Zero Time [Paperback]

T.W. Fendley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 14, 2011

As Zero Time nears, only Keihla Benton can save two worlds from the powers of Darkness. But first she must unlock the secrets of Machu Picchu and her own past. Xmucane leads an expedition to Earth to overcome a genetic flaw that threatens the people of Omeyocan with extinction, but she soon finds herself involved in a very personal battle that pits mother against daughter and sister against sister. With the help of the time-traveling Great Serpent Quetzalcoatl, she leaves the Southern Temples to arrive in present-day Machu Picchu as the expedition's time-window closes. When Philadelphia science writer Keihla Benton joins an archeological team at Machu Picchu, she learns the Andean prophesies about 2012 have special meaning for her. Only she can end the cycle of Darkness that endangers Earth at the end of the Mayan calendar. As she uncovers secrets from the past, which threaten her life and those she loves, Keihla struggles to keep the powerful Great Crystal from the Lord of Darkness and his consort. Xmucane and Keihla work together as Earth and Omeyocan near alignment with the galaxy's dark heart for the first time in 26,000 years. They must seize the last chance to restore the cycle of Light to Earth and return to the Pleiades with a cure, no matter what the cost to their hearts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: L & L Dreamspell (October 14, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603183337
• ISBN-13: 978-1603183338
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,135,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

T.W. Fendley fell in love with ancient American cultures in 1997 while researching story ideas at the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop. Since then, her studies have included travel to archeological sites in the Yucatan, Peru and American Southwest.

During her 25-year career in corporate communications and journalism, she lived in Arkansas, New Orleans, Washington D.C. and St. Louis. While in New Orleans, the Crescent City Writers and George Alec Effinger's science fiction workshop introduced her to fiction writing. Fendley currently belongs to the St. Louis Writer's Guild.

When she's not reading, writing or having fun with friends and family, Fendley blogs about Associative Remote Viewing: www.arv4fun.com.

Her debut historical fantasy novel, ZERO TIME, was published in October 2011.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed for Midwest Book Review May 3, 2012

By Christy Tillery French VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

Xmucane leads a time-travel expedition of 16 from Omeyocan to Earth, each landing at different places and different times, the last arriving 6000 solar years after the first. Their goal: to gain the healing properties of Earth's natural environment in an effort to save the population of Omeyocan from extinction due to a genetic flaw that prevents future breeding of males. As time draws near for the expedition to end, Xmucane, aided by her Great Serpent, leaves her original destination and travels to present-day Machu Picchu in the year 2011 to save Earth at the end of the Mayan Calendar in December, 2012. When Philadelphia science writer Keihla Benton joins an archeological team at Machu Picchu, she quickly learns her past is not what she thought and that if Earth and the civilization of Omeyocan are to be saved, she must join with her birth mother Xmucane to help defeat the Lord of Darkness and reestablish ties with her sister.

T.W. Fendley has certainly written an interesting, suspenseful book. Genred historical fantasy, Zero Timecould be classified as one heck of a sci-fi involving time travel and aliens, all tying in with the Mesoamerican culture and the end of the Mayan calendar. Although the names of characters are at first a bit difficult to read, with practice, the reader quickly overcomes this and is rewarded with an imaginative, compelling, smartly written read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A mystical story of ancient civilizations December 10, 2011

By WYP

Format:Paperback

This novel will take you from faraway stars to both ancient Mexico and modern Earth. A civilization is in danger of dying out, and only a dangerous and lengthy trip to a distant planet (Earth) can give them any hope of saving their future generations. There are lots of characters to follow, and despite the sometimes complicated names, many are interesting in their own right. Although the novel starts off sounding like sci-fi, more fantasy elements come into play later on. If you like culture and stories of different times and people, you may enjoy this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't put it down October 22, 2011

By Med

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I feel compelled to review this book, even though I haven't finished it yet!
I have been late back from lunch twice this week, because I couldn't stop reading.
Must admit, it took a page or two for my poor English-speaking brain to get past the Mexican words.
Doesn't matter. The stakes of the story's opening pages are so high, I was sucked in immediately.
I am loving this book!