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The Time Trip

Rob Swigart (1979)

SubgenreSpace Opera
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.0

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

SuicideDeath of SpouseGriefOn-Page Sex

Positive tags

Redemption ArcSecond ChanceSelf-DiscoveryHumor

Tropes

Time TravelSoft SFFish out of WaterAncient Alien MysteryReluctant HeroSocial SF

Themes

Grief and LossLove and RedemptionMortality and DeathTechnology and HumanitySecond ChancesSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

After his bored and ignored wife Penny Gamesh ends it all by sticking her head inside a microwave oven and checking into the her husband Barney discovers he loves her and wants her back. He engineers a daring computer crime, plugging into a network of government computers, and travels back in time to Mesopotamia, 2542 B.C., to talk to King Gilgamesh, who tried to unlock the secrets of immortality. There, Barney falls in love with Penny’s former incarnation, a temple prostitute. And he explores his capacity for love and friendship and challenges the mystery of death. The results surprise everyone.In this boisterous time trip of discovery, Rob Swigart trains his inventive wit on love and loss, guilt and redemption, gurus, high technology, multiple orgasms and cryogenics. His fans will revel in his satire and laugh uproariously through his new novel—his most inventive yet.

Tags

Literary SFSatireTime Travel RomanceHistorical Fantasy