Travelers of Time

Nicholas McKenna is a time traveler who is on a mission to kill an evil political leader whose ascension to power could lead to a genocide. The situation is not exactly as it seems, though. Along the way, Nick encounters other time travelers who are attempting to solve a time paradox. Midway into his mission, Nick experiences a paradigm shift that precedes several surprising plot twists.

In this science fiction novella, Nick learns that both the forces of good and evil can be found on the great river of time.

Excerpt:

As I rode the turbulent torrents of time, I tried to relax and enjoy the ride.

I closed my eyes and imagined myself on a raft on a river. At some point in the journey, I must have passed out because I had a dream in which I saw a beautiful blue river that flowed down toward its delta. Along the riverbank walked a man dressed like a shepherd, carrying a staff.

His gaze encompassed the whole river, its origin and its ending equally present to him. Although he looked out upon the entire river, he walked steadily toward the river’s end. Upon reaching the delta, he bent down and set the staff upon the grass, extended his arms, and held them in that outstretched position. The river stopped flowing and expanded outward to form a seemingly endless sea. As sea and sky and stars began to glow, the man turned toward me. His face looked familiar.

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Joseph Rogers has other stories, novels, and plays that include:

Novels:
Sentinels at the Gates: A Telepathic Thriller
Realm of Haden: A Space-Age Fantasy
Maiden of Orleans: A Bayou Thriller
The Snow Maiden: A Suspense Thriller
Moonlight Warriors: A Tale of Two Hit Men
The Powers That Be: A Supernatural Thriller

Stories:
The Magical Truths of Caroline Casey
The Magical Truths of Phoenix Rising
The Magical Truths of Betwixt and Between
The Magical Truths of the Immortal Maiden
Hallowed Eve, Hallowed Day: a supernatural suspense story
A Princess and her Five Suitors: a fairy tale
Sprite of the Light: a fairy tale
A Magical, Mystical Christmas Mystery
A Visitor on Christmas Eve
The Mysterious Gift
Essential Things
A Stranger in the Night

Plays:
Child of Wonder: a modern Christmas drama
Tobias, a Traveler: a drama in two acts
Garden Sanctuary
My Friend’s Obsession
The Sword of St. Louis: a romantic drama in three short acts
Who Said It?: a whodunnit in two acts

The author’s website is JoeRogers.homestead.com