Eric Goldstein
Author of Given Time
He got stronger. She got better.
He can stop the world. So can she.
What they do with the silence is another matter.
Dylan Mercer first stopped time at six years old. It began as a way to survive a violent home: a few seconds of quiet in a world that never gave him any. Over the years it became something else. A tool, a strategy, a fortune, and eventually a string of crimes nobody can explain.
Wren Abbott first stopped time at fifteen. She used it to try to save a boy from falling glass, and failed, and has spent the years since making sure it never happens again, preventing harms the world never knew about.
Two ordinary people with an extraordinary ability. The power is neutral. The person isn't.
When their worlds finally collide, the question isn't whether either of them can be stopped. It's what each of them has already become.
Given Time is a dark, character-driven thriller about what power does to a person, and what it costs to refuse it.
“Given time, people show you who they are.”
“We've all wished for a superpower. This thrilling debut turns that wish into a battle between good and evil, and time stops while you read it. A gripping page-turner with twists from beginning to end.”Sherry Hall
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About the author
When I was about twelve, I pressed my fingers into my eyes, saw stars, and believed it gave me special powers. The idea followed me for more than forty years before I wrote it down. Given Time is my first novel.
Contact
Contact the author: eric@ericgoldstein.net
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