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The Sphere Of Time by Steve Simons
Science Fiction
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This is a science fiction story that is suitable for children and adults alike. It tells the story of John Latham a scientist and Engineer, who thinks he has found a way to travel through time, space or even another dimension. However, he is not sure unless he can test out his ideas. John is lucky enough to come across a wealthy man who puts up the money to try out John's idea. But the crux of this book is, if he succeeds in getting there, wherever there actually is, what will he find when he gets there? Will he create situations that affect his own existence in the future? Would he be able to get back to his own world, universe or time? Or would John be trapped forever in that place and time that he so desperately wanted to travel to?
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By: steve simons
Hi Folks, Thanks for the feedback. Noted especially comments about the music. Taken a different approach this time, hope you like it. The feedback spurred us on to have another go. TSOT was my first outing as a writer, so the characters were rather flat and 2-d, as i'd concentrated too much on the story line. As for th poor guy who read it, this was his first outing too on a project so long, he was only uused to doing short peices of material. So I hope you'll forgive us our shortcomings and give it anoither try with the second book in the series, "The Sphere of Travel (TSOT2)". This about to be published as I write this blog entry. So watch out for it. Again feedback most welcome. All Best Wishes ...Steve SimonsBy: Anne
Unfortunately the person reading this story lacks appropriate expression and seems to have a great deal of difficulty reading puntuation. Separate sentences or speaking characters are somtimes read as one line with no pause or change of expression. At other times, single sentences are read as though there is a full stop placed strangely in the middle. This so severely impairs the flow of the story, I won't be listening to the end.By: Tim
I'm really enjoying the story so far, I like the method of time travel and I like the characters and the conflict, however I need to agree with everyone else about the song, it's too long in the intro. I don't mind it during the scene changes but I've found myself fast forwarding till about 1:30 just to skip the song. (Which I like, BTW, but I tend to listen to two or three episodes in one sitting so hearing it that often is tedious.)
Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Episode 1 - Theories (9.09 MB) | Two friends meet up after a number of years at a coffee shop. But is the meeting a chance meeting. One of the friends claims that he may have found a way to travel through time, space or even into parallel universes. How does he claim that this is possible? | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Episode 2 - Maths Colours and Destinations (10.45 MB) | David has agreed to join John on his expedition to see if his time travel idea works, we join them as they are traveling around the Bermuda triangle an area renowed for ships and aircraft disappearances. in the last episode John told of the theory that the disappearances were due to a black hole who's opening appears periodically in the Bermuda triangle area. David has found a way of predicting where the next black hole will appear, or at least its outward appearance of a storm. However he is having a bit of trouble with his mathematical prediction model. | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Episode 3 - Confidence (11.75 MB) | It is launch day and John is very nervous about his pending trip in the sphere, will the sphere find the back hole vortex; will it and John be crushed or ripped to pieces; if he makes it through the black hole tunnel where will he find himself? Is this the end of his adventure, does he survive? | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Episode 4 - Rough Ride (11.21 MB) | David had managed to convince John that all would go well, but does it? David and Paul watched the sphere until it disappeared into the eye of the storm, there was a flash of lightening and the sphere disappeared. As the title of this episode indicates it is going to be a rough ride, but will the sphere and John survive the journey? | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Episode 5 - Treading on Egg Shells (12.24 MB) | John has found himself on a steam ship, the USS Alabama, but where is it and what time frame? John finds himself facing an inquisition from a Lieutenant Kinsey, who orders that John be taken to the ship's jail. Great, he arrives somewhere safely, only to find himself locked up in another form of cell. Will John ever get out again? You'll have to listen to find out. | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Episode 6 - In Judgement (11.32 MB) | John finds himself in very difficult circumstances again. He finds himself having to be very careful not only what he says but also how he says it. He is presented with evidence about an incident that occurred recently and is asked to judge if the captain had been guilty of murder. | Apr 28, 2008 |
| Episode 7 - Hot Conversation (12.52 MB) | In this episode John is injured, he gets to know a bit more about the crew, takes a tour of the ship (well at least the deck) and finds himself in the thick of some very uncomfortable crosstalk. At least the dinner looks and tastes good. | May 4, 2008 |
| Episode 8 - The Accused (12.52 MB) | In the last episode, John was invited to take another walk around the deck, but this time by the Captain. John hears the Captains version of events concerning the missing officer. Then is asked to judge how a court martial hearing would view the evidence against the Captain. Find out how John copes with being cornered yet again. | May 4, 2008 |
| Episode 9 - Judge Yea Not For Yea Shall Also (11.15 MB) | Surprisingly John manages to get some sleep, but has a rude awakening when the morning comes around. He is carted off under arrest yet again, but why, what has changed? Did the Captain take exception after all to John's comments last night? Has someone accused him of doing something he hasn't done? You'll jolly well have to listen to find out. | May 4, 2008 |
| Episode 10 - One Crisis To Another (12.24 MB) | Faced with the evidence put before the Captain, how will John get out of this situation. John has to find a way to save his very life, he must muster whatever cunning he can to get out of the situation. Then as if that isn't bad enough the weather changes and the USS Alabama is facing its own trials. What do the next few hours hold in store for John and the crew of the USS Alabama? | May 4, 2008 |
| Episode 11 - And It Shall Come To Pass (14.01 MB) | Is John facing a self imposed death sentence, cast adrift in the sphere. Both vessels, the ship and sphere battle with the weather. Then something else enters the equation, but just what is it and what will be the outcome? John cannot believe what he reads on his laptop, surely it just cannot be true? | Jun 2, 2008 |
| Episode 12 -Reflections (16.01 MB) | John splashes down in the sea again, but what sea, where and when? Has his trip affected the flow of time? Will David and the Research boat even exist let alone find John and the sphere? What fate lays before john now? If this is the earth that he has landed on, has John brought doom and destruction back with him through the black hole tunnel? Music By: Sarah Donner Track: 'To the Ocean' Available from music.podshow.com | Jun 2, 2008 |
| Episode 13 - Lessons Learned (12.41 MB) | Episode 13 - Lessons Learned Adrift at sea, having narowly escaped being blown up, John faced the dilema to remain floating in the sea and watch the sphere be dragged away from him,or swim like mad to get back to the sphere and stand the chance of yet again being dragged into the vortex and through the tunnel to somewhere else. He decides on the latter course, but does he make it back to the sphere in time? Is he dragged back through the vortex to face the same nightmare again? Music By: Sarah Donner Track: "To the Ocean" Available from music.podshow.com | Jun 2, 2008 |
| Episode 14 - Afterthoughts (7.45 MB) | Well you can't end on episode 13 can you? This isn't so much an episode, more a review of how this book came to be written and some background behind the characters. Will there be another book? Music By: Sarah Donner Track: "To the Ocean" Available from music.podshow.com | Jun 2, 2008 |