The Daughter of Time Trilogy[1] is the omnibus of the novels Reader,[2] Writer,[3] and Maker[4] by biomedical scientist Erec Stebbins. The novels are space operas and metaphysical adventure fiction centered on the character Ambra Dawn, a slave with the ability to "read” and "write” spacetime.[5][6][7] The trilogy features elements of cosmology, parallel universe (fiction), time travel, alternate history, prescience, telepathy, telekinesis, alien invasion, cybernetics, and spirituality, with the novels repeatedly breaking the fourth wall as characters speak directly to and request specific actions from the reader.[5][6][8] Each novel is narrated in the first person by a different character.[8][9][10]
 Paperback and hardcovers, first ed. | |
| Author | Erec Stebbins[1] |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, Metafiction, Philosophical fiction, Speculative fiction, Parallel universe (fiction), Alternate history, Space opera, Science fantasy, Alien invasion |
| Publisher | Twice Pi Press |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback), ebook(Amazon Kindle), Audiobook |
| Pages | 910 pp (First edition) |
| ISBN | 9781942360063 |
Reviews
editPublishers Weekly called the first novel "thoughtful science fiction” and ”a new and imaginative series.”[5] Kirkus Reviews noted that Reader was "a richly detailed, compelling story about the power of love.”[6] Foreword Reviews wrote of the series that "these are works that nurture wonder and sometimes break hearts.”[7] Midwest Book Review comments that for Reader “mature teen and young adult readers alike will find Ambra's story involving and engrossing,” and that Writer is “another epic story.”[8]
Critical comments note that “it retreads some of the same paths repeatedly,”[10] "by plot alone, Reader sounds fairly ordinary,”[8] “the narrative bogs down at times due to overly long inner monologue,”[11] and that the ending is “incomprehensible.”[12]
Characters
editReader (Daughter of Time, Book 1)
- Ambra Dawn - Narrator, Earth woman, the "Daughter of Time” and central protagonist
- Thel of Xix - Alien and Ambra Dawn’s first mentor
- Waythrel of Xix - Ambra Dawn’s Advocate on Dram and second mentor
- Richard Cross - Leader of the resistance to the Dram hegemony
Writer (Daughter of Time, Book 2)
- Nitin Ratava - Narrator, lover/consort of Ambra Dawn, Earth Force soldier
- Ambra Dawn - The "Daughter of Time” and central series protagonist
- Waythrel of Xix - Alien and close advisor and confidant of Ambra Dawn
- Sepehr Mazandarani - Counselor of Ambra Dawn
- Tomoko Mizoguchi - Former Major of Earth Force and Leader of the Temple Guardians
- Aisha Williams - Warrant Officer to Captain Ratava
- David Kim - Master Sergeant to Captain Ratava
- Ryan Marshall - Sergeant First Class, medical officer to Captain Ratava
- Erica Fox - Sergeant and engineer to Captain Ratava
- Grant Moore - Weapons Sergeant to Captain Ratava
- Synphel of Xix - Alien and reproductive-group mate of Waythrel
Maker (Daughter of Time, Book 3)
- Waythrel of Xix - Narrator, alien and close advisor and confidant of Ambra Dawn
- Ambra Dawn - The "Daughter of Time” and central series protagonist
- Kloan - Clone of Ambra Dawn, kidnapper of Waythrel of Xix
- Nitin Ratava - Lover/consort of Ambra Dawn, Earth Force soldier
- Synphel of Xix - Alien and reproductive-group mate of Waythrel
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Daughter of Time Trilogy". Google Books. January 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ Reader. Twice Pi Press. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Writer". Google Books. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ Maker. Twice Pi Press. 1 Jan 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "Reader: Daughter of Time: Book I". Publishers Weekly. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "READER Daughter of Time: Book 1". Kirkus Reviews. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b Schingler, Michelle Anne (4 December 2014). "Maker Daughter of Time, Book 3". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Donovan, Diane C. (June 2014). "Children's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ McCall, Ashley (30 July 2014). "A New Dawn". Portland Book Review. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b Rasmussen, James (8 Jan 2015). "MAKER (DAUGHTER OF TIME, BOOK 3)". San Francisco Book Review. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "PW Select June 2014: The Reviews". Publishers Weekly. June 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ Hamilton, Norm (3 Jan 2015). "Maker: Daughter of Time, Book 3". Norm Hamilton. Retrieved 24 December 2015.[permanent dead link]