Book Reviews

Book Blurb

While heading to his car after a long day where nothing seemed to go right, Wallace Somerfield is startled by a sudden pop that lands him on his ass, and a stranger dressed as a Victorian gentleman offers him a hand up. Thomas claims to have journeyed to the future via a time machine he invented, but he hasn’t planned what to do now that he’s here. Wallace ends up taking him home for the night and introducing him to twenty-first-century amenities—such as gay romantic movies on DVD. One thing leads to another, leaving Wallace to wonder: can they find true love, or will Thomas disappear as suddenly as he appeared?

Book Review

A Victorian time machine may be unlikely, but then, so is a lot of other fantasy and sci-fi. Once you accept that there may have been a very clever scientist back in the 1860s, one who builds a time machine to travel through the centuries, you can take this story for what it is. A sweet tale about Thomas who is curious about the future and ends up traveling to times and places very different from his own time.

Wallace is the guy he encounters, and once Wallace has adjusted his mindset, they end up having some fun together. Thomas feels he needs to get back to his family, even though Wallace wants him to stay. Since they have the time machine, however, cross-temporal dating is not an issue for them.

If you're looking for a short and entertaining read, if the idea of a Victorian guy finding his way in 2012 sounds like a fun topic to read about, and if you're in the mood for an uncomplicated plot with no conflict or horrible obstacles for the main characters, you may like this short story.

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Short Story, 32 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-June-2012
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/pop-goes-the-time-traveler-by-jonathan-treadway-3083-b