A Time and a Place
A Strange Dimensions Book
“ENTERTAINING, CHAOTIC ADVENTURE.” ~ Publishers Weekly.
A lonely, mild-mannered English teacher from Prince Edward Island gets caught up in a quest by a thousand-year-old alien to find the ancient evil responsible for killing its people.
From the novel:
I beat my wings and the horizon stabilized before me. I glided for a while, trying to get my bearings. My wings? I angled my head to see. Air rushed past me with a whoosh that only now registered on my consciousness. Wings… I had wings! Complete with feathers. Were they mine? I lifted the right one up to see. It was my wing all right, upholstered in white feathers with a smattering of grey. The manoeuvre together with the shock of discovering that I was a bird threw me into a stall, and I plummeted earthward. This was not good.
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Barnabus Wildebear is just a junior high English teacher on Prince Edward Island—until his nephew’s bizarre transformation and a mysterious book shatter his quiet life. When a single word spoken aloud unleashes a beautiful, terrifying entity and opens a gateway to an alien world, Barnabus is swept into a cosmic conflict that will test the limits of his courage, loyalty, and sanity.
Pursued by a secretive organization and haunted by the enigmatic Iugurtha—a being who is both savior and destroyer—Barnabus must navigate a labyrinth of shifting realities, ancient wars, and impossible choices. As he journeys across worlds, from the windswept shores of home to the violet skies of C’Mell, he discovers that the fate of his family—and perhaps all of humanity—hangs in the balance.
Blending mind-bending science fiction with heart-wrenching emotion, A Time and a Place is a gripping tale of sacrifice, destiny, and the search for meaning in a universe where nothing is as it seems. Will Barnabus save those he loves, or lose himself to forces beyond comprehension? Open the book and step through the gate—adventure awaits.
About the Author:
Joe Mahoney is an author/publisher/broadcaster, recently retired from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where, for over more than three decades, he worked in several roles including recording engineer, producer, and several operational management roles.
He currently runs Donovan Street Press Inc., an indie press based in Riverview, New Brunswick.
Joe is the author of the SF novel A Time and a Place, the memoir Adventures in the Radio Trade, and the short story collection Other Times and Places, all available from Donovan Street Press Inc.
He's written and produced several radio shows on science fiction for CBC Radio, and has 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 (see complete bibliography below).
Joe is co-host of the podcast Re-Creative with Mark A. Rayner, a podcast about art and creativity.
Reviews
Mahoney’s work is great for those who like their speculative fiction thoughtful, eloquent, and messy.
~ Publisher’s Weekly
Joe Mahoney (is) also the narrator, I have to say with a voice like that I would listen to anything he narrated. I loved this mesmerising audiobook with its non stop action and adventure.
~ Cheryl Whitty, Book Addict
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! …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
METADATA
A Time and a Place: Second Edition
A Strange Dimensions Book
ISBN Hardcover: 978-1-9994311-1-2 Softcover: 978-1-999431-10-5
ePUB: 978-1-988274-26-3
Audiobook: B07HJP3B8G
Publisher/Distributor Donovan Street Press Inc.
Press Publication Date July 2020
Book Length 306 pages
Word Count 107,745 words
THEMES & STORY ELEMENTS:
The Immutability of the Past and the Limits of Free Will
Transformation, and the Self
The Moral Ambiguity of Power and Knowledge
TROPES:
Reluctant Hero
Portal Fantasy
Deal with the Devil
Found Family
Time Travel Paradox
Donovan Street Press Inc. 2021 Canada