Timeshift (The Timeshift Trilogy, Part 1)

By Phillip Ellis Jackson

In 2416, mankind is slowly coming to terms with the terrifying reality that, as a race, it is moving toward extinction. Human life is precious, and when a murder occurs it is the worst of all... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588514331
• ISBN13: 9781588514332
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Publishamerica Inc
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Something A Little Different

I stumbled across this book and gave it a read because I've always been interested in the paradox of time travel. In Timeshift, instead of traveling into the past a "jumper" is inserted into a holographic "Beta Light" stratum to view images just as they happened. It's an interesting twist that works for the most part. The author Jackson weaves a pretty good tale that involves an attempted political coup through manufactured Beta light evidence. By the end of the book we learn that it's actually possible to enter the past, which I assume sets things up for the sequel. This isn't so much a SF book as it is a mystery that's set a few hundred years in the future. Read on that level, I found it rather clever and enjoyable.

A Fun Book

This is a fun book that puts a new spin on time travel stories. Instead of bombarding us with incomprehensible techno-babble, the author focuses on the characters to make the book work. We come to know even the minor characters well (their foibles and all.) This isn't for the hard core science junkies, but it doesn't try to be, although the "science" is at least as believable as a Star Trek episode. I really enjoyed the beta light machine that works like a fiber optic device, transmitting sound and images through light.

Masterful

Although I don't usually read science fiction, once I adjusted to the terminology of "Time Shift" by Phillip Ellis Jackson, I was hooked. Using real life drama, authentic sounding dialogue and believable action the reader is drawn into the midst of a thriller plot. The author's talented blend of murder, suspense and romance will keep you turning pages through to the apt ending. Science Fiction fans this is one you will definitely enjoy. Add "Time Shift" to your shopping cart, this well written narrative is a worthy read. Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge

Unique Perspective

For a first time SciFi author Phillip Jackson has hit upon something really unique. Beta Light is the place to be...who wouldn't want to explore the past to determine what is truth, supposition, fact or fiction. Bring on some more.

What a unique story!

Beta Light is the best new spin on a time travel story that I've come across in a long time. Timeshift is a good mixture of science and technology with real, life-like characters who aren't always perfect. They make mistakes, and struggle to figure things out just like real people do. I loved the ending. It brings closure to the original story while setting things up for the next book.