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Publication
Tor Science Fiction (2002), Paperback
Pages
294
Description
Cruise into murder, mayhem, and alternate realities. Award-winning author Pat Murphy takes us aboard a luxury cruise ship and into the strange confluence of time and space known as the Bermuda Triangle. Susan Galina and her friend Pat are relaxing on a luxury cruise ship heading from New York to Europe via Bermuda. Trouble begins when one of the passengers, author Max Merriwell, receives a threatening note that appears to come from one of his own pseudonyms. Susan hears wolves howling, passengers are seized with a dancing mania, and monsters lurk in the corridors. An eyewitness reports a murder that seems not to have happened. While others struggle to understand these strange events, Pat seeks the explanation in quantum physics, in this suspenseful, funny, and fast-paced science fiction romp.… (more)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2001
Physical description
294 p.; 6.9 inches
ISBN
0812541731 / 9780812541731
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LibraryThing member LesaHolstine
Twisted tale of mruder, mayhem and alternate realities in the Bermuda Traingle when an author's pseudonyms come to life.
LibraryThing member MaySuarts
Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell by Pat Murphy
Would you like to go on a cruise to England by way of the Bermuda Triangle? Do you like mystery novels? Fantasy? How about science fiction? Would you like to read a book that explains quantum physics in a way that makes it sound like fun?
Would you like to go on a cruise to England by way of the Bermuda Triangle? Do you like mystery novels? Fantasy? How about science fiction? Would you like to read a book that explains quantum physics in a way that makes it sound like fun?
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Adventures in time is by far the best fiction book I’ve read all year. It’s a well written, extremely fun, wild ride from start to finish. Pat Murphy does a great job of writing about big ideas, including the meaning of reality, but still keeping the tone of light fiction. One of the best qualities of this book is that it is unpredictable. Most books you can guess whats going to happen in the story many chapters before it happens, not so with adventures in time. This book was so well written and fast paced I’ll definitely have to listen to it at least twice. That the highest recommendation I can give any book. Also, does anyone know where I can get a Flaming Rum Monkey it sounds delicious? Show Less
LibraryThing member piersanti
I'd never heard of this author before, but now I'm hoping to read more of her books. This book was fun to read and the author certainly didn't take it too seriously, which made it silly in parts, but good overall.
LibraryThing member ragwaine
I thought this started off horribly but then something peaked my interest so I stuck with it. It really didn't pay off for me. Not enough happened, it was too normal for me, seemed kind of dated and the romance angle was nor my thing. Still there were some cool ideas and it was pretty original so
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that puts it at about 2 stars. Show Less
LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing
Shy redhead Susan and her quirky best friend Pat win a trip aboard a cruise ship. She meets a cute sailor and her favorite author--but then! A mysterious murder! Oh my! I gave up about 30 pages in. The writing was just too excrutiatingly clunky to read. Here is the ending of the first chapter:
"It
For the past few weeks, Ian had been reading up on the Bermuda Triangle. He didn't believe all the stories about ships and planes that had disappeared there, but he was interested in them, just as he was interested in anything that smacked of conspiracy and cover-up. He didn't believe in the mystical power of the Bermuda Triangle, but he enjoyed the fervor of those who did. He tried to keep an open mind.
Yes, he thought, it was bound to be an interesting cruise."
Ye gods!
"It
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was shaping up to be an interesting cruise, he thought happily. He was looking forward to meeting Max Merriwell; he was looking forward to seeing what, if anything, developed between Tom and the redhead. And the ship was heading into the Bermuda Triangle.For the past few weeks, Ian had been reading up on the Bermuda Triangle. He didn't believe all the stories about ships and planes that had disappeared there, but he was interested in them, just as he was interested in anything that smacked of conspiracy and cover-up. He didn't believe in the mystical power of the Bermuda Triangle, but he enjoyed the fervor of those who did. He tried to keep an open mind.
Yes, he thought, it was bound to be an interesting cruise."
Ye gods!
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LibraryThing member tigerb
A great read, all about leaving constraint behind you and opening your mind long enough for things to happen. Also Flaming Rum Monkeys. And very catchy music. And shipboard romance! And physics!! I reread it every couple of years and anybody who is an author should read it just for the fun of pen
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names come alive. Show Less