The Micronauts: The Time Traveler Trilogy, Book 1 [Mass Market Paperback]

Steve Lyons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Book 1 of an all-new trilogy by Steve Lyons, bestselling author of X-MEN: THE LEGACY QUEST TRILOGY and DOCTOR WHO: THE CROOKED WORLD. Angel's Gift is a small mid-western town known for its friendly neighbours, its world-class apple pie...and an interdimensional portal; a tear in the fabric of time and space. Ryan Archer and his scientist father Dallas, have come to Angel's Gift to find an explanation to this phenomenon. At first, the investigation goes well, but then Ryan begins to notice odd little things, like recognising members of alien races that have travelled through the portal - aliens casually referred to a Micronauts. And then there are the mysterious disappearances. Something is wrong in this town - Ryan knows it. Because the secret of Angel's Gift is connected to an enigmatic figure who has been haunting his dreams of late - a figure who has come to warn him of great danger.

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About the Author

Steve Lyons has been a contributing writer for the Marvel-related anthologies THE ULTIMATE HULK and X-MEN LEGENDS and is the bestselling author of the RED DWARF PROGRAMME GUIDE. He lives in Manchester.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: I Books (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743458400
• ISBN-13: 978-0743458405
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,384,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book!, June 22, 2004

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jerry franklin (House,New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Micronauts: The Time Traveler Trilogy, Book 1 (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the more enjoyable reads that I've had in a long time.It's reminds me of a Disney style movie.It doesnt take itself too seriously and is just plain fun to read!I'm not saying that its not exciting and extremely interesting{because on the contrary,it is a very exciting adventure}but just that its not a hard core science fiction epic.Its just good old fashioned fun that has a magical{or nostalgic}feel to it.I loved it from the start and thought the author did a superb job writing in the first person.The 2nd book of the series is also very good,but a little slow in the beginning,but really gets going the further you read.I am a little disappointed with the poor reviews that it has recieved here at Amazon.com.It deserves much,much better!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too Bad, August 9, 2006

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Derek J. Jordan "The Talespinner" (Montgomery, Al) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Micronauts: The Time Traveler Trilogy, Book 1 (Mass Market Paperback)

Most of the time when you find a book for a dollar your not expecting much out of it at all, but honestly I do believe this was much better than I thought it would be. Reading this one actually gets me to want to read the rest. As entertaining as it was - it does seem much more on a child's level of reading - and not very long at all, but for the price - it is well worth it. As it won't take very long to read and it is not ultimatly hard to understand what is going on.

Sorta kinda, very little remanicent of Douglas Adams Hitchhiker series, and not near the par of the first three hitchhiker books, but I would say pretty close to the last two.

The Micronauts are a small (as in thier body size) alien race that have appeared on earth through a rift. And Ryan Archer's (main character) dad is a scientist working right there at the rift - An alien circus is in town - all the crazies are out and about trying to get a sight of an alien. The only thing truly odd about all that is going on is that Ryan is getting visions from someone called "The Time Traveler" -- showing him an alternate reality... and pushing Ryan to make a move.. for the safetly of Earth.. and possibly the galaxy of the Micronauts.

Very entertaining.. easy to read -- and quick.. I recommend it to any science fiction fan!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A nostalgia purchase that leaves me somewhat satisfied, November 30, 2004

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Jeffrey A. Craig "Sci-Fi/Fantasy Enthusiest" (Chapel Hill, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Micronauts: The Time Traveler Trilogy, Book 1 (Mass Market Paperback)

I bought this book on a whim after spotting it while browsing the Fantasy/Sci-Fi section. Back in the 80s I was a big fan of the Micronauts: I had lots of the toys and the entire series of comic books. As I started reading the book, I found the pace to be slow and somewhat tedious. The story line does not seem to match what I vaguely remember from the comics. I found the characters to be poorly developed and somewhat boring. After slogging through the first half of the book, the action finally picks up as the main characters interact with micronauts. The final few chapters were good enough to pique my interest, so I will probably continue on to the 2nd one in the series.