Independence Day: Time Patrol

‘The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.’ Einstein.From the New York Times bestselling author of the Atlantis, Area 51, Green Beret and Nightstalker series. What does it take to change history and destroy our reality? Change events on the same date, 4 July, in six different years.4th of July, 1776: One of the most important dates in American history where forces are at work in Philadelphia to add a Declaration of Emancipation to the Declaration of Independence.4th of July 1826: Monticello, exactly 50 years after the Declaration, in 1826. The day on which two of the architects of that document and the country, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, die within hours of each other. What secrets do they hold close on their deathbeds? And who else might know about them?4th of July 1863: Gettysburg, the day after the Confederacy reaches its ‘high water mark’ with Pickett’s charge on the 3rd of July 1863. But on the 4th, both armies stare at each other on a rainy day, waiting for the other to make a move. What if the Union attacks?4th of July 1863: In the same war, in the same year, is a victory that is overshadowed by Gettysburg in terms of publicity, but of more value strategically, when Grant takes Vicksburg on the 4th of July, 1863. But what if this great victory turns into the Union’s greatest shame?4th of July 1976: Before there was a ‘War on Terror’, the Israelis launch a daring raid to free hostages at Entebbe. There is only one casualty in their force, the older brother of the current Prime Minister; what if that had turned out differently?4th of July 362 B.C.: The Battle of Mantinea in Greece, in which Sparta is defeated by Thebes in a Pyrrhic victory, leading to a third party uniting Greece: Philip II, father of a man who would change history: Alexander The Great. But what if Sparta wins the battle?The Shadow’s plan is to disrupt our time-line, creating a time tsunami and wiping our present out. It is up to the Time Patrol to make sure that doesn’t happen!Reviews for Bob Mayer’s science fiction: “Quantum Leap on steroids!” Book List. Terry Brooks: “Spell-binding! Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Call it techno-thriller, call it science fiction, call it just terrific story-telling.” Kirkus “A crackling science thriller in the vein of Crichton that mixes action with science fiction.” Publishers Weekly: “The best combination of science fiction and technothriller this year.”