This barnburner novel gets underway with parallel catastrophes: the murderous Russian invasion of Baku in 1990 and the Golden Horde of Genghis Khan that destroyed the city in 1221. Thus begins a fascinating tale of alternating time planes when a misstep in either might alter--or abolish--history in both. The authors tease us with classic time-travel paradoxes--the butterfly effect, the predestination paradox, the nature of time, and above all, the moral choice Tejmur must make to kill or spare the life of Genghis Khan. But while these alternatives enrich the narrative and open up possibilities undreamed of in our supposedly linear time, they do not supplant the prevailing human qualities of love and loyalty. The possibility of time travel remains unsettled, but there is no doubt about its grip on our imagination. 'Parallel Hours' is one of the most skillfully crafted work in the genre.

Author Biography

Jerry Craven has won numerous awards for his fiction writing including the prestigious Frank O'Connor Award. He has 27 published books, many of them novels and collections of stories. One of his novels won the first place Indie Award for the best multicultural novel of the year. Andrew Geyer has twice won the prestigious Spur Award for the best Western Short Story of the year.He won an Indie silver metal for one of his novels. In addition to his own many books, he has also edited a remarkable collection of short stories by other writers, and he serves as fiction editor for Concho River Review.