To produce a splash, they have to kill someone related to the splash team, in the past. The adults have too much going on to notice the time travel discovery until a very nasty splash occurs.
Sandra and Sniper were part of a g...more
This was actually a pretty good book, and I'm not just saying that because I got a good deal on it. The author did a good job writing and planning out the science of his time travel. I also enjoyed all the pop culture names the timesplash kids picked for themselves.
A tad bit of a spoiler: I do wish he'd left out the very brief side story of Linen's since having it at the beginning of the book is a bit of a spoiler. Plus it's confusing when a character gets two scenes at the beginning of the boo...more
A tad bit of a spoiler: I do wish he'd left out the very brief side story of Linen's since having it at the beginning of the book is a bit of a spoiler. Plus it's confusing when a character gets two scenes at the beginning of the boo...more
The premise behind the science is that the present cannot be changed by altering the past. A bunch of thrill-seekers (called bricks) have found a way to travel to the past, and by creating a time-paradox, create a time wave - a timesplash as it is called - as time corrects the paradox. The bigger the paradox (eg by "killing" someone who had an important influence on the world), the bigger the timesplash - to the point where entire cities (in the now) could be destroyed by the timesplash.
Some int...more
Some int...more
Science-Fiction, Time Travel and some really interesting characters - I LOVED this book!
Graham Storrs writes a story that immediately draws the reader in and captivates us with a futuristic tale of time travel and the people who become addicted to it. Without making it too over the top in the technical aspects that could go along with such a tale, Graham leaves the boring behind and gives us the best elements of his story.
I had the opportunity to talk with Graham about his book on Page Readers,...more
Graham Storrs writes a story that immediately draws the reader in and captivates us with a futuristic tale of time travel and the people who become addicted to it. Without making it too over the top in the technical aspects that could go along with such a tale, Graham leaves the boring behind and gives us the best elements of his story.
I had the opportunity to talk with Graham about his book on Page Readers,...more
Time cannot be changed; it will struggle and reassert itself if you try; this assertion creates a wave of destruction that can be felt in the present. Now people can use time travel as a weapon; a deadly destructive force capable of destroying entire cities in the blink of an eye.
This book is fascinating in its use structuring of time and space; any changes to the past create paradoxes that affect the present in waves of sheer destruction similar to earthquakes. It's a strange world where the i...more
This book is fascinating in its use structuring of time and space; any changes to the past create paradoxes that affect the present in waves of sheer destruction similar to earthquakes. It's a strange world where the i...more
Imagine a technology that sends you into the past for a brief spin, but any change made there causes a temporary but potentially powerful splash that washes over both the past and the present. Jay sees first hand the danger the time traveling technology can unleash, but it’s all about to get a lot more dangerous.
This well written story uses the Butterfly concept (a small change in the past has a large impact in the future) and twists it to a new purpose. I recommend this to anyone who likes ligh...more
This well written story uses the Butterfly concept (a small change in the past has a large impact in the future) and twists it to a new purpose. I recommend this to anyone who likes ligh...more
This book has some really great time travel concepts... gotta love them ripple effects! The future world created for this story is realistic and compelling. All in all TimeSplash is a pretty quick, but definitely satisfying read. Only thing I take a little issue with is the characters. They can seem a little... um... formulaic? Stereotypical, perhaps? The story still carries itself remarkably well despite these shortcomings.
I would handily recommend this to anyone who is prone to geek fits over...more
I would handily recommend this to anyone who is prone to geek fits over...more
There is a brilliant and refreshing premise in this book that goes far beyond the cliched "timecop" time travel stories. This takes "kill your grandfather" to an original and exciting level. The first few chapters were gripping.
Storrs juggles a lot of characters in this book but the vast majority are well rounded and memorable. I loved the concept of the rockstar bricks (don't want to include any spoilers in this review), but Storrs brought in serious character flaws to prevent stereotyping. He...more
Storrs juggles a lot of characters in this book but the vast majority are well rounded and memorable. I loved the concept of the rockstar bricks (don't want to include any spoilers in this review), but Storrs brought in serious character flaws to prevent stereotyping. He...more
I enjoyed the story. It is about terrorists going back in time and causing mayhem,resulting in ripples in time. These ripples splash through to the present causing havoc capable of destroying cities.
After a friend of Jay's dies at a timesplash gig, he becomes a policeman who is seconded by interpol to try and stop the terrorists. He is added by Sandra, the beautiful ex-girlfriend of the chief timesplasher Sniper.
From the start of the novel I was drawn in and the tension continued for it entire...more
After a friend of Jay's dies at a timesplash gig, he becomes a policeman who is seconded by interpol to try and stop the terrorists. He is added by Sandra, the beautiful ex-girlfriend of the chief timesplasher Sniper.
From the start of the novel I was drawn in and the tension continued for it entire...more
I chose this book because I love reading about time travel, and I love it even more when an author turns time travel on its head. Dean Koontz did it in Lighting, my all-time favorite time travel novel, and Graham Storrs does it in a completely different way in TimeSplash. Instead of writing around the inevitable paradox, he exploits it.
I only started this book last night, but I read until sleep closed my eyes. I can't wait to see where the story goes.
Warning: I'd personally rate TimeSplash "R"...more
I only started this book last night, but I read until sleep closed my eyes. I can't wait to see where the story goes.
Warning: I'd personally rate TimeSplash "R"...more
I'm 28% of the way through this. (Kindle is so helpful in letting you know that.) And I don't think I'm going to make it any further. I love sci-fi, I love time travel, & the premise is interesting. But it's bogging down & switching characters so often I keep forgetting which ones I was starting to care about, & which I wanted to skim past. There are so many books in the wide world that I've gotten better at just calling it a day, rather than reading to the bitter end.
This was quite the unique take on time travel, where the technology rested not in the hands of scientists or governments but with those who used it for an adrenaline-filled rush. As the technology grew the dire consequences of mis-using the timeline begin to threaten the present. Then it's a race to save the world's capitals from time travelers turned terrorist. Great concept and a thoroughly enjoyable read.
I started this book this morning and have finished it the same dday! I couldn't put it down. The way it all fits together is marvelous. The idea behind the book splashing as it were is not just a brilliant idea, but who wouldn't like to go back in time for an hour or a day? Also, who could go back and not do anything to either change the past or ruin the future?
TimeSplash is a great read, with strong characters and a wonderful writing style. Storrs keeps up the action very well throughout, and all readers will find themselves fully engaged and happy while turning to the next chapter. The ending was especially good, and I found myself smiling as the "boy get's girl" equation was nicely fulfilled.
I really enjoyed this interesting take on time travel. The issue of paradoxes was handled rather cleverly. The characters were well-developed and their actions and motivations were believable.
The story is fast-paced and follows an arc that takes the reader on an adventure that is both entertaining and intriguing.
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The story is fast-paced and follows an arc that takes the reader on an adventure that is both entertaining and intriguing.
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Graham Storrs lives on a mountaintop in rural Australia with his wife and his Airedale terrier. He writes mostly 'hard' science fiction - which isn't to say it's hard to read, just that he tries to make it hard to fault the science.
He has published children's science books as well as other non-fiction work but, in the past few years, has focused on fiction. His début novel, Timesplash, a sci-fi th...more
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He has published children's science books as well as other non-fiction work but, in the past few years, has focused on fiction. His début novel, Timesplash, a sci-fi th...more
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