A historical Science Fiction adventure of epic proportions, with multiethnic characters. It is a love story, which lasts across the very depths of time.
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While working as a Clinical Psychologist at a state facility for incarcerated youth offenders, Dr. O. J. Harp, III wrote Across Time: Love Eternal. He has worked in the area of Special Education, in various public schools, for over two decades. He has a M.S. and Ph.D. from Howard University in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Harp is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and resides with his wife and family in Atlanta, Georgia and Fort Washington, Maryland. This is his first novel.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Literary Piece,
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This review is from: Across Time, Love Eternal (Paperback)
Filled with mysticism, magic, and lore of ancient Egypt, this Historical Science Fiction novel spans across the ages from the beginning of human civilization to a future time of clones, holographic images, and mechanical `bots'. It is a love story,which lasts across the very depths of time. I highly recommend this book to anyone in search of adventure. I have finally found the appropriate Christmas present for my friends and family.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent setting, but story doesn't reach designattion,
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This review is from: Across Time, Love Eternal (Paperback)
Using a classic era as a backdrop, and aligning it with a genre that may not have been the recipient of attention from any other writer, this should be the impetus for historic science fiction to show some color and take an advantageous facade. With first impressions doing wonders for visual effects, the cover art rendered for O.J. Harp, III's debut offering is eye-catching to say the least. I read this book with mixed emotions. On one hand, I hungered for a read of epic proportions with the book cover whetting my appetite showing sacred images of pyramids and the colorful and iconic replica of King Tut in all of its splendor. Tease me with the specter of vivid coloration, and it would be easy for me to believe that a story of epic dimension would be par for the course. I would imagine then, that Across Time: Love Eternal being for the author a way to engross the reader into the psychological importance of embracing Egyptian culture lore, and him being able to craft a storyline with a contemporary feel. I got neither.What I got was a greater appreciation for the author's persistent penchant for research and his ability to give reference to all of the historical analogies to support this period piece as being legit. Wrapping it around an enigmatic prop extolling mysticism, intrigue, magic, futuristic gadgetry, holographic imagery, and giving it a feel for it to be a love story was too much soup for the kitchen to handle. Albeit, and with more concern for readers to be able to learn history as it's being portrayed here, it would behoove readers to not get lost along the way to comprehension. Why? Fiction of this nature is not widely appreciated, it would have been best if this tale didn't have so many conflicting plots so early in the script. The author gives a gallant effort, and does a credible job when historic content is needed to illustrate a point. The story is agonizingly slow in the beginning, and I surmise here that the author's intent was to build the characters and give reference to setting. This is a love story with a different twist in an authentic, if not alluring aura with omniscient overtones as the protagonists travel in retrospect from the distant past to the present. Using and implementing survival techniques for progression, the characters are allowed much latitude to encompass wide areas of interpretation...and this, I feel, is one of the major flaws of this book. Disjointed in parts, with too much going on before adequately defining and sustaining a flowing sequence of events to suggest stability, the story leaves one wondering which analogy to follow in assessing the author's point(s) of reference. As such, the feverish activity, and frenetic confusion takes away from the good creative _expression that is evident throughout the novel. The theme is timeless, but if conveyed in a way where plots and subplots doesn't cause chaos without losing the strength of the story, the reader would not be left exasperated recovering from one climatic high to the next. The challenge in reading this book (if not abandoned out of frustration), would be to do so without underlying notions of the `what's next' theory. A wide audience might find this novel exciting and informative because of the potential to educate beyond the normal fare in fiction. If I were ignorant of historic facts as it pertained to Ramesses the Great, Imhotep, and the pharaonic influence on Egyptian mystique, I would have been more than satisfied. The latter suggests an upside that saves this offering from mediocrity. Where good fluid narrative should've been complimentary fostering ideas of continuity, it wasn't there, save for deterrents that kept it too busy. If this can be avoided in future writing endeavors, reading across time may eventually have its merits, and O.J. Harp, III would be able to establish a literary legacy that should be eternal for all of his future fans. Despite this reviewer's slant, one should read this book for your own interpretation for there is still something to be salvaged.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ancient Egyptian Time Travel,
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This review is from: Across Time, Love Eternal (Paperback)
In Across Time, O. J. Harp has carved a picture of ancient Egypt that began before history was written. This adventurous story starts out with Imhotep, Mutshat Maat,and the brothers Bekele, and Paki sailing down the Azure Sea . The travelers encounter a Supercroc and from that point on their journey sails uphill. Imhotep uses an ancient relic to save the group from certain death. Use of this relic thrusts them forward in time. Most of the time travelers are left without memories of whom they are, and they must assume present day lives. Bekele becomes Dr. Steele, a Psychologist who works with people that have memory problems. Dr. Steele also becomes a counselor at a school for troubled students, who also have memory problems. The school has reported mysterious sightings of shadow people appearing and frightening the students. The police are called in when a teacher and student disappear. Officer Mutshat Maat is instantly attracted to Dr. Steel as he is to she; they feel as though they have always known each other.
A team of psychics is called in to exercise the spirits. To unwind after the problem is seemingly solved, Dr. Steele decides to take a Bermuda cruise and take along some of his patients that have memory problems. While on the cruise the shadow people reappear and when a mummy is being shown the Shadow people steal the Mummy and passengers disappear. I enjoyed reading this book as I enjoy stories about time travel. This story took many twists and turns and at times became a bit confusing. It has a huge cast of characters and this was awkward for this reader. However the author provides a nice glossary for those not familiar with Egyptian history. My copy of this book was an uncorrected proof but this did not stop my enjoyment of the book. I really hope that this becomes a series because I will read everyone of them. Reviewed by Margaret Ball APOOO BookClub
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