Beyond the Event Horizon by Scott McElhaney

I especially like the author's and publisher's decision to price the book so attractively. Overall, this is a noble effort, combining Christianity with sci-fi elements like time travel and space travel. Often, it seemed like themes were presented didactically, often through dialogue, rather than developed through the characters and their actions. The main character, Skylar, does experience some growth (and depth) during the course of the story, but most of the other characters are fairly shallow, with little growth, or even change, although I did enjoy the characters on the ship in Part 2. Part 4 attempts to bring it all together, but I found myself having to flip back to previous sections to remind myself about characters and plot points that are quickly developed (and, honestly, quickly forgotten).

The middle parts cover two back stories of a group of space travelers (Part 2) and a group of colonists on a distant planet (Part 3). The plot is a bit disjointed, with Parts 1 and 4 following the story of Skylar Rains as he travels into the future. Once I got used to the shock, I found it kind of refreshing to read something speculative from someone with similar religious leanings to my own (or, for that matter, with religious leanings at all). I'm so used to reading science fiction assuming the author's worldview is vastly different from my own, and I found myself mildly shocked every time Christianity was presented so overtly. This is the first 'Christian Sci-Fi' book I've read, and it proved to be an interesting genre. I borrowed this book from the Kindle Owner's Lending Library after reading the book description and a few of the reviews there. His newest mainstream sci-fi series 'The Mystic Saga' including Indentured, Legacy, Violation, Judgment, and Convergence have been downloaded more than 50,000 times. Scott McElhaney is the 2008 winner of the Xulon Book Award for his first novel 'Mommy's Choice.' Now he is making all of his novels available to Kindle readers at the very accessible price of only 99 cents.

Much to his surprise, he finds that these clues may lead him to another planet nearly 12 light years away. Now he must sift through the clues to learn what became of the world he once knew. What he discovers is a frightening world devoid of all life. Testing this theory however leaves him stranded 1100 years in the future with no hope of return. Skylar Rains has made a significant breakthrough regarding the future of time travel. This is a full-length novel that will take you on a journey through time and across the galaxy. This book was originally published under the pseudonym Scott Curtis and received rave reviews from both the scientific community as well as the religious community. Award winning mainstream author Scott McElhaney is now reintroducing his first award-winning novel of Christian Sci-fi (a tough genre in itself).

Beyond the Event Horizon by Scott McElhaney