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All Time Voidbound
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE ALL TIME EXPANDED UNIVERSE AND A GREAT LAUNCH PAD INTO THE SERIES!
The dawn of time travel is here! But it will be the sunset of mankind?
After decades of unforgiving labor, the channeler Brightside and his team of physicists at Broken Clock have cracked the secret of sending explorers into history. But all is not as it seems with Broken Clock. In the shadows of their scientific idealism, a cynical manipulator plots to highjack time travel to his nefarious ends.
Seen first as a shell of his former self in All Time: Book 1, Brightside emerges here as a tragic figure, plucked in his youth from a lowly role on a robotic assembly line before rising to the pinnacle of achievement and class, only to be humbled by the treachery of his masters. All Time: Voidbound chronicles the first stage of his unwinding, brought on by a terrible revelation: that his life’s work may responsible for breaking the history of the universe.
Be sure to check out All Time: Book 1, the first book in the TWISTING, HEART-WRENCHING NEW SERIES THAT CAPTURES A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER, A TIME TRAVEL ODYSSEY AND A LOVE STORY SPANNING THE AGES—FROM THE WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL JAMES WHITE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION*.
PRAISE FOR ALL TIME: BOOK 1
"Mack Leonard belongs in the same league as Eoin Colfer, Jonathan Stroud, and Rick Riordan." - Shaul Behr, Readers' Favorite ★★★★★
"Beautifully lyrical science fiction with the flavor of excellent fantasy." - Mallory A. Haws, Haunted Reading Room Reviews ★★★★★
The dawn of time travel is here! But it will be the sunset of mankind?
After decades of unforgiving labor, the channeler Brightside and his team of physicists at Broken Clock have cracked the secret of sending explorers into history. But all is not as it seems with Broken Clock. In the shadows of their scientific idealism, a cynical manipulator plots to highjack time travel to his nefarious ends.
Seen first as a shell of his former self in All Time: Book 1, Brightside emerges here as a tragic figure, plucked in his youth from a lowly role on a robotic assembly line before rising to the pinnacle of achievement and class, only to be humbled by the treachery of his masters. All Time: Voidbound chronicles the first stage of his unwinding, brought on by a terrible revelation: that his life’s work may responsible for breaking the history of the universe.
Be sure to check out All Time: Book 1, the first book in the TWISTING, HEART-WRENCHING NEW SERIES THAT CAPTURES A DYSTOPIAN THRILLER, A TIME TRAVEL ODYSSEY AND A LOVE STORY SPANNING THE AGES—FROM THE WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL JAMES WHITE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION*.
PRAISE FOR ALL TIME: BOOK 1
"Mack Leonard belongs in the same league as Eoin Colfer, Jonathan Stroud, and Rick Riordan." - Shaul Behr, Readers' Favorite ★★★★★
"Beautifully lyrical science fiction with the flavor of excellent fantasy." - Mallory A. Haws, Haunted Reading Room Reviews ★★★★★
55 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 30, 2019
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Mack Leonard
7 books4 followersMack Leonard is a winner of the James White Award for Science Fiction and an Honoree of The Year's Best Science Fiction of 2015. His works have been published in the United States, United Kingdom and Italy. In 2017, he released Chambers of the Endless Heart, a collection of short stories. His latest work is the All Time series.
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July 21, 2019
‘You can see the danger here. In these black spots.’
Arizona author Mack Leonard writes short stories, an art few writers master, and won the James White Award in 2015 (The James White Award is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world. It was established in 2000 to commemorate the life and work of Irish science fiction author James White. The competition was created to encourage new writers and is sponsored by the British Science Fiction Association). Mack’s books have been published in the UK and Italy as well as in the US.
Other than a photo of a young handsome man we have no biographical information, but with talent such as Mack’s, facts about his life are less important then the glimpses of life and the human spirit he shares in these fine stories. He divides this short, quick read book into two parts, and while they may not take much time to read, the afterglow is sustainable. This is the second book in the series ALL TIME, and while it most assuredly can be read as a stand alone, it is a continuation of characters who are well worth meeting in the initial volume.
A brief sample of Mack’s skill: ‘ “So you want to hear about death.” Brightside lowers his hand from his eyes. These eyes are a testament to the way that time can both steal and confer beauty in equal measure. Older model human-type free growths, straight from the cold storage section of a fabrication plant, similar to the eyes you might see glancing at you and then quickly away in the play of neon and shadow on certain city streets by night. But these particular units have a nice patina. They’re received many forms of light, and each has left its won, unique impression…’
Try to summarize these tales and discover that the author’s synopsis serve that task best – ‘After decades of unforgiving labor, the channeler Brightside and his team of physicists at Broken Clock have cracked the secret of sending explorers into history. But all is not as it seems with Broken Clock. In the shadows of their scientific idealism, a cynical manipulator plots to highjack time travel to his nefarious ends. Seen first as a shell of his former self in All Time: Book 1, Brightside emerges here as a tragic figure, plucked in his youth from a lowly role on a robotic assembly line before rising to the pinnacle of achievement and class, only to be humbled by the treachery of his masters. This is the first stage of his unwinding, brought on by a terrible revelation: that his life’s work may responsible for breaking the history of the universe.’
Mack Leonard is a fine artist about whom we will be hearing more. He has mastered his craft and with each story he enters both our psyche and our heart.
Arizona author Mack Leonard writes short stories, an art few writers master, and won the James White Award in 2015 (The James White Award is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world. It was established in 2000 to commemorate the life and work of Irish science fiction author James White. The competition was created to encourage new writers and is sponsored by the British Science Fiction Association). Mack’s books have been published in the UK and Italy as well as in the US.
Other than a photo of a young handsome man we have no biographical information, but with talent such as Mack’s, facts about his life are less important then the glimpses of life and the human spirit he shares in these fine stories. He divides this short, quick read book into two parts, and while they may not take much time to read, the afterglow is sustainable. This is the second book in the series ALL TIME, and while it most assuredly can be read as a stand alone, it is a continuation of characters who are well worth meeting in the initial volume.
A brief sample of Mack’s skill: ‘ “So you want to hear about death.” Brightside lowers his hand from his eyes. These eyes are a testament to the way that time can both steal and confer beauty in equal measure. Older model human-type free growths, straight from the cold storage section of a fabrication plant, similar to the eyes you might see glancing at you and then quickly away in the play of neon and shadow on certain city streets by night. But these particular units have a nice patina. They’re received many forms of light, and each has left its won, unique impression…’
Try to summarize these tales and discover that the author’s synopsis serve that task best – ‘After decades of unforgiving labor, the channeler Brightside and his team of physicists at Broken Clock have cracked the secret of sending explorers into history. But all is not as it seems with Broken Clock. In the shadows of their scientific idealism, a cynical manipulator plots to highjack time travel to his nefarious ends. Seen first as a shell of his former self in All Time: Book 1, Brightside emerges here as a tragic figure, plucked in his youth from a lowly role on a robotic assembly line before rising to the pinnacle of achievement and class, only to be humbled by the treachery of his masters. This is the first stage of his unwinding, brought on by a terrible revelation: that his life’s work may responsible for breaking the history of the universe.’
Mack Leonard is a fine artist about whom we will be hearing more. He has mastered his craft and with each story he enters both our psyche and our heart.
October 7, 2019
After a century of working on the project known as “Broken Clock,” the channeler Brightside is disqualified from the opportunity of being the first to time travel or “jump.” But rather than being disappointed, he is secretly glad. With his candidacy removed, the most likely choice will be Voidbound, his sister’s fiancé. However, when Brightside breaks the news to her, she is less than overjoyed.
Mirrorside is worried. Voidbound has not been acting like himself for some time and it has gotten even worse lately. Although medically he checks out clear, he has been blanking out, losing himself at random moments, suddenly not knowing what he was doing or saying. Due to the suspected nature of time traveling, it is critical that the one jumping have full control of their faculties at all time; a mistake in the past could have devastating repercussions in the future. Unfortunately, when Brightside warns the team leading the project about Voidbound’s behaviors he is written off as “sour grapes.” No one with any kind of authority will believe him.
This is a great side story to the All Time series by Mack Leonard. The author cleverly introduces us to Brightside’s backstory as well as many others that featured in the first book, All Time. Read the book though before this "Quick Read." I already know that this is going to be one of those series that I am going to be tapping my foot while waiting for more.
August 6, 2019
But I feel like maybe I am missing something. This is a very easy-to-read short story that is really great by itself but I do not know if there are any other books to go with this that might help me get the gist of the story. This author has already proven he is an awesome writer and now I see why! He is very good. More story please! (loved it, want more)
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 1, 2019
Good wee story. Be interested in reading more for sure.
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