Product Description

DO NOT PURCHASE THE BOOK ON THIS PAGE. A SECOND EDITION OF THE DIDYMUS CONTINGENCY HAS BEEN RELEASED.

This new version has been re-edited, has a nice new cover and is $3.00 cheaper. For the best possible book, please purchase the new version.

A link to the new book can be found in the author blog below, or by searching for The Didymus Contingency: A Time Travel Thriller, or 0978655168 (the new book's ISBN).

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If you could go back in time...and witness any event...where would you go? When Dr. Tom Greenbaum faces that question after successfully discovering the secret to time travel, he knows the time, place and event he will witness: the death and failed resurrection of Jesus Christ. Dr. David Goodman, Tom's colleague and closest friend follows Tom into the past, attempting to avert a time-space catastrophe, but forces beyond their control toss them into a dangerous end game where they are tempted by evil characters, betrayed by friends, pursued by an assassin from the future and haunted by a demon that cannot be killed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #522537 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 292 pages

From the Publisher
This is the first novel by Jeremy Robinson, who also authored The Screenplay Workbook. For a first novel this is a bold step into the world of fiction. The story is both engrossing and thoughtful, religious yet worldly and takes a fresh look at the events surrounding the death of Jesus Christ.

About the Author
Jeremy Robinson was born in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1974. He stayed in Beverly through college, attending Gordon College and Montserrat College of Art. His writing career began in 1995 and includes stints on comic books, and thirteen completed screenplays, several of which have been produced, optioned or have gone into development. He is also the author of The Screenplay Workbook and several published short stories and articles including The Difference between Science Fiction and Fantasy for Script Magazine. The Didymus Contingency is his first published novel.

Customer Reviews

Fresh, unique concept!
To put it mildly, I am a picky reader. The Didymus Contingency is not even the type of book I typically read, as anything even close to science fiction usually sends me to bed early. But, I was really interested in reading this because of the fact that Jesus Christ is a character in the book, and I was ready to pick it all apart. However, once I started it, I was thrilled to find that not only is the science extremely accessible, but the character of Jesus is portrayed in such a fresh, bold way, I was shocked. I think Robinson is one gutsy guy. Not only does he include actual scenes from the Bible, but he portrays Jesus in scenes of his own artistic making. And he did it very, very well.

The characters are lovable, hateable, and believable. Dialogue is superb, especially the way Robinson effortlessly blends biblical quotes with his own characters, etc. A few very original plot twists kept me guessing (not easy to do). Also, Robinson writes elegantly, scenically, and lacking in cliche.

I loved this so much I forgot I was reading. Don't laugh, but I even cried once. Read it if you want to experience something totally original. Read it if you want to simply enjoy an excellent story. I was very impressed.

A Provocative & Innovative Thriller
Science, Religion, Action & Romance - there's something for everyone here. The book moves fast, and though he's really a secondary character, it paints a wonderfully vivid and unique portrait of Jesus. Far from the pale, victimized postcard Jesus that so many find a turn-off, here he's a vital, strong, compelling man with a great sense of humor. Somebody who not only doesn't come over as preachy, but a guy you might enjoy knocking back a few brews with.

Yet he doesn't hijack the novel from Tom and David, our main characters, who had us rooting for them both. There were some great twists and turns, and the ending was both satisfying, and fit with the story and characters. (P.S. - I want one of those watches!)

Great Book!
I really enjoyed this book. I was entrenched in it every night until I reached the end. I have been reading it before bed for about a week and a half and have found that it has set my mined ablaze. I finished last night. Do to stresses in life it is rare that my mind is able be fully captured by a story enough to forget for 60 minutes what my day has been like. This book managed to achieve that.

To be truthful I didn't even buy the book. My wife picked it up after a friend recommended it. She loved it, tried to get me to read it and I resisted. I resisted because in general, books with religious overtones seem to more often than not to aggravate me with their agendas. Last week, I found myself without anything to read in the facilities (to much detail I know) because my wife threw out all the magazines. The book was on her dresser so out of desperation I grabbed the book and the rest is history. I adopted it for a week of reading.

Before I started to write this review I read the review below. I am not even sure the person who wrote that review read the whole book because some of the comments are way off in left field. The one comment that I really want to rebut is the one in relation to Jesus and how the writer portrayed him. I can't reiterate enough how much an over the top portrayal and overly analytical representation of Jesus in this book would have turned me off.

Clearly I am not someone who minds a good wordy review but I don't respect reviewers who give away large parts of the story, especially when they misrepresent the story (there is most definitely a clear and dramatic conclusion to Tom's quest.) Christian or not this book should leave you with, at the very least, a fun topic for discussion. My daughter is reading it now and I am looking forward to hearing what she thinks. As for me, I think this book is wonderful.