Time Stone: Saving The Rock

by Darren Hann

TIME STONE – SAVING THE ROCK No one would have believed that there was so much more to Simons work than just a set of black polished stones. Even Simon, though having faith in his work would not be ready for what the stones had in store for him. Caught up in a struggle well beyond what Simon had bargained for, he is thrust into a series of potentially cataclysmic events that either by accident or by destiny will set him on a journey that could potentially change the world he knows. In events that could most possibly be real, and in destinations more distant than meters or kilometers could explain, comes an epic quest for the very essence of life itself. Powerful forces are at work and one man, is all that stands between total domination, and life as we know it. Time Stone, what you thought you knew and how you thought it happened is about to change, forever

142 pages, Paperback

First published March 9, 2011

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

This novella was self-published by a friend of mine, so I’ll freely admit to being a little bias but I’ll attempt to give an objective review. (Before I get there though you may as well check out his website here Smile) I enjoyed the story though I thought the characters could have been more fleshed out, the villains in particular seem rather one-sided but this is understandable due to the length.

What I liked:

The book starts with a bang as bullets whizz by the main characters head, and then we flash back to how events got started. His use of time travel is well done and I enjoyed how he makes a joke about time travel always being confusing (as it often is). The way he uses real life conspiracies/mysteries is very creative and I especially enjoyed the Newfoundland ones. In particular I loved how he worked in an explanation for strange objects spotted last winter near Fortune Bay was very funny and well written. I also enjoy anything related to World War II and the Germans; I thought using a descendent of Rommel in the story was a nice twist.

In Conclusion:

I enjoyed this novella and I hope there is more to come. There were a few minor spacing/editing errors but these do not detract from the story. We are left with a cliff-hanger, so hopefully the sequel is in the works. I would also like to learn more about the future security force discussed here. It’s a quick, exciting read and I look forward to reading more.

[Martin Kirk · Rating 2 out of 5]

Been going to Hal-Con for a few years now, and have made it my mission to pick up as many Indie books as I can. I'm a huge comics and Batman fan, but beyond that I haven't read a lot of books, aside from what I was forced to in high school or University. But I'm finding things I like in these indie titles.

Not a bad story, but its got so many errors its ridiculous. Most of these indie books have errors: that's part of what you expect getting an indie book. You expect a crazy story way-different than something published by Tor or something, and you expect errors. But its hard to find a sentence without errors. Some of it is indescribable. It's like the person that wrote it was writing on a keyboard that doesn't work and then nobody read it before it was published. No effort.