Blog Tour:
First Time by Samuel Ben White + Excerpt
12.12.2012
By Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez / @ZaraAlexis
This blog tour and book blast is hosted by Kathy of I Am a Reader, Not a Writer. A special thanks goes out to her for her organization and for giving me a spot on the tour!
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Category: Fiction
Author: Samuel Ben White
Format: Paperback, 404 pages
Publisher: Imprint Books
ISBN: 978-1-591-0946-54
Pub Date: September 26, 2002
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Summary:
First Time: The Legend of Garison Fitch
“What if history didn’t happen that way … the first time?”
Garison Fitch was one of the most revered scientists in the Soviet Americas until he left fame behind to work on a secret project in his log cabin in the mountains of Marx.
But something went wrong. Instead of traveling interdimentionally, Garison has traveled through time … twice.
Now, he’s in something called “The United States of America” and a woman he’s never met before is calling herself his wife. It it a hoax? Or, has he somehow changed history?
If so, can he return the world to what he believes is “normal”, or must he live in this strange world he created?
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“The La Plata River comes out of the San Juan Mountains and cuts its way through the smaller range we called the La Platas. The San Juans are big, majestic mountains you can see from the tops of the La Platas, sitting in the distance and looking over the La Platas like proud but stern parents and grandparents. La Plata Canyon’s really more of a valley than a canyon, but I have just always heard it called a canyon. Anyway, it is filled with wild flowers in the spring and—all year ’round—the evergreen pines and firs cover the slopes of the mountain all the way to timberline. They keep their leaves all year round and the green peeks out from between the boughs of covered snow in winter and seems to always remind you that spring is not too far off. And there are aspen, a tree with a white trunk like a birch and pale green leaves that turn the most vivid golds and oranges in the autumn.”
“What is timberline?” Sarah interrupted. She had learned so much from Garison in the previous months that she wanted to learn even more. He had taught her to never be afraid to ask questions, so she frequently interrupted to ask. He had opened a world for her she never knew existed and it was like getting the advanced schooling she had never had. Of course, even he admitted that some of his talk was of a world that didn’t yet exist so some of it was schooling no one else in the world had yet had.
“It is a place on a mountain where the altitude is so great and the air so thin that trees and plants cannot grow in the great numbers they do at lower altitude. Also, such factors as temperature, water, and other things prevent the abundance of fauna you’d find elsewhere. There are tender lichens that cling precariously to the rocks in some places, though the extreme temperatures and other factors make their cycle of growth sometimes only a few days a year. Their tenacity is unbelievable!
“It’s like a magical land up there above the timber line. It’s like a fantasy world that only a few ever experience because even for those with the opportunity, it takes work to get there. And each little peak you see in the distance is like it’s own person, with a history and story different from all the other peaks. And you want to know the story of every peak and know that you couldn’t learn them all even with a lifetime to try. Up there, one can see for miles—from one peak to another. And you can see down into the valley below you for distances you would think impossible if you’ve never been there to look. It’s the sort of view normally reserved for the eagles.”
Praise:
“Sam continues to weave his magic as a storyteller. I always find myself anxious to find out what will happen next and what kind of twist will befall the adventurers. It helps to be familiar with the places that the heroines go, which adds to the story.”
~Labdaddy, Texas”I’ve had a few very unproductive but enjoyable days thanks to Samuel Ben White. If you haven’t read Sam’s books you have been missing a treat. These were funny, suspenseful, spiritual and kept you turning the pages.”
~Karen S.”Just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed your books. I have a Kindle and I have purchased all of the Garison Fitch novels. I am in Saudi Arabia and your books have really helped take me away from here.”
Also Part of the Series:
Saving Time
Two years ago Garison Fitch traveled through time and rewrote history. An accident in the eighteenth century created a whole new world, and even gave Garison a wife he had never met before. Now, he’s got a daughter and he’s coming to enjoy this world he created. Until he’s attacked by men masquerading as Indians, and a funeral procession from out of the past enlists his help, and a tree grows from sappling to full-grown in a matter of minutes, threatening his daughter’s very life. Time itself is unraveling and Garison’s trips through time seem to be the cause. Garison must go back in time once again and keep himself from making the original trip that started the problem. But he can’t use his time machine to go back. How does one sew up a rip in time?
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Thanks for highlighting my novel and publishing this excerpt!! Would love a review from you, too!