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Tomorrow's Flight
For the passengers and crew, American Cruise Airlines Flight 839 was supposed to be a routine red-eye. But destiny often changes people’s lives in ways they can’t imagine. When a dinosaur fossil is unearthed in the central Nevada desert, the last thing Andrea Alejandro, a graduate student in paleontology, expected to find was the tail section of an airplane in the same strata of earth.
After Flight 839 crash lands in unfamiliar terrain, Sarah documents the daily routine she and her fellow passengers follow, waiting to be saved. Slowly but surely the survivors come to realize that they have crossed through time. The daily horrors of Cretaceous life become clearer as they encounter a family of Tyrannosaurus rexes that grows increasingly interested in the survivors and their shell of an airplane. As timelines collide, one woman’s battle for survival becomes another woman’s fight for the truth.
Tomorrow’s Flight is the new novel from Amazon bestselling authors M.E. Ellington and Steven Stiefel.
After Flight 839 crash lands in unfamiliar terrain, Sarah documents the daily routine she and her fellow passengers follow, waiting to be saved. Slowly but surely the survivors come to realize that they have crossed through time. The daily horrors of Cretaceous life become clearer as they encounter a family of Tyrannosaurus rexes that grows increasingly interested in the survivors and their shell of an airplane. As timelines collide, one woman’s battle for survival becomes another woman’s fight for the truth.
Tomorrow’s Flight is the new novel from Amazon bestselling authors M.E. Ellington and Steven Stiefel.
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M.E. Ellington
6 books6 followersMartyn Ellington (pen name M.E. Ellington) is the Amazon best-selling author of two published novels, and two self-published novels. His novels include Thirstonfield Halt, The Martialis Incident, and Devolution of a Species. His latest novel, co-written with Steven Stiefel titled Tomorrow's Flight is now available.
Martyn was born and raised in Northeast England, where he lives today. From a young age he has been a fan of all things science fiction and horror: from B-movie classics such as The Valley of Gwangi and the Hammer Horror movies of Christopher Lee, through to more contemporary shows like The X-Files. His writing influences include James Herbert and Michael Crichton.
To relax, Martyn enjoys the company of friends, family, and his dogs. Not always is that order! He also enjoys listening to music, his favourite artist being Jeff Lynne, though he also enjoys Diana Krall and First Aid Kit. He's an audiophile who, in a world of digital everything, still prefers the sound of vinyl. One of his prize possessions is a 34-year-old Technics hi-fi system that once belonged to his father, who bought it new.
Martyn was born and raised in Northeast England, where he lives today. From a young age he has been a fan of all things science fiction and horror: from B-movie classics such as The Valley of Gwangi and the Hammer Horror movies of Christopher Lee, through to more contemporary shows like The X-Files. His writing influences include James Herbert and Michael Crichton.
To relax, Martyn enjoys the company of friends, family, and his dogs. Not always is that order! He also enjoys listening to music, his favourite artist being Jeff Lynne, though he also enjoys Diana Krall and First Aid Kit. He's an audiophile who, in a world of digital everything, still prefers the sound of vinyl. One of his prize possessions is a 34-year-old Technics hi-fi system that once belonged to his father, who bought it new.
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August 10, 2021
Awesomeness!!!
Tomorrow's Flight
By M.E. Ellington and Steven Stiefel
This book is so good! These paleontologists unearth a plane and modern day bodies while digging in the Cretaceous period of ground. They find a diary that survived in the sealed chamber of the cabin of the plane.
The story bounces between the people on the plane and what happens to them. The diary notes. The paleontologist and what they are dealing with. It's all super exciting! Then, when the modern people get an idea of what happened, they wonder if they can prevent it from happening to begin with! This is really a must read!
I loved all the interesting characters, the plot, the world (s) building, the suspense, and so much more! The ending was a perfect 10!
Tomorrow's Flight
By M.E. Ellington and Steven Stiefel
This book is so good! These paleontologists unearth a plane and modern day bodies while digging in the Cretaceous period of ground. They find a diary that survived in the sealed chamber of the cabin of the plane.
The story bounces between the people on the plane and what happens to them. The diary notes. The paleontologist and what they are dealing with. It's all super exciting! Then, when the modern people get an idea of what happened, they wonder if they can prevent it from happening to begin with! This is really a must read!
I loved all the interesting characters, the plot, the world (s) building, the suspense, and so much more! The ending was a perfect 10!
February 6, 2025
Death by giant chicken...with added Thesaurus Rex.
A small bunch of passengers are aboard a plane that flies through a bright light that strips the paint from the plane (conveniently) and transports them back to the Cretaceous period, replete with feathered T-Rexes but not much else. At some point in the future, palaeontologists discover the plane (intact LOL) and excavate it.
Up to about half way, this Kindle book was going well, then it fell off a cliff...like a different author had taken over. It read like the author just discovered the Thesaurus and was determined to use as many big words as he could whether they made sense or not. In fact, a lot of sentences didn't make sense. Examples:
I've taken two drunk guys and a crazy lady off a plane, but I've never seen so much as a CEO take a poop on a drink cart. HUH? I'd pay to see that feat performed.
They needed to find consumable fuel that would frighten away the dinosaurs. HUH? Beans? Mexican food?
Our passion life was greater than what we would do with one another out of the bed. HUH?
And this classic piece of nonsense: But Andrea knew that the slab of ground from the other digs through this one appeared to be of a piece. HUH? Written while drunk maybe?
The characters were wooden. The dialogue and the writing was sloppy. Each scene was drawn out to the extreme making it a painful process to keep on reading. The one redeeming feature was a good plot. Lovers of dinosaurs-meet-humans books will be pretty disappointed. I know I was.
I struggled to give it one star.🦖
A small bunch of passengers are aboard a plane that flies through a bright light that strips the paint from the plane (conveniently) and transports them back to the Cretaceous period, replete with feathered T-Rexes but not much else. At some point in the future, palaeontologists discover the plane (intact LOL) and excavate it.
Up to about half way, this Kindle book was going well, then it fell off a cliff...like a different author had taken over. It read like the author just discovered the Thesaurus and was determined to use as many big words as he could whether they made sense or not. In fact, a lot of sentences didn't make sense. Examples:
I've taken two drunk guys and a crazy lady off a plane, but I've never seen so much as a CEO take a poop on a drink cart. HUH? I'd pay to see that feat performed.
They needed to find consumable fuel that would frighten away the dinosaurs. HUH? Beans? Mexican food?
Our passion life was greater than what we would do with one another out of the bed. HUH?
And this classic piece of nonsense: But Andrea knew that the slab of ground from the other digs through this one appeared to be of a piece. HUH? Written while drunk maybe?
The characters were wooden. The dialogue and the writing was sloppy. Each scene was drawn out to the extreme making it a painful process to keep on reading. The one redeeming feature was a good plot. Lovers of dinosaurs-meet-humans books will be pretty disappointed. I know I was.
I struggled to give it one star.🦖
March 18, 2022
5- Usually I'm a pretty forgiving reader, often accused of giving books too many stars and too high praise. And I'll admit that I tend to enjoy what I read - also I try to focus on what works in any given book instead of what maybe doesn't work. That's for my own enjoyment as well - focusing on the negative is not something that will help me relax and feel better in my spare time when the rest of my life is already stressful and depressing of its own (sometimes at least). But there are instances when I just have to be critical of a book. I can't led it slide, and I can't in good conscience encourage other readers to pick it up (without being warned of the downsides). This is a book like that.
I'd only recommend you reading this if you really, really like dinosaurs. They appear in this book and yes, they have feathers. Which is a big plus in my opinion. They are written as animals as well, instead of mindless monsters. And a group of people in a crashed plane trying to survive Robinson Crusoe-style in the deep past has a certain appeal to my adventure loving imagination. However: I didn't find the action in here compelling or memorable. Also many characters acted as people in cliche horror scenario's, taking very irresponsible actions, like going to a river on their own or leaving the group. Last, but not least, the prehistoric menagerie is comprised of just a few well known species.
As you can see, even my praise comes with caveats. As for the rest of the book I found it reasonably well plotted, like a twilight zone mystery that gets interestingly timey wimey. But the characters were cardboard cutouts - I didn't buy their motivations - especially as even in life threatening situations they were mainly interested in who they found attractive and who wasn't attractive, and other sexual frustrations. There was some discussion of religion here that was not convincing at all, like atheist characters stating they couldn't accept something because they were atheist. Or a woman asking herself if what she thought was feminist enough. It all felt forced. Also the writing style was, to me, very choppy, without a lot of variation in sentence structure or lenght, and the dialogues felt wooden to me.
At least despite its length of 400 pages it was a quick read, but it was ultimately pretty forgettable.
I'd only recommend you reading this if you really, really like dinosaurs. They appear in this book and yes, they have feathers. Which is a big plus in my opinion. They are written as animals as well, instead of mindless monsters. And a group of people in a crashed plane trying to survive Robinson Crusoe-style in the deep past has a certain appeal to my adventure loving imagination. However: I didn't find the action in here compelling or memorable. Also many characters acted as people in cliche horror scenario's, taking very irresponsible actions, like going to a river on their own or leaving the group. Last, but not least, the prehistoric menagerie is comprised of just a few well known species.
As you can see, even my praise comes with caveats. As for the rest of the book I found it reasonably well plotted, like a twilight zone mystery that gets interestingly timey wimey. But the characters were cardboard cutouts - I didn't buy their motivations - especially as even in life threatening situations they were mainly interested in who they found attractive and who wasn't attractive, and other sexual frustrations. There was some discussion of religion here that was not convincing at all, like atheist characters stating they couldn't accept something because they were atheist. Or a woman asking herself if what she thought was feminist enough. It all felt forced. Also the writing style was, to me, very choppy, without a lot of variation in sentence structure or lenght, and the dialogues felt wooden to me.
At least despite its length of 400 pages it was a quick read, but it was ultimately pretty forgettable.
September 25, 2021
Well. THAT Was Different.
Thank goodness I didn't go into this novel expecting another Jurassic Park even if others seem to want to elevate it to that status. Sadly, for me, this was more like the illegitimate love child of Jurassic Park and The Twilight Zone. It had it's moments, for sure, but there were just a few too many idiosyncrasies for me to totally enjoy it.
I love the premise, and found many of the scenes from the Cretaceous period to be fascinating... and creepy. But several of the characters were less than enjoyable or just weren't engaging. Some of them were a mess, like the day-drinking "professor" at the dig site that was presented as an antagonist with a shady agenda. His character was poorly defined in an attempt to conceal plot points, most likely, but unfortunately it just made him a rolling train wreck.
Despite all this, I enjoyed the first portion of the book pretty well. Until the author pulled out a thesaurus and started searching for obscure words that were frankly, ridiculous as well as over used. I've got nothing against a strong vocabulary, and happen to find great use for a thesaurus on occasion. But I truly despise when an author peppers a literary work with words that simply don't belong. It's not impressive. It's annoying in a read of this nature.
By the time I had hit the 60% percent mark in the story, I had decided to tough it out simply because I wanted to know if the author would pull off a decent ending. I know. I probably should have just cut bait and moved on. But I was still clinging to the fact that I liked the basic premise. Despite my personal disappointment with the previously mentioned points, I was still holding out hope for this one. After all, just because I don't care for a few characters or an author's choice of phrasing doesn't mean everyone will feel the same. So I kept reading.
The ending finally rolled around, and it was okay. The author had tied it together nicely. Then the epilogue began. *sigh* That was the most drawn out wrap up in recent literary history. I wish I could have enjoyed this read more than I did. It just simply had too many strikes against it for my taste.
Thank goodness I didn't go into this novel expecting another Jurassic Park even if others seem to want to elevate it to that status. Sadly, for me, this was more like the illegitimate love child of Jurassic Park and The Twilight Zone. It had it's moments, for sure, but there were just a few too many idiosyncrasies for me to totally enjoy it.
I love the premise, and found many of the scenes from the Cretaceous period to be fascinating... and creepy. But several of the characters were less than enjoyable or just weren't engaging. Some of them were a mess, like the day-drinking "professor" at the dig site that was presented as an antagonist with a shady agenda. His character was poorly defined in an attempt to conceal plot points, most likely, but unfortunately it just made him a rolling train wreck.
Despite all this, I enjoyed the first portion of the book pretty well. Until the author pulled out a thesaurus and started searching for obscure words that were frankly, ridiculous as well as over used. I've got nothing against a strong vocabulary, and happen to find great use for a thesaurus on occasion. But I truly despise when an author peppers a literary work with words that simply don't belong. It's not impressive. It's annoying in a read of this nature.
By the time I had hit the 60% percent mark in the story, I had decided to tough it out simply because I wanted to know if the author would pull off a decent ending. I know. I probably should have just cut bait and moved on. But I was still clinging to the fact that I liked the basic premise. Despite my personal disappointment with the previously mentioned points, I was still holding out hope for this one. After all, just because I don't care for a few characters or an author's choice of phrasing doesn't mean everyone will feel the same. So I kept reading.
The ending finally rolled around, and it was okay. The author had tied it together nicely. Then the epilogue began. *sigh* That was the most drawn out wrap up in recent literary history. I wish I could have enjoyed this read more than I did. It just simply had too many strikes against it for my taste.
February 9, 2023
Time travel is my all-time favorite theme for a book, TV show, or movie. I think it’s tricky to write time travel well, because the author has to come up with a consistent set of rules, otherwise the time travel just becomes a gimmick. In Tomorrow’s Flight, the authors have created an internally consistent logic for how an airplane could go through a time warp and land in the Cretaceous Era, and then present day paleontologists could dig up the airplane alongside dinosaur bones. It’s well written sci-fi and a lot of fun to read.
Parts of the novel are funny and I laughed out loud. There are also some touching scenes. The dinosaurs’ behavior is described very well, and the three Tyrannosaurus Rexes each with their different personalities are as important to the story as the human characters.
It took me a few chapters to feel engaged with the plot, and I was considering not finishing because of the slow start. I’m glad I kept going, since the story got better and better as it went on and the end was both exciting and satisfying.
This book reminds me of the TV shows Lost and Survivor. I think anyone who likes those shows, or who likes dinosaurs or time travel, will enjoy reading this entertaining book.
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narrator’s voice and style.
Parts of the novel are funny and I laughed out loud. There are also some touching scenes. The dinosaurs’ behavior is described very well, and the three Tyrannosaurus Rexes each with their different personalities are as important to the story as the human characters.
It took me a few chapters to feel engaged with the plot, and I was considering not finishing because of the slow start. I’m glad I kept going, since the story got better and better as it went on and the end was both exciting and satisfying.
This book reminds me of the TV shows Lost and Survivor. I think anyone who likes those shows, or who likes dinosaurs or time travel, will enjoy reading this entertaining book.
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narrator’s voice and style.
November 20, 2022
This book is just crammed full of fake reviews. 5 stars on Amazon with over 500 reviews? Over 200 5 stars on Goodreads. There’s no way they are real. If the authors actually spent some time honing their craft rather than buying good reviews, we might have had something here. The premise is fine, though not all that original. But the writing is just…bizarre. Stilted, jarring sentences, awkward and sophomoric dialogue, nonsensical character motivations. Every character is so wooden and emotionless it’s like they are all covert psychopaths. I can’t be the only one who sees a scam here?
January 16, 2023
While browsing for a new book, I came across Tomorrow’s Flight, I was initially drawn to the front cover of the book as it has a T-Rex skull on it, the name of the book also made me want to find out what this book was about. I was excited to read the synopsis and I was not disappointed, as soon as I had finished reading it, I immediately downloaded the book and started reading.
From beginning to end this book will keep you hooked, I couldn’t believe how hard I fell for this book, from page one I was reeled in by the storyline which jumps from past to present with a diary entry in between. With each turn of the page something new happens and you become engrossed even more in the book.
You follow the lives of a group of Palaeontologists who are on a dig, when they uncover the bones of a juvenile T-Rex and to their shock the tail end of a plane, the dig gets a lot more interesting as the group are joined by an Air Crash investigator and his assistant, sudden the search for answers becomes life & death and the race is on to figure out where the tail end of the plane came from, how did it get there and most importantly why was it there.
Then you read about the day-to-day lives of the passengers who are transported back to the time when dinosaurs ruled the earth, this was my favourite part of the book as the details were incredible. I felt like there was a movie being played in my head while I was reading. The passengers of the plane band together in their new reality waiting for a rescue that may or may not come. Some of them believe that they have gone back in time and others do not, but there’s nothing quite like coming face to face with a T-Rex to make you face reality.
I quickly found myself becoming attached to a number of the characters in the book, I found myself really rooting for them while I was reading. I honestly couldn’t put this book down, it was such an amazing read, I finished it in about 3 days in between looking after my 4-month-old daughter and other day-to-day things, even when I wasn’t reading the book I was thinking about it, wondering what was going to happen next and it made me all the more excited to get back to it to read more.
When I started to reach the end of the book, I was sure I knew what the ending was going to me, Wow how wrong was I? The ending took me completely by surprise and I couldn’t have thought of a better ending to a fantastic book.
There is so much I want to say about this book but I don’t want to give the game away for others who will want to read it, but this is defiantly a book I will be re-reading quite a few times, and I will be highly recommending it to everyone. The way the writers have written this book is fantastic, there are so many details and just when you think you know what’s going to happen, something completely different happens and defiantly keeps you on your toes and makes you want to read more.
From beginning to end this book will keep you hooked, I couldn’t believe how hard I fell for this book, from page one I was reeled in by the storyline which jumps from past to present with a diary entry in between. With each turn of the page something new happens and you become engrossed even more in the book.
You follow the lives of a group of Palaeontologists who are on a dig, when they uncover the bones of a juvenile T-Rex and to their shock the tail end of a plane, the dig gets a lot more interesting as the group are joined by an Air Crash investigator and his assistant, sudden the search for answers becomes life & death and the race is on to figure out where the tail end of the plane came from, how did it get there and most importantly why was it there.
Then you read about the day-to-day lives of the passengers who are transported back to the time when dinosaurs ruled the earth, this was my favourite part of the book as the details were incredible. I felt like there was a movie being played in my head while I was reading. The passengers of the plane band together in their new reality waiting for a rescue that may or may not come. Some of them believe that they have gone back in time and others do not, but there’s nothing quite like coming face to face with a T-Rex to make you face reality.
I quickly found myself becoming attached to a number of the characters in the book, I found myself really rooting for them while I was reading. I honestly couldn’t put this book down, it was such an amazing read, I finished it in about 3 days in between looking after my 4-month-old daughter and other day-to-day things, even when I wasn’t reading the book I was thinking about it, wondering what was going to happen next and it made me all the more excited to get back to it to read more.
When I started to reach the end of the book, I was sure I knew what the ending was going to me, Wow how wrong was I? The ending took me completely by surprise and I couldn’t have thought of a better ending to a fantastic book.
There is so much I want to say about this book but I don’t want to give the game away for others who will want to read it, but this is defiantly a book I will be re-reading quite a few times, and I will be highly recommending it to everyone. The way the writers have written this book is fantastic, there are so many details and just when you think you know what’s going to happen, something completely different happens and defiantly keeps you on your toes and makes you want to read more.
June 13, 2023
An archeological dig in the US southwest yields a stunning find: a modern day jetliner and modern human bones buried in Cretaceous era level Earth (65 million years old). Knowing something extremely strange is going on, the lead archeologist calls in a crash investigator to determine what could have happened, only to discover the unthinkable. The unbelievable.
Told from alternating viewpoints (the crash survivors and the modern day sleuths), this was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish! I won't say too much because this story has a lot of twists and turns, but it's definitely a recommended read! The epilogue was perfect. 5 stars
Told from alternating viewpoints (the crash survivors and the modern day sleuths), this was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish! I won't say too much because this story has a lot of twists and turns, but it's definitely a recommended read! The epilogue was perfect. 5 stars
June 23, 2022
I loved the book
The story was so interesting, and it really makes one think. What an amazing adventure! It is very interesting how the past and the present intertwine. The characters in the book were very believable, and their human reactions were terrific. I enjoyed the beginning, middle, and especially the ending. The ending was very strong, and I appreciated the insights. I love this book and would recommend it to anyone who likes science fiction, paleontology, and airplane history.
The story was so interesting, and it really makes one think. What an amazing adventure! It is very interesting how the past and the present intertwine. The characters in the book were very believable, and their human reactions were terrific. I enjoyed the beginning, middle, and especially the ending. The ending was very strong, and I appreciated the insights. I love this book and would recommend it to anyone who likes science fiction, paleontology, and airplane history.
February 2, 2023
interesting concept
The entire concept of this novel
Is one I haven’t seen before. By combing crash investigation and paleontology this worked well
The entire concept of this novel
Is one I haven’t seen before. By combing crash investigation and paleontology this worked well
June 29, 2022
Good read
I willing be waiting for book 2. I think to carry on this story will open new opportunities for exciting twist.
I willing be waiting for book 2. I think to carry on this story will open new opportunities for exciting twist.
July 22, 2024
Marvelously done. The outrageous circumstances are rendered with clarity and grounded enough to feel real. As timelines converge, you're left breathless as to the ultimate fate of the ensemble, and the pages fly by in a breeze.
September 18, 2022
Awesomeness
How do I even write a review for a book that completely threw me for a loop at ever possible turn?
I loved it for the fact that I had ZERO idea of what was happening for the last quarter of the book, and when my head caught up, it was like BAM!! So awesome
How do I even write a review for a book that completely threw me for a loop at ever possible turn?
I loved it for the fact that I had ZERO idea of what was happening for the last quarter of the book, and when my head caught up, it was like BAM!! So awesome
January 31, 2023
The premise of Tomorrow’s Flight is thus: a late night commercial airliner takes off from Portland, Oregon and encounters an anomaly that causes the plane to crash land 65 million years in the past, amongst the dinosaurs. At the same time, paleontologists and crash site investigators are trying to figure out how a modern day airplane has turned up next to dinosaurs in 65 million year old clay in Nevada. This premise is what drives the story along and kept me reading to the end. There were no grammatical or typographical errors that I could see, which impresses me since this was a self-published book. The authors do a pretty decent job of developing all the characters which also keeps the reader interested. I give kudos to the authors for referring to the dinosaurs as having feathers and not just blindly making them out to be reptiles. However, for me, there were three good sized negatives about this book. The first one, as a number of other reviewers have mentioned, concerns a scene in a hotel room with two of the characters. I can only surmise that the authors may have thought it was somewhat humorous. It wasn’t and it does nothing to move the story forward, nor does the scene that follows at a Verizon store. The second problem is that throughout the book one of the characters is maintaining a diary and entries from that diary are sprinkled throughout the book. The entries are not in order and they go back and forth in time, which I found a bit confusing. I don’t have a problem with the diary entries themselves, but rather the fact that they are not in numerical order. I just think it would have made the story more cohesive if the entries were presented in the order that they were written. My biggest problem with the book is that the authors keep going back and forth between referring to the characters by their names and titles. For example, early on, we are introduced to the Senior Professor Susan, pilot David, the Air Marshal Marcus and the Senior Crash Investigator Bruce. Throughout the book the authors will write that one of the characters said something and the very next sentence they are referring to that character by their title and then back to the character’s name. “I’d like to turn your attention to what we’ve unearthed,” Susan said. The very next sentence she is being called the Senior Professor rather than Susan. And then they are calling her Susan again. The reader already knows what her title is. Do the authors think we forgot? I suspect that the authors did a rough draft to begin with and did not have names for their characters, referring to them instead by their titles. When the story was finally fleshed out, these titles should have been replaced. It is just sloppy editing and, because it was self-published, the authors probably did their own editing. I also found the ending of the book to be muddled by going on far longer than it should have with an eye towards creating a book series. I would suggest the authors correct these errors in future editions so as to make a better, tighter story. However, I have since found out that the sole purpose of the book was for the authors to try and get a movie or mini-series deal. It shows and not for the better. For these reasons, I cannot give the book higher than two stars. I would recommend the book, however, just because of the premise. Despite this, I would read another book by these authors, rather than write them off.
December 31, 2022
Not Your Typical Dinosaur SciFi Story
This COULD have been a lot better of a tale, and I was otherwise somewhat disappointed in it as both a SciFi book and a thriller/mystery.
The book passes back and forth in views from a journal writer, to different members of an archeological team, and those from NTSB Crash Investigators. And, the jumping around is both not helpful to The Reader, nor very well written — but kudos to The Authors for initially slipping in a confusing airport scene, where an auto crash outside the Terminal area adds nothing to the story, and a meaningless scuffle is deliberately intended to confuse The Reader, but is later a pivotal scene.
NNnnThe Authors also bring a lot of sexual attraction into the story, where it isn’t exactly appropriate, and seems to be included just because there are women and men who should automatically be attracted to each other. (I like sex in a story, but this seemed to be forced and wasn’t their best writing effort.)
This COULD have been a lot better of a tale, and I was otherwise somewhat disappointed in it as both a SciFi book and a thriller/mystery.
The book passes back and forth in views from a journal writer, to different members of an archeological team, and those from NTSB Crash Investigators. And, the jumping around is both not helpful to The Reader, nor very well written — but kudos to The Authors for initially slipping in a confusing airport scene, where an auto crash outside the Terminal area adds nothing to the story, and a meaningless scuffle is deliberately intended to confuse The Reader, but is later a pivotal scene.
NNnnThe Authors also bring a lot of sexual attraction into the story, where it isn’t exactly appropriate, and seems to be included just because there are women and men who should automatically be attracted to each other. (I like sex in a story, but this seemed to be forced and wasn’t their best writing effort.)
July 27, 2021
Tomorrow’s Flight by M.E. Ellington and Steven Stiefel is a compelling novel that cleverly intertwines two stories. One follows present-day scientists as they try to explain how human skeletons and the remains of an airplane are found with dinosaur bones. The other is about survivors of a plane crash who find themselves transported more than 65 million years into the past.
The work of the scientists is intriguing, and the grizzly, life-threatening experiences of the plane survivors are terrifying. Things get pretty gruesome, but the story is well-told. Fascinating and frightening!
The work of the scientists is intriguing, and the grizzly, life-threatening experiences of the plane survivors are terrifying. Things get pretty gruesome, but the story is well-told. Fascinating and frightening!
October 23, 2022
Time and again.
Very thought provoking and intriguing.
I find it very perplexing that a memory could be retained from an event that did not transpire. Or did it?
Funny thing though. Why did the transcript not disappear too. After all, it was part and parcel of the time events. A paradox indeed. How can certain things transcend time, yet not.
This story was an interesting read, and anyone interested in time, will come to their own conclusions relating to this particular story.
Very thought provoking and intriguing.
I find it very perplexing that a memory could be retained from an event that did not transpire. Or did it?
Funny thing though. Why did the transcript not disappear too. After all, it was part and parcel of the time events. A paradox indeed. How can certain things transcend time, yet not.
This story was an interesting read, and anyone interested in time, will come to their own conclusions relating to this particular story.
September 21, 2021
Slow Start, Phenomenal Ending
Tomorrow’s Flight by M.E. Ellington and Steven Stiefel ties together Paleontologists and Air Crash Investigators in a story dealing with the space time continuum. What happens when a plane crash is discovered in undisturbed soil which also contains T-Rex remains from the Cretaceous era. It is creative and imaginative.
Tomorrow’s Flight by M.E. Ellington and Steven Stiefel ties together Paleontologists and Air Crash Investigators in a story dealing with the space time continuum. What happens when a plane crash is discovered in undisturbed soil which also contains T-Rex remains from the Cretaceous era. It is creative and imaginative.
September 23, 2021
interesting concept
There were a lot of characters in this book I did not really care for. And the ending certainly did surprise me. But what's up with all the gay stuff in here. Are you just trying to be PC or what?
How did this add to the story? It really detracted from what could of been a great book. And the thing with Craig showing Blake how to please Claire?!! WTH!!
There were a lot of characters in this book I did not really care for. And the ending certainly did surprise me. But what's up with all the gay stuff in here. Are you just trying to be PC or what?
How did this add to the story? It really detracted from what could of been a great book. And the thing with Craig showing Blake how to please Claire?!! WTH!!
January 29, 2022
What a fun new twist on time travel. Fun and full of twists. A true adventure story through both the distant past and current. Some time travel discrepancies I would have loved to be further fleshed out and explained, but none the less, this was an enjoyable read. Great character development and growth, with really well done relationship building. I enjoyed this book. A fun read for sure.
March 14, 2022
Such an interesting concept and has so much potential, but am a bit disappointed. There are plenty of characters to follow throughout the story, that it may be confusing/overwhelming at times to keep up for some readers. Sadly this book isn't exactly my cup of tea, but would say to give it a try for those interested.
August 23, 2021
My future is in the past
The story is compelling. It captures your attention although some of the writing is awkward and the characters come off a bit stiff; interrupting the enjoyment of reading. In spite of that, I recommend this book
The story is compelling. It captures your attention although some of the writing is awkward and the characters come off a bit stiff; interrupting the enjoyment of reading. In spite of that, I recommend this book
February 10, 2023
Boring and bizarre. The premise of this book is right up my alley,but the execution really lacked.
Tell me why I had to read a description of a man having sex with pillows while another man watched? Just the weirdest scene I've ever read, and I've read some weird horror stuff.
The time travel was barely addressed. It seemed like something from the Langoliers, which is one of my favorite stories ever, but it was never fleshed out or revealed what was happening.
I found myself rolling my eyes when a character found another "attractive" because the word was used so many times it took me right out of the story. Even so, I needed to look up several words used in this book because I had never heard of them (even though I've been reading my whole life and like to think I have a large vocabulary). It was also jarring and pulled me from the story. Inconsistent. Use a thesaurus and find another word for "attractive." I just looked it up and it was used 24 times. 😑
I'm annoyed that I took the time to read this.
Tell me why I had to read a description of a man having sex with pillows while another man watched? Just the weirdest scene I've ever read, and I've read some weird horror stuff.
The time travel was barely addressed. It seemed like something from the Langoliers, which is one of my favorite stories ever, but it was never fleshed out or revealed what was happening.
I found myself rolling my eyes when a character found another "attractive" because the word was used so many times it took me right out of the story. Even so, I needed to look up several words used in this book because I had never heard of them (even though I've been reading my whole life and like to think I have a large vocabulary). It was also jarring and pulled me from the story. Inconsistent. Use a thesaurus and find another word for "attractive." I just looked it up and it was used 24 times. 😑
I'm annoyed that I took the time to read this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 19, 2022
3 Stars
Note: book don't tell you how many minutes is left in each chapter just entire book.
This was a very long book actually two stories one about the plane that passes through an anomaly and ends up millions of years in the past and one about the Paleontologist and aircraft investigators trying to figure out how a plane ended up in the Cretaceous with Dinosaurs. I finally started skimming through the paleontologist part which was dragging the story out. The planes part was ruined by the dinosaurs covered in feathers making the Tyrannosaurus appear like Big Birds instead of the Tyrant Lizard King that has scared readers forever.
Note: book don't tell you how many minutes is left in each chapter just entire book.
This was a very long book actually two stories one about the plane that passes through an anomaly and ends up millions of years in the past and one about the Paleontologist and aircraft investigators trying to figure out how a plane ended up in the Cretaceous with Dinosaurs. I finally started skimming through the paleontologist part which was dragging the story out. The planes part was ruined by the dinosaurs covered in feathers making the Tyrannosaurus appear like Big Birds instead of the Tyrant Lizard King that has scared readers forever.
September 22, 2021
Compelling Time-Space Novel
A well written and intriguing novel regarding the fluid nature of time and space on one flight gone awry. Combining aeronautics and paleontology seamlessly, the authors create a scenario that begs us to suspend our disbelief. The realistic details combined with strong, often strange, characters is a very interesting read that came alive for me. The novel would make a wonderful and terrifying film. Bravo to these authors.
A well written and intriguing novel regarding the fluid nature of time and space on one flight gone awry. Combining aeronautics and paleontology seamlessly, the authors create a scenario that begs us to suspend our disbelief. The realistic details combined with strong, often strange, characters is a very interesting read that came alive for me. The novel would make a wonderful and terrifying film. Bravo to these authors.
March 31, 2023
Excellent story
As a lover of time travel plots, this was well told with characters from heroic, maddening, or just scared stiff. An airliner goes through turbulent air and a bright flash afterwards all electronic guidance instruments seems to fail. This tale does a good job bringing the readers along for the ride from current day through the past and helping to solve problems along the way.
As a lover of time travel plots, this was well told with characters from heroic, maddening, or just scared stiff. An airliner goes through turbulent air and a bright flash afterwards all electronic guidance instruments seems to fail. This tale does a good job bringing the readers along for the ride from current day through the past and helping to solve problems along the way.
September 7, 2021
Compelling
The plot is what demands the 5 star rating. It fresh, and unique, and makes you think. I rather like that in a story. The cast of characters come next, and you can find yourself walking in their shoes. Each one brings something special to the tale, and also a different perspective. If something could be better, it would be the scene settings (both sight and sounds).
The plot is what demands the 5 star rating. It fresh, and unique, and makes you think. I rather like that in a story. The cast of characters come next, and you can find yourself walking in their shoes. Each one brings something special to the tale, and also a different perspective. If something could be better, it would be the scene settings (both sight and sounds).
January 14, 2022
Absolutely awesome!
Space time continuum, black holes, worm holes, parallel world's, oh, and dinosaurs. f any of these interest you, then you must read this book. Tomorrow's Flight is a walk into time and space that you won't be able to put down. One of the best books I've read in a long time, and I've read a lot. Modern day airliner meets jurassic era.
Space time continuum, black holes, worm holes, parallel world's, oh, and dinosaurs. f any of these interest you, then you must read this book. Tomorrow's Flight is a walk into time and space that you won't be able to put down. One of the best books I've read in a long time, and I've read a lot. Modern day airliner meets jurassic era.
January 23, 2023
Simplistic writing
The entire last chapter should never have been written.
The story had a good ending and should have not been drugged out after the climax. The last chapter adds nothing to the story that a single paragraph could not have completed better. Sometimes it's better to end on the high note
The entire last chapter should never have been written.
The story had a good ending and should have not been drugged out after the climax. The last chapter adds nothing to the story that a single paragraph could not have completed better. Sometimes it's better to end on the high note
February 7, 2023
up in the air, up in the air!
Transcending time always give me the spatial headaches that occur when overthink. This story has some gaps but are easily overlooked when telling this story. Time doesn’t flow forward all of the time but it gives you nice conundrums to ponder. This story had all the interesting plot lines that you wouldn’t expect. Read it and see!
Transcending time always give me the spatial headaches that occur when overthink. This story has some gaps but are easily overlooked when telling this story. Time doesn’t flow forward all of the time but it gives you nice conundrums to ponder. This story had all the interesting plot lines that you wouldn’t expect. Read it and see!
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