Paul Levinson The Plot to Save Socrates

Being a big Bill & Ted’s Great Adventure fan, I could not pass this sci-fi work up. I mean getting another crack at Socrates, does it get any better. Later on today the author of this fine piece of work meets me in The G-ZONE. I think it is a great way to start the week personally, another reason to wake up, all that kinda stuff. Just to clue everybody in, this is another huge week of guests and posts as we make a mad dash toward Saturday and another Improvised Digital Short Story contest. This time 4 Girls vs. 4 Guys, 3 words, two stories, read on one Blogtalk Radio Show. How about that for math? This is going to be tremendous fun for everyone: authors, readers and listeners. Okay where was I? Oh yeah, The Plot to Save Socrates, here is what lies between the covers:

“Classics grad student Sierra Waters is understandably skeptical when her advisor hands her an unknown Socratic dialogue between the imprisoned teacher and Andros, a time traveler. Andros offers Socrates an escape from the hemlock--a clone will be left in his place, and Socrates will live in the future. As she investigates the document's provenance, Sierra comes across a number of bizarre coincidences and, finally, the genuine possibility of time travel. She embarks on an adventure across past, present, and future, trying to puzzle out Andros' identity and save Socrates. In transit, she picks up Alcibiades of the honeyed thighs and enigmatic Heron of Alexandria. Eventually, she finds Socrates. The plot twists across itself, filling the book with paradoxes and potential paradoxes in total disregard for linear time, betrayal, and plotting. In the end, Socrates' fate and Andros' motivations and identity unexpectedly conclude a quick-to-read, entertaining treatment of the problems inherent in time travel with style and flair.”

Take equal parts time travel, history, philosophy, and mix it all together for some fun .Great recipe for a great read. To be honest I have not read Levinson’s work before, primarily because I was a bit intimidated by his genius. Read the man’s bio and combine it with my simple mind and really, do you think the two would meld? No, not really, but I loved it, enjoyed the read and didn’t feel lost or out of the loop. The plotline was really good; the characters were excellent and all the lines met when they needed to. Good stuff. If you are like me and have not yet gotten a read on this yet, give it a try and have some fun with it. Enjoy.

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