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Time Crawlers
Time Crawlers: Stories from Parallel Universes | Varun Sayal
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This book consists of six fast-paced stories on Science Fiction themes such as Alien Invasion and Colonization, Dark Artificial Intelligence, Time-Travel, High-Tech Mythology, Djinn Folklore, Psychics, Telekinetics and life-consuming Cosmic Entities. EclipseNo attacks, no blood-shed, yet there was an invasion and a conquest. Who are these shapeshifter aliens being hounded by an eclipse? Death by CrowdThe dark desires of the masses; darknet websites fueled by a crypto-currency. What lurks in the background - an advanced artificial intelligence? GenieHe rubbed a lamp alright, but what he got was the shock of his life. An entirely sci-fi take on the djinn myth. Time CrawlersThere are individuals who existing in multiple time periods at once, and there are those who know about them.... The CaveThe fate of an advanced imperial race hangs in balance as a dark celestial entity meets a legendary protector. Nark-astra, The Hell WeaponThe weapons he possesses make him the destroyer of worlds, and he burns for revenge. A high-tech take on ancient Indian mythology. Some Reader Reviews: He brings in myriad aspects of the Sci-Fi world, some explored and some experimental - which I like a lot. Time and tested subjects of invasion, conquest, AI taking over coupled with old-time but unexplored subjects of Djinns and powerful missile-like weapons from Hindu folklore, make for an engaging and diverse cocktail in this book. I don't usually write reviews, but I felt the need to support such a commendable effort from a first time author in a genre most don't touch. Must buy, an engaging read.~ AnkitaThe book presents some very interesting ideas too, and is a far better effort than many better selling Indian English-language books that keep coming out with alarming frequency.~ ArnavMust Read. Highly recommended to Sci-Fi readers. Very interesting blend of mythology, science, drama & AI. All stories are worth reading more than once. It does not leave you even after putting it down~ NehaA book which you can read multiple times automatically deserves 4 stars, each story in this book is a highly immersive experience. Only complain should have more stories, felt like I finished it too fast.~ KingpkA Foreword from the Author: On parallel universesBillions of universes run slightly parallel to our own universe; worlds full of infinite possibilities. There are many humans living in those parallel worlds, leading their lives, in a very similar way to how we are leading ours. But their respective realities differ from ours in some very peculiar ways.Inhabitants of some worlds have already been visited and are being ruled by aliens. Some traveled through time, back and forth, and some have taken their space exploration to advanced stages using their powerful spaceships. Some created ruthless artificial intelligences that are fulfilling dark, human desires. Some developed advanced weapons technologies thousands of years before we did.I believe a writer's brain can somehow tap into this multitude of universes and take a peek into the events happening in each of them. This book, comprised of six stories, is my attempt to narrate to you tales from six different parallel universes. These stories are events that my brain somehow tapped into and captured in detail. Let me know if your unconscious mind visited the same universes as mine.
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Time Crawlers is a collection of six short stories and I really enjoyed them. It was a gripping and fun book to read. I found the science stuff, different characters and style of each story very interesting. It is perfect for fans of science fiction.

Definitely recommend this book and I will be keeping an eye out on future books by this author.