Portals in Time: The Quest for Un-Old-Age
by John Joseph Teressi
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Pub Date Feb 16 2018 | Archive Date Jun 21 2018
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Description
Winner of 2018 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Fantasy Book.
Portals in Time is a mystical, magical journey through time. It will inspire and delight you as you experience the wonder and the power of nature and experience the Seven Harmonies that lead to wholeness in your life.
If you enjoyed, The Alchemist, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Celestine Prophecy, you will love this book. If you thrive in nature and appreciate a spiritual journey leading to wondrous discoveries that can change your life, you will live within this exciting adventure.
This new, highly original, visionary story is entertaining and at the same time thought-provoking. It is an inspirational adventure that will engage and entertain readers of all ages.
John Teressi is a master storyteller, who has brought us another view of reality in this visionary allegory of our modern world. The story begins with ten volunteers, the Grippland Eye of Time Exploration Team. They are former prisoners who are sent via time-travel to discover the Secret of Un-Old-Age.
Grippland High Command rules with an iron fist, using censorship and intense surveillance. It rewards Thought Stalkers and has eliminated the use of positive words that are now hidden away in the Word Museum. The Gripps Exploration Team's mission is to save their civilization and find a cure for the citizens who are aging prematurely.
The Gripps arrive in another dimension, a mysterious land called Acronos filled with natural beauty and harmony. They encounter many intelligent and unusual life-forms and are shocked by nature's amazing awareness. They are greeted by the Guardians of Acronos, two highly-evolved time-travelers who attempt to share the wisdom of The Seven Harmonies. The Gripps experience one surprising event after another in which time changes, twists and turns until they begin to realize that their thoughts are creating their reality...reality is mirroring who they are and revealing their true nature.
There are few times in our lives when we are able to become lost in a fantasy that can affect our lives in such a meaningful and positive way. You will not forget the characters and the wonder of nature in this story of love, patience, understanding, and redemption that will enhance your life and live in your heart.
Finalist for New Age Fiction in the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards
"Portals in Time is a brilliant philosophical New Age novel in which the qualities of two centuries-old classics, Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," are melded into a dynamic futuristic tale.
Surpassing dystopian and utopian novels, it is an inspiring spiritual journey that delves into metaphysics and the fundamentals of reality. The time-traveling aspect of the story has the capricious effect of going "down the rabbit hole," and is an enthralling part of the adventure from the first chapter to the last."--Susan Sewell, Readers' Favorite Reviewer
"The setting is nothing like I have ever read before, but curiously, it does remind me of something I have known and forgotten, of the sense of being connected to something bigger than myself.Portals in Time: The Quest for Un-Old-Age wakes readers up and provokes in them a reflection on the possibilities of life." --Romuald Dzemo, Readers' Favorite Reviewer
Advance Praise
Finalist for New Age Fiction in the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards!!
5-Stars--"Inspiring, entertaining, and downright exhilarating...This is a fantastic novel about the notion of time, a story with a cast of compelling characters, explorers from a people known as the Gripps. Teressi combines adventure, fantasy, and time travel to offer readers a great reading experience, a story with powerful psychological implications. The writing is beautiful and it has a metaphysical and metaphorical feel to it. it does remind me of something I have known and forgotten, of the sense of being connected to something bigger than myself."--Romuald Dzemo, 5-Stars, Readers' Favorite Reviewer
5-Stars--There is nothing that I don't like about this novel! A well-developed and fast-paced story that had me riveted from the get-go. A perfect amalgamation of thriller, mystery and science fiction. Thoroughly entertaining, the novel grabbed my attention from the very beginning. Although at first glance the story seems like science fiction, in fact, it expertly merges many genres together to make the perfect amalgamation of thriller, mystery, science fiction, psychological thriller and many more.The best thing is, the author handled them all really well and ensured that the narrative held its own with very strong characters and becoming a living, breathing being that cannot be ignored. Perfect! "--Rabia Tanveer, 5-Stars, Readers' Favorite Reviewer
5-Stars--Profound and Visionary, "Portals in Time...really struck me as unique due to the depth and complexity of the characters and the fact that even for a science-fiction /fantasy/ metaphysical adventure the rules seemed to go out the window. The writing is very strong (so surprised to read this is the author's first novel!) and the plot is compelling and intelligent enough to really keep our attention. Kept me turning the pages late into the night! Highly recommend for fans of SciFi and fantasy with a philosophical/spiritual element. --Sam Ryan, 5-Stars, Goodreads; Barnes & Noble; Indie Book Reviewers
5-Stars--"John Joseph Teressi has the gift of storytelling and, while the adventures of the characters can be exciting, the author succeeds in awakening a deep spiritual longing in the hearts of readers, making them see themselves in the characters. The setting is a fictional world that some of us must have dreamed about. The story is told in fine prose and in a captivating tone. The author balances the strong descriptive prose with believable dialogues. This book takes you to dreamland and makes you feel as if you belong to a spiritual world of endless possibilities."--Ruffina Roserio, 5-Stars, Readers' Favorite Reviewer
5-Stars-- Wow! Just...Wow! What an insane book! Holy bananas!! Okay, I don't even know where to begin because so much happens..."Portals in Time" is far and away one of the most original and just flat-out interesting and crazy and surreal thriller/suspense/sci-fi/fantasy/action fiction novels I've ever read (and I read a lot!). I liked it for so many different reasons: first, the writing was really solid--very literary (beautiful prose). There were so many different plotlines and it was fascinating to see how it all came together at the end, which was awesome with a beautiful ending, but I hope there is more in the future from Teressi. This is one mind-bendy read that stands out in terms of depth and even teaching some wonderful life lessons in an organic, spiritual way. Very highly recommend!!-- Gillian Hancock, 5-Stars, Goodreads; Barnes & Noble; Indie Book Reviewers
5-Stars--"An entertaining adventure and a thought-provoking read. If you're a fan of Twilight Zone-esque blends of science fiction, fantasy, and psychological twists with a moral at the end, and you'd enjoy a little "tongue in cheek" humor along the way, then Portals in Time is for you. In an exciting, frightening, at times deadly but always colorful, time travel adventure, the team encounters the unexpected, the mysterious, the incongruous, and the bizarre in a world of natural beauty filled with strange beings such as they've never seen and don't initially understand. In Portals in Time, Teressi presents both a warning given in good humor and a way forward given with sincere intent. An entertaining adventure and a thought-provoking read."--Kimberlee J. Benart, 5-Stars, Readers' Favorite Reviewer
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780964185425 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
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Terry B, Reviewer
This was a story about time travel, but it was presented in a very unique way. Ten time travelers were sent through a portal to try and help their society find the cure for premature, and rapidly accelerating old age. Their society was technical, militaristic and opportunistic. The concepts of joy, happiness, love, imagination and spiritual experience had been forbidden by their society for many years.
These ten explorers had names that revealed their character: Grubb was a biologist, Grim was a psychologist, Bubbles was a talkative young person, Twist was a corrupt politician, Stare was a technician who continually stared at screens, along with other crew members.
The explorers go through the portal and arrive on a deserted island, which they escape from on boats, and they land in Acronos, a place where plants and trees vibrate and sing, dogs talk, and a giant fish sings rhymes.
Will the Grippers find a cure or will they be stranded in a magical land?
