First published 2020
Otto Richter faces an impossible choice. To save his life and meet Kelly Connolly and Justin Boyd in 2027, the brilliant scientist must travel back to Ancient Rome. But his arrival goes catastrophically wrong. Now Otto is trapped in the past while Kelly and Justin possess one Enigma Cube and China controls another. These alien artifacts hold unlimited power that could advance civilization or destroy it completely. Kelly and Justin want to use their cube for good, but China has darker plans. Otto discovers something worse: the alien cube intends to manipulate the timeline at a critical juncture. Any mistake by the time travelers could erase all of modern history. Otto must find a way to reunite with his friends in the ancient world while preventing a temporal catastrophe that would obliterate everything they know.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, alternate-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Ancient Rome, 2027
Period: Ancient Rome, 2027
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