Peripheral

The idea of parallel worlds that certain people are able to travel between is not a new one. My favorite in this ilk is the Apprentice Adept series by Piers Anthony, but there's other good ones out there. Whereas a lot of these kind of books tend to have epic scopes, this has a much smaller, intimate one.

One day, Jack and his father are visiting his grandmother in a nursing home. She has dementia, and on this particular day she appears to be lucid. When his dad leaves them alone to run an errand, she describes, then shows him how to access a parallel world, something certain family members are able to do. In the coming years until her death, the grandmother warns him about the existence of a "bad Jack" on the other side. Everyone who can cross, it seems, have radically different opposites.

In the course of the story, Jack of course runs afoul of Bad Jack, but not before a run-in with one of Bad Jack's former cell mates. A second encounter nearly leaves Jack dead, but in desperation Jack is able to drag him into "his" world, leaving the assailant, George, stunned. Jack finds out what mischief Bad Jack has planned, and it he's the cause of his otherwise idyllic relationship falling to pieces.

There's a few twists and turns, along the way. Nothing deep about the story, quick read by not an unpleasant one.

One the edge you vision? Is it déjà vu like the Matrix? No… read it and find the adventure!!!

The story revolves around Jack, a man with a secret that was given to him by his Grand Mother. She let him know that he has ability to move between worlds. To a world where things are similar and he has a doppelgänger yet the world isn’t necessarily an exact duplicate.

This is a sci-fi story that is truly fantastic. Not so far out there that you don’t understand but solidly in a world that is just on your peripheral vision.

To me if you love a good sci-fi, then this sad is for you. If you want to broaden out to other genres and you’re thinking about sci-fi, then add this to your list.

Mr. Mayer weaves a tale of people that you can relate to and adventures you wish you could go on. I really liked this book as the characters were believable and ones that I could relate to. The story is simply yet has twists and turns that any good adventure has. Plus, it’s a sci-fi that anyone can understand.

I personally hope that he continues this story line and even if he doesn’t, I’m vey glad to give anything he writes a try.

Enjoy fellow readers!!
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Bubba Pat

I was a little disappointed with the book. I thought the story was a great idea jumping between worlds and having a twin on the other side. However, the story was very short but dragged out. When I started losing interest, I would skip a few pages only to find I didn't miss anything as the characters and scene were still the topic. The whole book could have been summarized in 50 pages. It just needed more thrill and/or suspense, in my opinion. I hope others enjoy it.