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Meridian - A Novel In Time

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I just had to review this novel because I so thoroughly enjoyed it.
Meet the very first people to travel through time! They live here in the Bay Area and it's the night before they are about to conduct a human test of their arch through time. A stranger shows up from the future to tell them they will be successful in their experiment but he has been sent back in time to give them a task to save western civilization from a cataclysmic catastrophe! As the story unfolds the author expounds on his theory of time which is one of the best and most coherent yet simple theorems I've ever read. He views Time as a somewhat organic fabric that responds to great events and allows things to change at certain nexus points, always remembering that cause and effect is constantly operating a zero sum game!
All I can say is if you're a time travel fan you have to read these books. They are well written, backed by good solid scientific thought and tell a great story. I'm telling all my friends about it so I can talk about them with someone. Just finished the second book and now I'm off to the third one! I hope you enjoy them as much as I am!

MERIDIAN WINS SILVER MEDAL FOR SCIENCE FICTION
The Writing Shop is pleased to announce that its recent release "Meridian - A Novel In Time" was the Silver Medal Winner for Science Fiction in the 2002 ForeWord Magazine "Book of the Year" competition. Honoring excellence in independent publishing, the ForeWord Magazine Awards were established in 1998 and the program has become one of the most prestigious honors for independent presses and their authors. The Writing Shop entry, authored by John Schettler, was recognized by a jury of professional librarians, booksellers, editors reviewers and other industry professionals who were selected to judge the categories.
With over a thousand entries, each category is pared to a pool of 8-10 finalists. From that pool, the judges select the top three entries based on editorial excellence and professional production as well as the originality of the narrative and the value the book adds to its genre. `These carefully chosen titles affirm the notion that the best ideas in written form are coming from the independent press community, and that with further distinction, they will find a broader audience among the reading public.' (ForeWord Magazine)

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Meridian - A Novel in Time, by John Schettler received "Honorable Mention" in the Genre Fiction category for the Writer's Digest 2002 Book of the Year contest! Competition was particularly fierce, with over 2100 entries, and even though the book did not garner top honors, the Writing Shop was pleased to receive this recognition on the very first title it published under the "Writing Shop Press" lable. The novel scored 9.5 out of a possible 10 and the judge's comments are shared below:

Meridian, John Schettler (science fiction)

The Writing Shop Press

WRITER'S DIGEST REVIEW:

"A striking cover and excellent production values make this a book one would pick off a rack. That would be a rewarding move, for Meridian is a science fiction novel combining history, quantum theory, and time travel in a highly intriguing manner. The author has a firm grasp of concepts here, and his understanding of the potential danger of travel into the past is finely tuned. The team of scientists involved in developing the Arch, their device for moving through time, is composed of interesting people who seem very real and compelling.

The plot is more than complex, yet he keeps it very clear to the reader. The return through time of a man from the future comes at a point when a mega tsunami, caused by the collapse of a wall of a volcano in the Canary Islands, is on its way toward the U.S. His enigmatic message that they alone can avert the disaster through returning to 1917 and changing a small detail in the career of T.E. Lawrence sets the team on a perilous course.

The ending is both believable and satisfying, and the writing is top-notch. This is a nine and a half on a scale of ten. It should have been snapped up by a commercial publisher."

- Judge's Comments: Writer's Digest Book of the Year Contest