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Taking Time: ... A Tale of Physics, Lust and Greed Kindle Edition

by Mike Murphey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 129 ratings
"In the mid-21st century, time travel becomes a reality through a top-secret government-corporate initiative. Enter Marshall Grissom: socially awkward, perpetually overlooked, and unexpectedly thrust into the heart of this groundbreaking project.
Joined by the alluring and mischievous Sheila Schuler and the dangerous industrial spy Marta Hamilton, Marshall embarks on a journey that challenges everything they thought they knew about time and causality. As evidence mounts that the past may be irreversible, corporate investors demand proof the past can be manipulated—or threaten to pull the plug.
The unlikely trio is sent back to Marshall's high school days with a seemingly simple mission: save the life of his unrequited love. But in a world where powerful corporations will stop at nothing to protect their interests, the travelers find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse. With time running out and lives on the line, Marshall and his companions must navigate the treacherous waters of temporal manipulation, corporate greed, and their own conflicting motivations. Can they change the past without destroying their future?"
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"Mike Murphey's novel is a masterpiece, from the gorgeous writing to the sophisticated characters, it delivers entertainment at its finest." -The Book Commentary

"... a delightful, perhaps even beachy read. It's perfect for both sci-fi fans and those new to the genre. While readers might not have all their questions answered, they'll laugh out loud, root for the underdog, and even see a few villains get their just desserts."-Remy Poore for IndieReader

"With dynamic characters and futuristic science, the story is a sci-fi lover's dream! And just as the cover promises, there is just a little physics, a bit more lust, and a ton of greed to help round out this exciting novel. The pages are filled with manipulations and mysteries, but also a healthy dose of humor to keep the whole thing from taking itself too seriously. Taking Time is a slightly satirical and entirely entertaining twist on a time travel tale." -Five-Star Review by Steve Quade, Indies Today

"Taking Time puts the mechanics of time travel front and center, showcasing what's possible within the laws of physics yet explaining matters in a very accessible way. The process sounds plausible and scientifically sound, with Murphey devoting a fair amount of the narrative setting up the parameters of this historic breakthrough. It's easy to get swept away into the story, as the characters hurtle headlong into strange universes while dealing with ethical dilemmas, psychological trauma, and murderous enemies hiding in plainsight." -The Online Book Club

About the Author

Mike Murphey is a native of New Mexico and spent almost thirty years as an award-winning newspaper journalist in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Following his retirement, he enjoyed a seventeen-year partnership with the late Dave Henderson, all-star Major League outfielder. Their company produced the Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners adult baseball Fantasy Camps. Mike loves fiction, cats, baseball and sailing. He splits his time between Spokane, Washington, and Phoenix, Arizona.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B087PP8DPL
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Acorn Publishing (July 1, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 392 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1947392913
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    4.2 out of 5 stars 129 ratings

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    Michael Murphey grew up in Eastern New Mexico, and spent nearly thirty years as a newspaper journalist in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Following his retirement from journalism in 1998, Murphey began his second career in baseball, where he is one of three partners in a company called Dave Henderson Baseball Adventures, which produces the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners fantasy camps as well as other adult amateur baseball events throughout the country. His life as an old man baseball player has also afforded him time in recent years to resume writing. He has been an avid lover of the written word all his life. He divides his time among Spokane, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, and Fort Myers, Florida.

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    A native of eastern New Mexico, Mike Murphey spent nearly thirty years as an award-winning newspaper journalist in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Following his retirement from news journalism, he and his wife Nancy entered in a seventeen-year partnership with the late Dave Henderson, all-star centerfielder for the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners.

    Our company, Dave Henderson Baseball, produced the Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners Fantasy Camps for twenty years. The Murpheys have also partnered with the Roy Hobbs adult baseball organization in Fort Myers, Florida. Mike’s love of fiction, cats, baseball and sailing affords him to split his time between Spokane, Washington, and Phoenix, Arizona, where he enjoys life as a writer and old-man baseball player.

    To receive a free Short Story - OLD MAN BASEBALL here .... https://www.mikemurpheybooks.com/freebies

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Customers find the book a brilliant and fun read with a well-considered plot that includes interesting twists. Moreover, the time travel elements receive positive feedback, with one customer describing it as an engaging time-traveling sci-fi read. Customers like the characters, writing quality, and appreciate the healthy dose of humor throughout the book. However, the development receives mixed reviews, with some customers finding it not great.

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15 customers mention "Readability"15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book engaging and fun to read, with one customer noting it's a must-read for science fiction enthusiasts.

"...I'm sure it will be just as exciting. Mike, well done, thanks." Read more

"This was a phenomenal read...." Read more

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good writing, well considered plot and interesting characters combine to make it an excellent read." Read more

"...Still, it’s a fun read, a bit silly, a bit dark, a bit serious...." Read more

13 customers mention "Plot"13 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the plot of the book, which features interesting twists and relatable character relationships.

"...The author, Mike Murphey, clearly a very deep and playful passion for sci-fi from the days of Wells, and the varied and mysterious laws of..." Read more

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good writing, well considered plot and interesting characters combine to make it an excellent read." Read more

"...behind the sci-fi concepts and time travel to be grounded and believable enough to not pull me out of the story...." Read more

"The plot is original and the characters are fascinating at least the ones that are not revolting...." Read more

10 customers mention "Time travel"10 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the time travel elements in the book, with one describing it as an engaging sci-fi read that moves along well.

"This story was captivating from the first sentance...." Read more

"...A brilliant blend of everything you want in a vivid and engaging time-traveling sci-fi read. I'm excited and intrigued to read more!" Read more

"Finally, what some of us have been wanting: an adult time-travel novel! If a bit of nudity and sex puts you off, then stay away...." Read more

"...The approach to time travel is unique, captivates readers, and delivers a rainbow of emotions...." Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"9 positive0 negative

Customers like the characters in the book.

"...Good writing, well considered plot and interesting characters combine to make it an excellent read." Read more

"...But some stories pull it off better than others. The characters were fun and well developed...." Read more

"...This one was quite a lovely read with character voices well differentiated, plot developing evenly and a reasonable end...." Read more

"The plot is original and the characters are fascinating at least the ones that are not revolting...." Read more

6 customers mention "Writing quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good writing, well considered plot and interesting characters combine to make it an excellent read." Read more

"...The book was well-written and an easy, light read despite the weighty subject matter...." Read more

"...I applaud the well tailored effort in writing this book." Read more

"...Found myself laughing out loud on multiple occasions. And the writing is wonderful! I’m off to read the second installment." Read more

4 customers mention "Enjoyment"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read, with one mentioning it's absolutely enjoyable from start to finish.

"...shows readers that time travel is a new and fresh subgenre that anyone can enjoy...." Read more

"...Characters and Plotlines Excellent And entertaining. Looking forward to his next book. Please hurry!" Read more

"Absolutely Enjoyable From Start to Finish..." Read more

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4 customers mention "Humor"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor, with one mentioning they laughed out loud on multiple occasions.

"...Found myself laughing out loud on multiple occasions. And the writing is wonderful! I’m off to read the second installment." Read more

"...It's a combination of action and comedy, very well blended." Read more

"...developed through the storyline are relatable & there's a healthy dose of humor as well. Can't wait for the next book in this series!" Read more

"story had no slow parts. great combination of science, fiction, comedy and plot. I can't think of seven more words." Read more

5 customers mention "Development"3 positive2 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the development of the book, with some finding it not great.

"...He clearly shows great care and respect for time and the ways it moves, and the ways that moments can change you, shape you...." Read more

"...The characters were fun and well developed...." Read more

"...And the end of the book was, well, not great. Yes, it left everything open for another book, but it just was not done well at all...." Read more

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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and worth the time to read.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2023
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    This story was captivating from the first sentance. This particular book has been in my kindle for quite some time while I continued to read others work i have been reading for years. I read a synopsis of this particular book and was a little intreged, polished it off in a little over 12 hours, book two is next. I'm sure it will be just as exciting. Mike, well done, thanks.
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  • Hannah
    4.0 out of 5 stars A vivd and brilliant read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2020
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    This was a phenomenal read. I was actually in the middle of another book when I got this; I peeked at it just to see, and next thing I know I am absolutely enthralled. The author, Mike Murphey, clearly a very deep and playful passion for sci-fi from the days of Wells, and the varied and mysterious laws of science.
    Though this story takes place in the future, Murphey so flawlessly blends the reality we know now with a distorted potential reality to come. He clearly shows great care and respect for time and the ways it moves, and the ways that moments can change you, shape you. He brings this to the evolutions of his characters in a lofty and fluid way. A brilliant blend of everything you want in a vivid and engaging time-traveling sci-fi read.

    I'm excited and intrigued to read more!
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  • Steve H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good time travel book!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good writing, well considered plot and interesting characters combine to make it an excellent read.
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  • Joshua
    3.0 out of 5 stars A fun take on time travel
    Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020
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    I love a good sci-fi story, and Taking Time held lots of promise in its premise. The book was well-written and an easy, light read despite the weighty subject matter. As an amateur nerd, I found the science behind the sci-fi concepts and time travel to be grounded and believable enough to not pull me out of the story. Anything goes with that, really, since it’s a purely fictional concept. But some stories pull it off better than others.

    The characters were fun and well developed. Early on the book reads like a series of vignettes, with a focus more on the characters than on a strong, central plot hook. This works well for the most part, but the lack of focus does make the back half of the book a bit harder to follow and results in the story being moved along more out of necessity than out of anything the characters do.

    Still, it’s a fun read, a bit silly, a bit dark, a bit serious. Worth taking a look at if you’re a fan of sci-fi but not looking for some intricate, interconnected epic.
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  • alwayne
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Intrigue and Good Old Sci-fi Time Travel
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2020
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    This is certainly a worthy read. We have teams of travelers shuttling back and forth in time, some with bad corporate motives and through all the twists and turns we don't learn who the bad guys are until the end. There are some interesting aspects, scientifically. For example, how does a person traveling back exist given their younger self also exists in the past. What about going forward in time? The author Murphy sticks to Einstein as a theoretical base on how everything works as opposed to the usual going through the old time portal that no one explains. The author uses the wormhole idea to plunge back in time. So there is some good science here to chew on.
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  • Don Baker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Novel story line developing evenlyworth investigating
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2023
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    I enjoy reading first in a series. This one was quite a lovely read with character voices well differentiated, plot developing evenly and a reasonable end. I applaud the well tailored effort in writing this book.
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  • KOBAM
    4.0 out of 5 stars The book is far from perfect but ...
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2021
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    The plot is original and the characters are fascinating at least the ones that are not revolting. I have not decided if I will read more by this author but it’s at least a possibility.
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  • Dave
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Enjoyable From Start to Finish
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2021
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    Finally, what some of us have been wanting: an adult time-travel novel! If a bit of nudity and sex puts you off, then stay away. The story and its treatment of TT is unique and very entertaining. Found myself laughing out loud on multiple occasions. And the writing is wonderful!

    I’m off to read the second installment.
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  • bushbaby
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interestingly different take on time travel, slightly unclear ending
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2024
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    In spite of the quirky sub-title I found this a good, serious SF novel with a refreshingly different take on time travel. The writing was good, with plenty of twists in the plot. I wasn’t entirely happy with the ending, otherwise it would have been 5 stars, but I guess this was partly to do with setting up further books in the series.
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