Quantum Time

Quantum Series, Book 3

By: Douglas Phillips

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Everyone knew time travel was impossible. Then reality intruded.

A dying man stumbles into a police station and collapses. In his fist is a mysterious coin with strange markings. He tells the police he's from the future, and when they uncover the coin's hidden message, they're inclined to believe him.

Daniel Rice never asked for fame, but his key role in Earth's first contact with an alien civilization thrust him into a social arena where any crackpot might take aim. When the FBI arrives at his door and predictions of the future start coming true, Daniel is dragged into a mission to save the world from nuclear holocaust. To succeed, he'll need to exploit cobbled-together alien technology to peer into a world 30 years beyond his own.

The third book of the Quantum series goes far beyond extra dimensions of space to expose the curious paradoxes of time in a wild ride along the edges of scientific knowledge.

©2019 Douglas Phillips (P)2019 Tantor

Good time story, great narrator, progressive ideas

This book was a lot different than the previous 2 books in this series. For one, there was no scientific concepts that were explained in great detail...it was more of a science fiction type book with not as much grounding in actual science fact as the previous two books.

This is still a great read....it is a fun time-travel story with all the implications of what that might mean (time loops, time changes, consequences of time travel, etc.) I really enjoyed this part of the story, because it was very mind-bending to think about and follow. If time travel were a real thing, a lot of what is discussed and that which the characters live through, would be things to keep in mind.

There are a lot more progressive messages in this book than the previous two books. The messages conveyed were: the subjugation of women by men, totalitarian government control and why it's bad, men using women for sexual reasons, quid-quo-pro situations, etc. The messages are not over-done, so even if your beliefs differ, it shouldn't keep you from listening to this book.

I feel like a lot of authors began putting their viewpoints of the world and the current reality (when the books were written) into their stories more and more. I'd prefer if they stuck to actual stories and left out their views, but I suppose they are using a medium to express their thoughts and that's okay as long as it's not over-done and the book becomes nothing more than a vehicle to express their ideas. This book centers around a science fictional type story, with only tidbits of Phillips' view of the world sprinkled in here and there, so it is story-centric, not idea-centric.

The narrator of this story was phenomenal; he changed his tonal qualities so well for different characters, as well as adding in emotional inflections to really make the story come alive. He was very good at voicing male/female characters, as well as AI type characters. I think he was a great choice to narrate this book.

So, in summary, I'd recommend this book, but don't expect it to be like the previous two books - there is not as much scientific fact discussed or experienced, but it's still a good book that will keep you entertained.

The best of the three

The first book hooked me in but the second made me uncertain about continuing. I’m so glad that I did. This was the best one. I think partly because I enjoy a little more suspense / mystery. A little more of a problem. Both of which this book had. Great ideas that also made me think more.

not bad. same people, unrelated plot. Action

I liked this book, which I read 4/2020 while "sheltering at home". Decent comfort food. probly will re-read the series, but no rush

Loved it

Great book. Fun! True Sifi. I love time travel stories. Great writing. I want more!

wonderful story

I truly enjoyed reading this book. The author is amazingly clever. I constantly try to anticipate where the story is going but the twists and turns go beyond my imagination.