Scroll Back: Travel in Time...To Seek Eternal Life

by Jay Stamatis, Steven P. Stamatis, Christina Keats (Illustrations)

"I shall give you what no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, what no hand has touched, and what has never occurred to the human mind." -Gospel of Thomas Struggling to find his calling, Peter Mandes meets a determined researcher, Alex Mostovolov, who becomes his mentor. Peter joins him on the final leg of a 20-year hunt to Mexico’s pyramids in pursuit of an ancient key scroll that reveals Biblical Time Travel secrets. Trapped between the rising tension for the priceless secret and his own spiritual struggle to discover God, Peter shifts the focus from finding scrolls to a more profound to validate his faith and reconnect humanity to their Creator. A historical thriller, Scroll Back dares to explore scriptural alternatives with bold insights into Christian beliefs in a setting of ruthless power brokers determined to snatch the scroll for their own evil purpose. Steeped with intrigue, betrayal, deception, murder, and a relentless search for God, the story delivers a heart-stopping succession of riveting scenes that takes the reader on an enlightening journey through Time, blending the unimagined with the real.

314 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2014

Reviews

[w gall · Rating 2 out of 5]

What is Science Fiction? The setting is invariably a different universe than ours, with more and faster action, and usually has technological possibilities in advance of ours. It rarely involves God, with the notable exception of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Scientology religion. Several characters in this book are "Orthodox Christians." Except they have discovered a "better" way, through a Gospel of Thomas that has extra content, extolling the light from within, which enables time travel. The Church, set in it's ways, does not acknowledge these valuable insights. As an Orthodox Christian myself, I see oil and water, science fiction and religion, as inappropriate to mix. One comes away with a feeling that the Church is stuffy and restricting, limiting revelation from books outside the Canon of Scripture. Simply put, the book disparages the Church. As Science Fiction the book is OK, but this mutation of Christianity in my opinion is not OK.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting mystery thriller with a time travelling twist, filled with memorable characters and with strong pacing that starts slowly but builds to a great finish. An interesting lead character and a narrative that quickly draws you in I would recommend this story to anyone who likesauthors like Dan Brown