The
Temptations of Time Travel
We’ve all been faced with
temptation: that delicious second piece of chocolate cake, that cute guy at the
office that is married, purchasing something far too expensive, alcohol,
drugs…the list goes on and on.
Some temptations are perfectly harmless, though they may drain
your bank account!
Other temptations can do serious
harm to you as well as to your family. People who are addicted to drugs
and alcohol suffer serious physical and mental problems and this often is
transferred to their friends and loved ones.
And still other temptations can do
serious harm to everyone on the planet. I’m talking about time travel, of
course (you knew it had to come up sooner or later!). I think most people would
JUMP at the chance to go back in time. I know I would! There are so many people
I’d love to meet and historical events I would like to witness for myself.
But time travel could cause some
serious problems. What if you inadvertently killed someone? Their descendants
would cease to exist. Can you imagine your spouse disappearing? Your children?
Yikes! Talk about terrifying!
What if that someone that you
killed was the ancestor of someone in power? Like the president? Imagine the
chaos that would grip the country if our leader suddenly disappeared.
But what if you lost someone, a
parent early in life? Surely it couldn’t hurt anything to go back and prevent
their demise? This brings me to one of my favorite Dr. Who episodes.
For those who don’t know, the
Doctor is a Time Lord that travels through time in a TARDIS (it looks like a
police box from 1960’s London).
The Doctor always has a companion
with him, a human, which he chooses to go on grand adventures through the
universe. Ah, what I wouldn’t GIVE to have the Doctor come whirling down in his
TARDIS to whisk me away!
My favorite companion is Rose
Tyler. She’s such a little spitfire, smart, funny, and a perfect match for the
Doctor.
Rose’s father, Pete, was killed in
a hit-and-run accident when she was only 6 months old. After traveling with the
Doctor for a time, she wants to go back and comfort him as he dies. However,
she can’t fight the temptation to save his life. That one act results in a
tearing of the fabric of time. Strange creatures appear and begin killing
everyone is sight as they try to repair the damage. The rift in time repairs
itself after Pete throws himself in front of a car. Rose comforts him as he
dies.
Would any of us have been able to stand by and watch as a loved
one was struck down? Rose knew of the dangers of messing with time and yet she
figured because her father was just some average person, it wouldn’t hurt to
save his life. But that one act has devastating consequences.
In my YA/fantasy novel series, The
Adventures of Alexis Davenport, Alex must protect the time line
from an evil man intent on changing the past. It’s an awful lot for a
fifteen-year-old to handle. Especially when she is faced with some tough
choices: in one particular case, in order to protect time, she must allow
someone to die. Not a very easy choice.
Dangerous Reflections
Adventures of Alexis Davenport Series
Book One
Shay West
Genre: Young Adult/Teen Fantasy
Publisher: Booktrope
Date of Publication: June 23, 2014
Cover Artist: Shari Ryan
Book Description:
Alexis Davenport wants to go home. She hates her new school, her mother for moving her away from her friends, and her father for walking out.
To make matters worse, Alex is haunted by images of strange girls reflected in her mirror. It’s bad enough juggling homework, a relentless bully, boys, and a deadbeat dad; now, she must save the world from an evil presence hell-bent on changing the past – and our futures. Who knew her A+ in history was going to be this important?
Available at Amazon
Available at Amazon
About the Author:
Shay West was born in Longmont, CO and earned a doctorate degree in Human Medical Genetics from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical. Dr. West currently lives in Grand Junction, CO with her two cats. When not writing novels, she plays with plushie microbes and teaches biology classes at Colorado Mesa University.
She is the author of the Portals of Destiny series and the Adventures of Alexis Davenport series. She has also been published in several anthologies: Battlespace (military scifi), Orange Karen: Tribute to a Warrior (fundraiser), and Ancient New (steampunk/fantasy).
You can find Dr. West and more of her work at Shay-West.com.
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