Bridge Through Time is the sequel to Spotson’s successful debut novel, Life II. Max’s son, Dr. Kyle Thorning, is now a high particle physicist at CERN in Switzerland. Meanwhile, after First Contact, powerful aliens with four arms and four legs, named Darsians, are taking control of the planet, with the muted subservience of its human population due to the astounding technological advances that … that the aliens introduce. Kyle has a powerful weapon—a new Time Travel machine—and must decide to travel to his father’s old parallel universe, where he doesn’t even exist, or confront the aliens in his home universe.
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Bridge Through Time is a science fiction futuristic thriller. While this book is a sequel to Life II, I can easily say that this book can be read as a standalone novel. From the beginning, the author engages the reader into the story and never lets up. There is not a single boring moment in this story as we follow along with Kyle and Max’s story.
Max’s life, reality and timeline have been altered simply by his choice to go back in time and relive his life from the age of 16 forward. He sees the results of this new reality when aliens called, Darsians, make contact with humanity. They are strange looking beings, but they bring huge advancements in technology. Max himself lives in constant torment of the loss he suffered from this new timeline. The family he once had before is gone. He has a new family, but it’s not enough. Kyle, his son, is a trouble boy. He’s more than a handful for Max to handle, and when Kyle reaches adult status he leaves home. He becomes a successful physicist. Kyle knows that something isn’t right, but coming about to fully prove and understand is a path that he must walk carefully. Sadly, due to the innocence of his father in a conversation, Kyle is marked to be watched. Piece by piece the puzzle begins to come together for Kyle and then the reality of the situation becomes a race against time.
When I first saw the cover for this book, Bridge Through Time by Scott Spotson, I was curious. When I saw that it was a book two in a series, I was curious as to whether I could come to understand what was going on. I am normally hesitant to jump into the middle of series, but the author makes this book easy to get into. The author fills in gaps and completely engages the reader from start to finish. You may have a few questions at the end of this book, but nothing so serious that it detracts from the storyline to where you can’t forge ahead. I like how the author focuses on Max for a time in the story. We get to see his struggle with Life II. It’s heartbreaking to read how he clings to Life I and misses the children he had then. Then to read how Kyle himself feels like he doesn’t belong and how he struggles with his own mental issues behind it. I found myself pulled in further as Max takes a back seat and the story shifts to focus on Kyle.
The author’s expert weaving of this story makes it hard to put down for even a moment. The aliens are ever present, but the author does a fantastic job keeping them relevant but still mostly in the background. One would think that without a main stage presence from them that the storyline would suffer, but it doesn’t! It works! The aliens are pushing to become recognized as a part of society – to gain status, citizenship and rights. They are striving to show humanity that they “mean well” but the truth is there below the surface if one chooses to truly look. The author shows the reader that so few do despite all that has transpired.
As much as I’ve enjoyed this book, it’s not without its flaws. There are some editorial issues – mainly misspelled words, here and there in this story. While I say this, I can also easily say that these errors do not detract from the overall storyline. There may be some moments in the story of where the reader is a bit thrown off by alterations in the character’s behavior or changes, but if you keep reading it will all make sense. I promise.
I am rating this book 5 out of 5 stars. This story is a one of a kind fascinating science fiction time travel thriller. If you like first contact novels, aliens, time travel and intense thrills then this is the book to read. But if you pick this book up, clear your schedule because you won’t want to put this book down until you get to the very end. I will warn readers of this – the story does not have true closure, so there may be a sequel to this one. Or the author simply wishes for the reader to draw their own conclusions as to what will happen next. If you are okay with that…then this is a book that you honestly won’t want to miss out.