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The Gatespace Trilogy #1
Pinball
Steven Denver is a writer struggling to find a plot for his next novel, the success of which -- or lack of -- will mean the continuance or the demise of his career.
But when he stumbles upon a strange green whirlpool near his home, he discovers that it is a gateway through space and time.
Exploring the Gatespace beyond leads him into worlds unknown and adventures that defy the imagination, perfect fuel for the creativity of an author...
But there's just one complication... will he ever make it home to write that book?
But when he stumbles upon a strange green whirlpool near his home, he discovers that it is a gateway through space and time.
Exploring the Gatespace beyond leads him into worlds unknown and adventures that defy the imagination, perfect fuel for the creativity of an author...
But there's just one complication... will he ever make it home to write that book?
- GenresScience FictionFiction
392 pages, Paperback
First published January 27, 2013
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About the author
Alan Seeger
23 books4 followersAlan Seeger was born in San Francisco, California, in 1959 to two transplants from Missouri. He grew up in Denver and Oklahoma City, and spent ten years in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, as well as ten years on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He is now back in Northwest Arkansas.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
February 19, 2014
Good Read
The book started out kind of slow, but as I read, I was drawn in more and more to Alan's World of Gatespace! I was able to imagine the gates and the vista's of the world's Steven "gated" to and was reminded of my favorite tv show StarGate!
The book started out kind of slow, but as I read, I was drawn in more and more to Alan's World of Gatespace! I was able to imagine the gates and the vista's of the world's Steven "gated" to and was reminded of my favorite tv show StarGate!
September 8, 2015
This was, unfortunately, a very annoying book. Far too repetitive, even for a time travel story, with a feeling of insipid ennui I couldn't quite shift.
April 11, 2014
Steve Denver has kind of come unstuck in time.
One day, he looks up from his attempts to focus on writing his next novel, and sees some kind of metal monster heading for his home. He subdues it, more or less accidentally, and follows it to its source -- an interdimensional gateway that wasn't there the day before.
With a little ingenuity, Steve goes through the gateway and pilots through the green void on the other side, until he finds himself on another world. When he manages to get back home, he discovers more time has passed than he thought. You would think that would convince him to stay home -- but no, he's got to go back. And this time, the other world he lands in is not a welcoming place. How he gets back home again, and how his repeated efforts to set things right with his family after his time travels have mucked it up, make up the plot for the rest of Pinball.
Travel to alternate universes is a time-honored sci-fi trope, of course, and Seeger's book owes much to previous stories in this vein. But there's a good bit of humor underlying the gee-whiz technology in Pinball that isn't typically present in sci-fi (Kurt Vonnegut excepted), and I thought the humor added to the fun in this book.
I did think the early part, before the giant robot shows up, went a couple of pages too long. But in all, Pinball was a fun read.
***
Originally published at http://hearth-myth-rursday-reads.blog...
One day, he looks up from his attempts to focus on writing his next novel, and sees some kind of metal monster heading for his home. He subdues it, more or less accidentally, and follows it to its source -- an interdimensional gateway that wasn't there the day before.
With a little ingenuity, Steve goes through the gateway and pilots through the green void on the other side, until he finds himself on another world. When he manages to get back home, he discovers more time has passed than he thought. You would think that would convince him to stay home -- but no, he's got to go back. And this time, the other world he lands in is not a welcoming place. How he gets back home again, and how his repeated efforts to set things right with his family after his time travels have mucked it up, make up the plot for the rest of Pinball.
Travel to alternate universes is a time-honored sci-fi trope, of course, and Seeger's book owes much to previous stories in this vein. But there's a good bit of humor underlying the gee-whiz technology in Pinball that isn't typically present in sci-fi (Kurt Vonnegut excepted), and I thought the humor added to the fun in this book.
I did think the early part, before the giant robot shows up, went a couple of pages too long. But in all, Pinball was a fun read.
***
Originally published at http://hearth-myth-rursday-reads.blog...
April 15, 2013
At first I thought I wasn't going to like it but it sucked me in. I liked the protagonist, Steve, and really wanted him to get his life back to normal. The concept of the time portals was interesting, but what ever happened to the guy who assassinated presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln? That kind of left me hanging.
January 23, 2014
Author Seeger’s book was a very good read, His resolution of time travel paradox was well done. I enjoyed his characters, and found his prose exceptional. He also took the time to expertly proof-read his copy. I'm looking forward to reading REPLAY.
March 22, 2015
Twist And Turns
This time travel story has so many twist and turns it will make your mind dizzy. Though it's the first volume in a trilogy the book is satisfying to stand on it's own.
This time travel story has so many twist and turns it will make your mind dizzy. Though it's the first volume in a trilogy the book is satisfying to stand on it's own.
May 1, 2016
Poorly written and poorly edited. A waste of time.
September 8, 2015
Terrible book. Four chapters in and nothing happens. Gave up.
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