Transgression: A Time-Travel Suspense Novel

By Randall Ingermanson and R.S. Ingermanson

All your life, you dreamed about the City of God.

But you never thought you'd ever actually go there.

Until now.

Your name is Rivka Meyers, and you are a total misfit.

You are a Messianic Jew, studying at UC Berkeley. Misfit.

You are a woman getting your PhD in archaeology-a man's field. Misfit.

You are in Israel working on an archaeological dig, pretending to be someone you're not. Misfit.

Your Israeli co-worker on the dig tries to set you up with his cousin, Ari Kazan. Disaster.

Because Ari likes you. And you haven't told him you're Messianic.

Ari is a theoretical physicist who wrote some crazy paper on time travel. Somehow, an experimental physicist, Damien West, thought it was a good idea.

Damien came all the way from the US to try to build a wormhole to test Ari's crazy theory.

Damien is obsessed with safety, which seems a little weird.

But he has a personal reason for wanting time travel to be real, and it's a lot weird.

Only he's not telling anyone that reason.

Damien wants to go back in time and kill the apostle Paul.

Somehow, Damien gets the wormhole working, sort of.

Somehow, he tricks you into going through the wormhole, without telling you where you're going, or when.

Somehow, you find yourself in Jerusalem, AD 57, completely unprepared and completely bedazzled. This is where you always wanted to visit. It would be dumb to leave without looking around. But too late, you realize it's even dumber to stay.

Because you're the worst possible misfit in the City of God. You didn't come dressed for a place and time where women are required to cover their bodies. Where women don't talk to men. Where women are property, not people. Where violating the rules could get you killed.

Back in the lab, Damien isn't worried about you. He packs his gun, sets a timer to shut down the wormhole, and walks through into ancient Jerusalem. If he calculated the dates right, he'll be lining up the apostle Paul in his gunsights next Tuesday.

And you can't stop him, even if you figure out what he's up to.

There's a loose cannon in this picture.

Ari Kazan.

The guy who has a weird, crazy, stupid crush on you.

The guy who's mad at you for not telling him you're a Messianic.

The guy who just found out Damien West has made a fool of him.

What's Ari going to do?

About The Book

Transgression is a time-travel suspense novel that mixes science, history, religion, romance, and suspense. It's about learning to stand up for yourself, when you just want to be let alone. It's about making hard decisions. It's about asking whether life has meaning and whether God exists - and becoming a badass fighter for justice, even if you don't have the answers.

Transgression won the 2001 Christy award for best futuristic novel in Christian fiction.

Transgression will take you on a wretched, miserable, dangerous adventure through the filthy, bandit-ridden streets of first-century Jerusalem.

Transgression is the first novel in the City of God series:

Book 1: Transgression (A.D. 57)Book 2: Premonition (A.D. 57-62)Book 3: Retribution (A.D. 62-66)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937031195
• ISBN13: 9781937031190
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Ingermanson Communications, Inc.
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I read this as an e book ,but wanted a hard copy! It’s an awesome story , he really takes you back!

Time travel and history! My favs

Time travel at its best!

I love hard science fiction (NOT fantasy) and time travel is my favorite theme--when it's done well. Transgression is truly a remarkable mix of science, adventure, history, religion, and even romance. The balance is perfect. This is the first book I've read by Ingermanson, but now I'll read the others for certain. I do highly recommend Transgression--reading it is like taking a vacation into the past. As a Catholic, I enjoyed the Christian slant to it. I really can think of no criticism--definitely 5 stars!

Absolutely incredible

Another of Randall Ingermanson's books, he uses his impressive scientific and Biblical knowledge to write an incredible story. Rivka Myers finds herself used as an unwitting guinea pig and sent back in time to Ancient Israel! Fortunately, she is skilled in ancient linguistics, and manages to get around town pretty well...until she is mistaken for a prostitute. (Cut-off jeans, and no covered hair...shocking!) A "fellow" prostitute covers for Rivka until she can get her bearings and recover her modesty. She soon learns that the "mad" scientist who sent her back in the first place has followed her into his "wormhole" and into Ancient Times. Rivka must find out why, while also dealing with a new friend coming to her rescue...even after they had a fight.I have it from a good source (the author) that his book is only the first of three (or was it five?) books in this series.This book is incredibly well-written, entertaining, interesting, believable, and action-packed. There's twists and turns all along the way, and the fun's not over yet! Buy this book, and be on pins and needles for the next!One question: It's never made clear why this book is called Transgression. Perhaps it will in future books, but for now, it's a mystery.

What a Trip!

I was skeptical. Time-travel and wormholes, Jerusalem and an attempt to assassinate the Apostle Paul? Great concepts, but could this new author pull it off?Ingermanson not only pulls it off, he tells a story worth re-reading. I was impressed. "Transgression" works as a historical/futuristic suspense novel--and, on top of that, offers theological insights. This story of Rivka, an archeaology student, and Avi, a physicist, is suspenseful and taut. The dialogue is crisp, with subtle depth and honesty. As his characters took form early on, I was intrigued by their religious differences and wondered how they would interact once they time-traveled back to A.D. 57. Not only are they challenged by one another, they are confronted with a world of varying customs and traditions. In their quest to save the Apostle Paul from a modern scientist with a madcap scheme, they encounter various minor characters, all of whom are depicted with depth and grace. With numerous little details, Ingermanson builds a credible view of first century Jerusalem and I found myself wanting to visit, wanting to check some of the incidents described against the history of the New Testament.To round off an entertaining and thought-provoking novel, Ingermanson also throws in a few doses of romance. Some of it worked for me, some of it seemed sudden and/or stilted. But give him credit for mixing in a little spice to this already flavorful book. Better quality publishing might've helped this book out (I personally found the graphics and cover a bit substandard), but the author managed to override my qualms with solid storytelling. I'm looking forward to reading his newest, titled "Oxygen."

Laurels for Ingermanson

Transgression is captivating and intelligent, a real pleasure to read. It is truly a surprise to find such engaging characters, historical insights, and well reasoned theoretical physics all combined in one work. To find all of these in a first novel should send up flags - bookmark this author! Randy Ingermanson's characters ring true. Not only are they intelligent, but they just feel real. The Israeli dialog, from both modern and first century periods, is very authentic, and naturally scented with Hebrew words. The compelling plot, intertwining with another plot straight from the bible, make this an exceptional page turner. An excellent read, and a wonderful gift for readers.

Fabulous!

WOW! WOW! WOW! I couldn't put it down.The entire book was really fabulous. I tend to be pretty picky about books, looking for things that don't pass the "smells right" test, and though my physics education is limited to that needed for engineering, all the non-physics parts of the book were great. The physics parts were cool too, but way over my head! I was kept guessing every step of the way. I cannot find the words to say how much I enjoyed this book.