A Time and a Place

by Joe Mahoney

Overview

"ENTERTAINING, CHAOTIC ADVENTURE." ~ Publishers Weekly.

Barnabus J. Wildebear is an ordinary guy who promises his sister on her deathbed that he'll keep her teen-aged son Ridley safe.

He fails.

First, they don't get along. Then a beautiful stranger lures the boy through a trans-dimensional portal to help battle an ancient evil. To protect Ridley, Barnabus must follow him through the portal to the strange and dangerous dimensions beyond, into the fog of alien war…

An ill-timed sneeze deposits Barnabus in the past, hours before his sister's tragic demise. Barnabus seizes the chance to change history and save his beloved sister. By so doing, maybe he can make all his terrible problems go away.  

But can it really be that easy?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164686093
Publisher:	Donovan Street Press
Publication date:	08/05/2020
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

I'm a writer/broadcaster currently working full-time for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where, for over more than three decades, I've worked in several roles including audio technician, recording engineer, sound effects, producer, and several operational management roles. 

My short fiction has been published in Canada, Australia and Greece, and I've been nominated twice for an Aurora Award, one of Canada’s top awards for science fiction and fantasy, for my work on CBC Radio. I am a member of SF Canada, Canada's National Association of Speculative Fiction Professionals

I've also worked as a story editor on multiple radio, television and film projects including CBC Radio's Steve the First and Steve the Second, both seasons of Canadia: 2056, Canadian author and filmmaker Susan Rodger's feature film Still the Water, and more.

Editorial Reviews

07/03/2017
Debut author Mahoney sends a mild-mannered fellow on an interdimensional journey in this entertaining, chaotic adventure. Barnabus Wildebear needs to know why his teen nephew and ward, Ridley, is acting so strangely. Unfortunately the cause is an ominous entity, possibly a demon, named Iugurtha. She whisks Ridley away to dimensions unknown while implanting mysterious information in Barnabus’s mind that allows him to (sort of) control portals to other dimensions and times. The odyssey that follows bounces him to other planets, the minds of other people and creatures, temporal loops where effects come before causes, and a war against a merciless enemy seeking to steal the knowledge in his head. He’s accompanied by an increasingly vocal artificial intelligence named Sebastian. Mahoney skillfully (but unsubtly) uses Barnabus’s multilayered adventures to yank readers into moments of comedy, tragedy, horror, and philosophical contemplation of time, free will, and personal responsibility. Despite occasional segments that distract or feel a little overdone, Mahoney’s work is great for those who like their speculative fiction thoughtful, eloquent, and messy. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for A Time and a Place:

"Mahoney skillfully... uses Barnabus's multilayered adventures to yank readers into moments of comedy, tragedy, horror, and philosophical contemplation of time, free will, and personal responsibility. ...Mahoney's work is great for those who like their speculative fiction thoughtful, eloquent, and messy." ~ Publishers Weekly

"A Sci-Fi Fantasy with literary notes, there is so much to love about this book. The magic of A Time and a Place resides in its rich description of places we'll never see-not even in dreams-and the people who must manipulate impossible situations to save their kith and kin." ~ A.B. Funkhauser, author of Shell Game: A Black Cat Novel

"A Time and a Place provides an entertaining frolic through the imaginary blue and yellow purple hills of someone desperately in need of therapy. And I loved it! Written in a Neil Gaimanesque style of witty prose and existential, thought-provoking dilemmas, it will captivate you, entertain you, and keep you out of mischief until it's time for tea. Excellent stuff . . . and highly recommended." ~ Andrew Weston, author of the internationally bestselling IX Series

"An intricate plot laced with Mahoney humour and excellent writing makes this a must read for all lovers of good books." ~ Brian Wyvill, Author of The Second Gate

"It's a great book." ~ Matt Watts, Comedian, Actor, Writer (Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays, CBC Television)

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