Mind The Gap: A Tale Of Parallel Worlds, Egyptology, Ancient Prophecy, Malevolent Felines... And Subway Stations. [Paperback]

Tim Richards (Author)

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Publication Date: March 22, 2009

Darius Ibrahim is not having a good week. He's been threatened by a knife-wielding maniac on a London train, interrogated by a mysterious warrior woman beneath the city's streets, pursued by a military death squad in Melbourne, Australia, had his new girlfriend kidnapped and held hostage in Prague, and been captured and taken to another world. And it's barely been three days since his life started to fall to pieces. On top of all this, he's developed a bizarre ability that allows him to teleport in quite unusual circumstances - an ability that several deadly enemies will do anything to gain control of. In a desperate struggle involving alternate worlds, Egyptian mythology, ancient prophecy, malevolent felines, subway stations and the power of dreams, can Darius long survive the arrival of his newfound power?

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Tim Richards is an experienced freelance journalist with published work on various topics, including travel, lifestyle, the arts, science, and pets. He's also an author of travel books for Lonely Planet Publications. You can learn more at his website, www.iwriter.com.au.

Product Details

• Paperback: 370 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (March 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441488928
• ISBN-13: 978-1441488923
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,040,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Tim Richards is a fiction author and freelance journalist who has written on various topics, including travel, lifestyle, the arts, science, and pets. He's also an author of travel guidebooks for Lonely Planet Publications.

Tim lives in the city centre of Melbourne, Australia, with his wife Narrelle Harris and their apartment-bound cat Petra.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fast SF thriller!, October 24, 2010

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This review is from: Mind the Gap (The Darius Transitions) (Kindle Edition)

Mind the Gap (The Darius Transitions)

Mind the Gap zips along at a terrific pace, starting with an unprovoked attack on a young man riding the Underground in London, and flashing across countries (and train stations!) all over the world and in and out of a parallel universe towards an action-packed finale. Darius, the young man, is thrown into a wild ride in which it appears he is the focal point of a strange prophecy. Along the way a young Australian woman, Viv, is dragged into Darius's misadventures - along with scientists, soldiers, temple priests and an Italian policeman!

Although the pace is fast, it's easy to keep up with the shifts of scenery and point of view, because the writing is clear and very anchored in places and people who feel very real. There's a solid sense of place in both the real and invented places, and the characters are all very clearly drawn. The protagonists and their adversaries are all given depth and texture, too.

Dreams play an important part in the plot, and the infusion of Egyptology into the story's mythos has created a very distinct, richly detailed world. There's a lot of humour as well as action as the plot hurtles along. It's complex without being impenetrable, fun but with heart, vividly written and very entertaining.