The Plot to Save Socrates Sierra Waters Book 1 eBook Paul Levinson
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Paul Levinson's astonishing science fiction novel is a surprise and a delight In the year 2042, Sierra, a young graduate student in Classics, is shown a new dialog of Socrates, recently discovered, in which a time traveler tries to argue that Socrates might escape death by travel to the future! Thomas, the elderly scholar who has shown her the document, disappears, and Sierra immediately begins to track down the provenance of the manuscript with the help of her classical scholar boyfriend, Max.
The trail leads her to time machines in gentlemen's clubs in London and in New York, and into the past--and to a time traveler from the future, posing as Heron of Alexandria in 150 AD. Complications, mysteries, travels, and time loops proliferate as Sierra tries to discern who is planning to save the greatest philosopher in human history. Fascinating historical characters from Alcibiades to William Henry Appleton, the great nineteenth-century American publisher, to Hypatia and Socrates himself appear. With surprises in every chapter, Paul Levinson has outdone himself in The Plot to Save Socrates.
The Plot to Save Socrates Sierra Waters Book 1 eBook Paul Levinson
Somewhere in my brain lie remnants of a minor in Philosophy from long ago. Paul Levinson's ambitious novel, "The Plot to Save Socrates," reminds me of how much I've forgotten. (Socrates? Name sounds familiar.) I found it to be educational, challenging, fascinating, clever, complex, and occasionally exhausting, but surely enjoyable.You do have to pay attention, as the cast of characters are jumping places and eras like a game of musical chairs -- Time Travel chairs, which are their means of spanning millenniums. Fortunately, dates and locations are clearly labeled with each chapter and change, so it's easy enough for readers -- but not always for the travelers. Levinson writes, "She had to find out the date. The time-traveller's eternal question...."
Another favorite line: "He heard the hounds of paradox baying in some corner of his brain...." That might apply to me, but selective re-reads help, or perhaps there's a new App -- Paradox & Time Loop Check. I did find myself questioning motivation and intent a couple of times, but these are minor distractions in the scope of a satisfying story.
To quote Sierra, a main character: "Nothing is certain where time travel is concerned." I agree. It's fiction, very well written, so enjoy the ride.
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The Plot to Save Socrates Sierra Waters Book 1 eBook Paul Levinson Reviews
The Plot to Save Socrates is centered on time travelers from various periods of history. The story revolves around determining the veracity of a newly discovered scroll that indicates someone may have saved Socrates' life after his trial.
The concept of rescuing Socrates and bringing him to a future time period is incredibly intriguing, however, this particular piece seems to have let the opportunity to create something truly fascinating slip by. Instead we are left with a rather dry and haphazard story with little depth created among any of the characters.
For any time travel piece it is reasonable to expect a fair suspension of disbelief. Yet the ease and speed in which many of the characters in this story accept time travel was far too much of a stretch. When dealing with some of the greatest thinkers in history, its fair to expect that more than a couple minutes of dialog would be required to convince them that time travel is possible, yet this story suggests otherwise.
There is no doubt the author has a fine understanding of history, but the creative juices must not have been flowing with this piece. One would expect significant depth of character, conversational intrigue, and profound dialog when interacting with some of the great philosophers, yet this book lacks all of this. I found myself struggling to push through the story desiring more for the physical end of the book than the conclusion of the story.
Here we have a 21st century Classics student begin and uncover a plot to save Socrates (this is somewhat given away by the title of the novel). The story involves a great deal of to and through time travel, a willingness on the part of many characters to blithely accept the notion of time travel, and a willingness on the part of the reader to follow a convoluted plot (at times I felt as if I should make notes). The resolution was a tad weak, but certainly not bad.
If you enjoy time travel stories, Classics, or a complex story, this is for you.
I love a good time traveling story, and this one has the added bonus of being a mystery, an adventure, and a Platonic dialogue all wrapped in one. My only complaint would be that some characters' motivations are unclear; the book seems to beg a sequel to explain these loose ends. Or maybe I just couldn't wrap my head around it. At any rate, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone interested in time travel or philosophy. I also recommend reading it in one sitting (quite possible), to have the best chance of keeping the characters, times, and plots in good order in your own mind.
This is a review of the audio CD by Listen & Live Audio. If you are bothered by music and background noises in audio books, you are going to be annoyed. Some scenes include background chatter, screeching birds, etc. There is music at the end of chapters and scenes to lead into the next one. During dialogue of a telephone conversation, one person's side of the conversation is distorted. If you like old timey radio shows, you may like this.
The Plot to Save Socrates is a head spinning time travel mystery that leads the reader deep into an action packed rabbit hole of cascading paradoxical events via a cast of characters assembled from across the ages. An intellectually stimulating read of epic proportions, The Plot to Save Socrates draws the reader in and keeps the pages turning all the way through. Highly Recommended!!
THE PLOT TO SAVE SOCRATES
There's an old saying, "If you love Greek history and you're fascinated by time travel, you'll love Paul Levinson's The Plot To Save Socrates. If you're reading this in 2009, you'll likely disagree that it's an old saying, but if you time travel to 2061, you'll find that it's true.
Paul Levinson's delightful sci-fi book opens in New York in 2042. Sierra Waters, a student of the classics who is working on her dissertation, comes across a newly discovered dialog of Socrates. In it, an unidentified time traveler tries to convince Socrates to escape his death sentence by letting a cloned double drink hemlock while Socrates travels to the future.
As the characters time travel to different periods in the past and the future, the reader cannot help but be absorbed in not only the engaging plot, but also by the myriad questions that time travel raises. I think we all can relate to even the smallest incidents in our own lives that have profoundly changed the course of our personal history. In that sense, The Plot To Save Socrates really challenges our minds as we're led to contemplate how even the smallest adjustments in history could literally change its course.
Though written in a lighthearted style, the depth of research and thought that Paul Levinson put into the writing is clear and the result is truly a thought-provoking, breathtaking, and highly entertaining novel.
Somewhere in my brain lie remnants of a minor in Philosophy from long ago. Paul Levinson's ambitious novel, "The Plot to Save Socrates," reminds me of how much I've forgotten. (Socrates? Name sounds familiar.) I found it to be educational, challenging, fascinating, clever, complex, and occasionally exhausting, but surely enjoyable.
You do have to pay attention, as the cast of characters are jumping places and eras like a game of musical chairs -- Time Travel chairs, which are their means of spanning millenniums. Fortunately, dates and locations are clearly labeled with each chapter and change, so it's easy enough for readers -- but not always for the travelers. Levinson writes, "She had to find out the date. The time-traveller's eternal question...."
Another favorite line "He heard the hounds of paradox baying in some corner of his brain...." That might apply to me, but selective re-reads help, or perhaps there's a new App -- Paradox & Time Loop Check. I did find myself questioning motivation and intent a couple of times, but these are minor distractions in the scope of a satisfying story.
To quote Sierra, a main character "Nothing is certain where time travel is concerned." I agree. It's fiction, very well written, so enjoy the ride.
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