Reviewed by: Michael Thal
Genre: Science Fiction
Approximate word count: 90-95,000 words
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Author:
Author,
geologist, chef, and frustrated gardener, Marlene Dotterer writes “to silence
the voices” due to her obsession of other worlds and other times. Born in
Tucson, Arizona, she migrated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1990 with her
five children. Her writings include The
Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder,
Moon Over Donamorgh, and Worlds Apart.
Keep an eye out for the third book in this series, Time Travel Journals: Honor System.
Description:
In 1977 Sam
Altair, fresh out of graduate school, learns he has inherited the life work of
Dr. Sam Altair, an older version of himself. The older Sam transported back in
time in 2006 with Casey, a young coed, to 1906. It was a physics experiment
gone awry, and it created a new universe. From the older Sam’s notes, the help
of Jamie, and Sarah Andrews, Casey’s descendants, Sam constructs a bridge back
to the future and the original Sam’s universe
Appraisal:
In this
exciting sequel to The Time Travel
Journals: Shipbuilders, Marlene Dotterer brings us its sequel, The Time Travel Journals: Bridgebuilders.
In an easy reading fluid style we learn how Casey and Sam affected their new
universe in positive ways. The universe they left behind is ruled, in 2080, by
an oligarchy headed by the Sun Consortium. The earth is dying, individual
freedom is but a memory, and many of its citizens work secretly to overthrow
the shackles of their government’s tyranny. To add to the mess, scientists
uncover neutrinos, a signature that a race of beings may be invading their
world.
The
invaders are Sam and Sarah testing their invention, but when they crossover to
the First Universe a hundred years in the future, they are in for an unwanted
surprise.
Whether you
read Dotterer’s first novel in this series or not, Bridgebuilders is a wonderful science fiction thriller revealing
the evils of religious zealotry, the effects of global warming, and the triumph
of reason over fear.
Format/Typo Issues:
None.
Rating: ***** Five stars
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