Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Time Crawlers
Subtitle: Stories from Parallel Universes
Author: Varun Sayal
Genre: Science Fiction
Part of a series? No
Order in series: N/A
Best read after earlier books in series? N/A
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40540847-time-crawlers
Overall score:
I scored this book 4/5
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Short Summary of book:
This book is a compilation of short stories which tell what happens in some parallel universes according to the author. Several of the stories are rather dark. There is a variation of stories telling about alien invasion, artificial intelligence, the darknet and many others.
What I liked about the book:
I liked only some of the stories. Although the writing style is good, the stories themselves did not really interest me very much. I found it easy to put the book aside to deal with other chores. Basically, it was not really something that interests me very much.
What I didn’t like about the book:
I wasn’t impressed by the darker stories. Especially Death by Crowd made me feel rather squeamish. Not my cup of tea at all.
My favourite bits in the book:
I loved the last story. At least this one had some nice bits in it and a positive note.
My least favourite bits in the book:
I didn’t like Death by Crowd at all. It is too dark to my liking and although it is fiction, I could see it as something that would happen in real life. Perverted entertainment that the world would be better without, but it might happen in the future. Let’s hope it won’t.
Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
I have no information on that at present.
What books could this be compared to and why?
This book seemed quite unique but this might be due to the fact I don’t seek this genre out a lot. Science Fiction love stories perhaps, not this type of story, I’m afraid.
Recommendation:
In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
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Children
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NO
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Young Adult
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Doubtful
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Adult
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Yes
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If you like science fiction this book might be the book for you.
Book description by the Author:
Billions of universes run slightly parallel to our own universe; worlds full of infinite possibilities. There are many humans living in those parallel worlds, leading their lives, in a very similar way to how we are leading ours. But their respective realities differ from ours in some very peculiar ways.
Inhabitants of some worlds have already been visited and are being ruled by aliens. Some traveled through time, back and forth, and some have taken their space exploration to advanced stages using their powerful spaceships. Some created ruthless artificial intelligences that are fulfilling dark, human desires. Some developed advanced weapons technologies thousands of years before we did.
I believe a writer's brain can somehow tap into this multitude of universes and take a peek into the events happening in each of them. This book, comprised of six stories, is my attempt to narrate to you tales from six different parallel universes. These stories are events that my brain somehow tapped into and captured in detail.
Let me know if your unconscious mind visited the same universes as mine.
Eclipse
No attacks, no blood-shed, yet there was an invasion and a conquest. Who are these shape-shifting aliens being hounded by an eclipse?
Death by Crowd
The dark desires of the masses; darknet websites fueled by a crypto-currency. What lurks in the background – an advanced artificial intelligence?
Genie
He rubbed a lamp alright, but what he got was the shock of his life. An entirely sci-fi take on the djinn myth.
Time Crawlers
There are individuals who existing in multiple time periods at once, and there are those who know about them….
The Cave
The fate of an advanced imperial race hangs in balance as a dark celestial entity meets a legendary protector.
Nark-astra, The Hell Weapon
The weapons he possesses make him the destroyer of worlds, and he burns for revenge. A high-tech take on ancient Indian mythology.
Inhabitants of some worlds have already been visited and are being ruled by aliens. Some traveled through time, back and forth, and some have taken their space exploration to advanced stages using their powerful spaceships. Some created ruthless artificial intelligences that are fulfilling dark, human desires. Some developed advanced weapons technologies thousands of years before we did.
I believe a writer's brain can somehow tap into this multitude of universes and take a peek into the events happening in each of them. This book, comprised of six stories, is my attempt to narrate to you tales from six different parallel universes. These stories are events that my brain somehow tapped into and captured in detail.
Let me know if your unconscious mind visited the same universes as mine.
Eclipse
No attacks, no blood-shed, yet there was an invasion and a conquest. Who are these shape-shifting aliens being hounded by an eclipse?
Death by Crowd
The dark desires of the masses; darknet websites fueled by a crypto-currency. What lurks in the background – an advanced artificial intelligence?
Genie
He rubbed a lamp alright, but what he got was the shock of his life. An entirely sci-fi take on the djinn myth.
Time Crawlers
There are individuals who existing in multiple time periods at once, and there are those who know about them….
The Cave
The fate of an advanced imperial race hangs in balance as a dark celestial entity meets a legendary protector.
Nark-astra, The Hell Weapon
The weapons he possesses make him the destroyer of worlds, and he burns for revenge. A high-tech take on ancient Indian mythology.
About the Author:
Born in New Delhi, India
Website http://varunsayal.in/
Twitter vsa2
Genre Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller
Influences Isaac Asimov
VARUN SAYAL is an engineer and MBA from I.I.T. and I.S.B. (top schools in India), who has been involved in theatre as a playwright, actor, and director, and has also been an independent movie-maker. His genre of writing is predominantly science fiction blended with mythology and a sprinkle of the gruesome actualities of life. In his own words:
“I live by the quote, 'a true art calms a disturbed mind and disturbs a calm mind.'”
“I live by the quote, 'a true art calms a disturbed mind and disturbs a calm mind.'”
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Thanks a lot Joni for this amazing review.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Varun.
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