Title: Mirrored Time
Author: J.D. Faulkner
Series: A Time Archivist Novel (Book 1)
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: May 7 2014
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
First it was water.
Then blood.
And finally smoke.
Gwen Conway never knew there were so many ways to die. Honestly, it was something she would have been happy not knowing.
Maybe, they really are just dreams. Nightmares. But they won't stop. And dreaming of her death is getting old. Then there's the sleepwalking. She'd like to pass on that too.
Gwen's pretty sure the dreams have something to do with her new job. Which of course, is definitely not just a 'job.'
Don't get her wrong, working for the Archiver of the Time Streams has its perks. Having the power to travel to any past or future time is fantastic. Plus, there's Rafe, the ex-gladiator from the future. She'd like to keep him around too. Not that she would tell him that. It'd go straight to his head.
But she's less than pleased to find herself in the middle of a time travelers' war. Especially against a crazed half-god who has the power to obliterate the existence of any time or place. And the Guardians, her so called allies? All the help they offer are strict rules and smug superiority. Plus, they seem convinced she's already lost, that she's already died.
Gwen is starting to wonder whether she should have read her employment contract more carefully.
Borrowing themes from Greek and Roman legends such as Pandora and the war between the Titans and Olympians, lovers of mythology and fantasy alike will enjoy this mind-bending romp through different times and universes. Well-grounded in the world of today, this urban fantasy stands out from the pack with its complex theories on time travel and unique brand of quirky humor.
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Then blood.
And finally smoke.
Gwen Conway never knew there were so many ways to die. Honestly, it was something she would have been happy not knowing.
Maybe, they really are just dreams. Nightmares. But they won't stop. And dreaming of her death is getting old. Then there's the sleepwalking. She'd like to pass on that too.
Gwen's pretty sure the dreams have something to do with her new job. Which of course, is definitely not just a 'job.'
Don't get her wrong, working for the Archiver of the Time Streams has its perks. Having the power to travel to any past or future time is fantastic. Plus, there's Rafe, the ex-gladiator from the future. She'd like to keep him around too. Not that she would tell him that. It'd go straight to his head.
But she's less than pleased to find herself in the middle of a time travelers' war. Especially against a crazed half-god who has the power to obliterate the existence of any time or place. And the Guardians, her so called allies? All the help they offer are strict rules and smug superiority. Plus, they seem convinced she's already lost, that she's already died.
Gwen is starting to wonder whether she should have read her employment contract more carefully.
Borrowing themes from Greek and Roman legends such as Pandora and the war between the Titans and Olympians, lovers of mythology and fantasy alike will enjoy this mind-bending romp through different times and universes. Well-grounded in the world of today, this urban fantasy stands out from the pack with its complex theories on time travel and unique brand of quirky humor.
Book Links:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Books A Million
Goodreads
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Excerpt:
In a room hidden within a twisting
labyrinth, an ancient presence stirred. Something drew him from his rest. Too
aware to sleep, he instead spent the endless years dwelling on past events. And planning. Always planning. The ages
dripped by at a maddeningly slow pace. Yet he could do nothing, imprisoned
behind the glimmering surface of a black framed mirror.
The mirror hung alone in the dusty room. It
was crafted with extraordinary skill, each carved figure waiting to come to
life at the softest breath. On closer examination, the mirror’s beauty turned
grotesque. Hercules, driven mad by Hera, slaughtered his entire family.
Prometheus, chained and bound, screamed in agony while a skeletal eagle tore at
his liver. Sisyphus, tired and bloodied, struggled to press a boulder up a
jagged hill. Set, smile as wicked and sharp as his knife, carved his brother
Osiris into tiny pieces and hid them along the banks of the Nile. Each image
was more disturbing than the last. Out of the corner of the eye, they writhed
in pain.
With a soft crack, a thin fissure appeared
on the face of the mirror. A dark smoke slithered out from the flaw and
disappeared into the shadows clinging to the corners of the room. A wavering
light illuminated the glittering mirror before the room was once again plunged
into darkness.
He had waited for eons and conserved his
strength. Whatever weakened his prison, it was sufficient. Complete freedom
could wait. For now, the power to change would be enough. The Guardians had
forced the time streams to remain static for too long. Change would be good.
In fact, change would be excellent. Through
change, he would find revenge.
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Author Information:
J.D. Faulkner lives in Seattle, Washington.
She spends her time reading anything she can get her hands on; studying Greek
and Roman mythology; and avoiding the rain whenever she can. MIRRORED TIME is
her first novel and book one of the Time Archivist Novels. Currently, she is working on the second book of the
series, FRACTURED TIME.
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