What’s that, you say? FIVE STARS from ME for short stories?! (And they’re FREE?!) It’s true, your eyes are not deceiving you – or are they??
This was the most excellent world-introduction I’ve seen in some time. C.R. Berry has offered us glimpses into his pending series that are provocative, conspiracy-laden, entertaining, and delightfully crafted. The things I normally find irritating about shorts – the shortage of character development, compressed plots and revelations, and the overall lack of detail – were enticements here, rather than irritants. Each story offers a snapshot of an interaction in Berry’s new world of time travel and time changes and the people who witness them – wittingly and not-so-much so. Those snapshots form an album of intrigue and secrets, lies and truths – each of which is as fluid as time itself.
If you like falling into a world that promises dark but engaging views into what would’a/could’a/should’a happens throughout history, Extra Time is definitely for you! And if the book wasn’t cool enough, there’s also a website where you can join the conspiracy buffs in figuring out the *real* timeline – http://www.millioneyes.co.uk/. It’s brilliant and oh-so-fun. Keep your eyes out in the new year for the first in the series – the ebook releases in January and the paperback in March 2020!
Thank you to Elsewhen Press and the author for my obligation-free review copy. To download your own free copy, visit C.R. Berry here. If you want more information on the Million Eyes™ corporation, you definitely want to click here. And there is also a blog for the Million Eyes series main character, Gregory Ferro, which you can find here. There are some spoilers for the first two chapters in the blog, although if you read Extra Time first, you will already know them. AND there’s a teaser trailer video for the series! Check it out – it’s exceptionally cool also. And then let me know how excited you are – as I am – for this series!!
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