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"I have no hankerin’ for thrills if needs be sought in the heavens. I shall keep my feet firmly planted in contentment.” - Harriet, The Crossing Hour "I shall yield a rifle of fury, loaded with the justice of time and the raging storm of my soul!” - John, The Crossing Hour In this debut novel, time travel is a naturally occurring phenomenon. The aged scientist, Stanley Graf, has discovered it in a planetary black hole in northern Delaware. He appoints his granddaughter Leigh to await the latest event. One traveler appears: a 28-year-old runaway slave from the 19th century. Leigh and her family serve as her guardians and slowly introduce her to the 21st century. When John, a young, mysterious man arrives from rural Pennsylvania, Leigh and her brother Stan try to balance their duty to Harriet and the past with the actions of the peculiar gentleman. As they realize there is more to their grandfather’s research, they work to uncover the secrets their family is keeping from them.
- Sales Rank: #3696512 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-29
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x 1.10" w x 5.50" l, 1.22 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 438 pages
Review
"Time travel is completely bogus...as a premise, but Sbrocca takes the concept and convinces me of its truth." -Rachel Barnard, YA, Science Fiction & Fantasy Author
"Dive into...a fantastically believable time travel story." - Kat Smith, of Nerd Girl Official Blog
"...an excellent work of imagination..." - Pradeep T, Booksrevisit Blog
"... a stunning and beautifully written novel...amazing attention to detail." - Ash, Love, Life & Book Lust Blog
"...absolute raw manipulation of emotions..." - Christina McMullen, Fantasy & Science Fiction Author
About the Author
My name is Quoleena Sbrocca. (If you try to pronounce it too fast, you'll likely get a brain freeze. Kwo-LEE-nuh Su-BROH-kuh). I'm a Denver native. I went to San Diego State University as a dance major then earned an MFA in Photography from The Academy of Art University. If you're interested in checking out my photography, you can visit my website: sbroccaphotography.com
I've always loved creative writing. I realized I wanted to write a book during my senior year in college. It only took 14 years for me to try. Truth is, I never had an idea for one until August 2014. Before I even completed that first draft, I "knew" I only had one story to tell. Then that story became a series, and now I can't stop writing. The ideas just keep coming.
The obsession is real.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Great Ideas, lots of fun and well edited to boot!
By HatshepsutQoE
Good Story, hard to believe this is a first time novel for this Indie writer.
Well written, the plot moves quickly, fun twists and turns. I am definitely looking forward to the authors next work, if this is her first I can only imagine she'll get even better. I hope Ms. Sbrocca doesn't make the mistake other authors do and pays just as much attention to detail and subtleties in her subsequent books as she has in this first one. She could also have the twenty something characters grow up a little in their conversations and attitudes as they would in real life with the passage of time.
About 1/3 way through the book I started wondering if this was just going to go on, I won't add a spoiler but if one of the main characters turned out to be who they claimed, there was only one way this book could turn out and I was beginning to think this could get a little boring and what could possibly take up the later part of the book to make it still an enjoyable read? The author was ahead of me though, introduced another character and the fun pace continued. Mrs. Sbrocca took some chances, one claiming that the main family characters are descendants of what some historians consider the "First American Terrorist" but she ended up smoothly pulling it off and even liking this possibly questionable character in true American History.
You know you are reading a good book when after you have finished and even while you are reading you go to google to search for some of the historical characters mentioned because you have had your curiosity peaked as to their personalities and how plausible some of the situations they find themselves reacting to are.
There are some serious reading and some humorous moments as well. As the description reads this book deals with a time traveling slave so the issue of slavery is comes up in this book as does civil rights and the plight of the freed slaves being free only in word but not as far as the actions of the majority of their now equal fellow Americans. The book does lean toward the preachy side in a couple of places but falls just short of actually reaching that level. I think it was appropriate and possibly "destiny" for me to be reviewing this on MLKs birthday, I had no idea when beginning this book a few days ago how appropriate a read for this holiday weekend it would be.
The Author has obviously done her homework, I love the figures of speech the characters use, it feels very real and you feel a part of the "knowing something is afoot" by "listening" to some of the conversations.
I've been reading a lot of Indie lately, some of it is very hard to read due to editing apparently being done by spell-check alone (they could at least use the grammar-check feature too, but no evidence of that). Some Indie books too feel like they've been written by teenagers or feel very Young Adult like or feel like they're being written down or dumbed down for us less than knowledgeable readers. The Crossing Hour does not feel that way, the author assumes you know some basic American History and if not familiar with the subject have the desire to educate yourself more about it.
I highly encourage readers to pick up this book and introduce yourself to some new character friends, you won't be disappointed.
I would actually rate this book as a 4.5, I leave 5 stars for books such as Enders Game, The Garden of Iden (the Company Series), Child of the Morning and Raising the Stones. However if this author continues the good writing I do not doubt she has a 5 star book rattling around inside her brain that she'll share with us.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Fantastic Debut Novel a Marriage of Sci-Fi and Historical Fiction
By M. Lewis
The Crossing Hour is a fantastic debut novel. I love both Sci-Fi and Historical Fiction, so this was a marriage made in heaven. When astrophysicist Stanley Graf discovers planetary black holes that act as time travel portals into the future, the Graf family must protect the integrity of American history when they discover that several key figures from the past are brought into the present year.
I especially enjoyed how the author thoughtfully considered the demeanor of individuals who are instantly transported to a future world. Her consideration of their attitude about inventions that would've seemed impossible or miraculous in their era is very well presented. While the present-day characters were likeable enough, the stars of the show, in my opinion, are the colorful figures from history that grace the pages.
While one or two editing issues may have slipped through the cracks, the writing is crisp and better edited than other self-published works that I've read. Even though time travel is not new to the realm of Sci-Fi, Sbrocca's treatment of the topic is fresh and original. I look forward to following Quoleena Sbrocca's next novel.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Brilliant and emotionally satisfying
By C. McMullen
Going in, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect from the description of historical novel meets time travel fantasy, but the concept intrigued me. As it turns out, I loved it. The time travel aspect is less SciFi and more magical realism.
The story was incredibly creative and well told. I loved the use of historical figures in the modern world, though I admit, there was one certain young traveler from 1990 who I maintain used the knowledge he gained for nefarious purposes. I found myself tensely reading along and even at times mentally shouting at the characters as it looked like they were setting themselves upon the wrong path.
But what really engaged me in the story was the absolute raw manipulation of emotions that the author excels at. Be it the Graf's family dynamic and events that befall them, or the wonder with which the travelers see the modern world and the changes they have affected on it, there were few if any times that reading didn't have an emotional impact on me.
I would highly recommend this book, not just to fans of time travel stories. I can't wait for the next book.
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