Third Time: Book II The Wells Retrieval Project Report

Third Time…The exciting conclusion to the Wells Retrieval Project Report series that began with Twice Upon A Time. A research expedition into the past. Professor Engals and his team had such great hopes. The data they collected could have allowed them to re-write the history books, and set a president for sociological research for all time. Instead, it went to hell in a hand basket is just days. Nicholas Hayne is completely psychotic and on the run. He has the Extractor and his plan, when he can remember it, is to collect a sample of plutonium, re-power the ship, and leave them to all to rot in 1880. The time travelers are following and they have a tracker in John Q. McDunnough who could track a fish across a lake. Rachel Taylor and Maria Sanchez are safely back with the group and they are close on Hayne’s trail, but they can’t risk him getting back to the ship before them. If they don’t catch him soon, they will have to split up, some returning to the ship, some continuing the pursuit. No plan survives the first volley. New Mexico has an obstacle or two to toss in their way. For instance, Geronimo has a stunner, a weapon from the future that can put people to sleep in an instant. If he learns to use it, he could defeat the entire US Cavalry with the wave of his hand. And Billy Bonney is after their gold. They have come to rely on each other, but is their trust on firm ground? They’ve developed friendships and for some, feelings stronger than friendships. How can they find a future together when the future may be changing? Usaki really is a spy for the Military Alliance. If by some miracle they manage to make the ship operational again, he will have to decide if he will follow his orders. This is a novel, an action adventure thriller of approximately 97,000 words; the print edition is approximately 310 pagers.