A Brilliant, Philosophical New Age Novel
“Portals in Time (The Quest for Un-Old-Age) is an exciting fantasy novel with a riveting plot suffused with the mysteries of time and space. Surpassing dystopian and utopian novels, it is an inspiring spiritual journey that delves into metaphysics and the fundamentals of reality.
It is a brilliant, philosophical New Age novel in which the qualities of two centuries-old classics, Lewis Carroll’s “Alice In Wonderland” and John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” are melded into a dynamic futuristic tale. In the gripping fantasy novel, Portals In Time (The Quest for Un-Old-Age) by John Joseph Teressi, ten time-travelers living in a dystopian world on the verge of obliteration, volunteer for a mission of redemption. The citizens of Grippland are aging at an alarming rate and the entire population is at risk. Gripp High Command chooses ten volunteers from their prison and forms the Grippland Eye of Time Exploration Team.
The team’s objective is to travel through time and search for the answer to the extension of life and, ultimately, bring back a cure. The group embarks on what they believe is a scientific journey, but are dropped into another dimension, in the mystical land of Acronos. The two guardians of Acronos meet the travelers and try to guide them. Suspicious and paranoid, the exploration team spurns the proffered help. With unexplained energy waves, frightening magical creatures, and changes in time and space, the Gripps fight and struggle to survive.
Despite the team’s antagonism, the guardians stay close, attempting to assist the ignorant intruders through a cosmological maze. With the visitors’ lack of respect and courtesy for Acronos, can the guardians keep the Gripp team safe and find a cure?
Portals In Time (The Quest for Un-Old-Age) by John Joseph Teressi is an exciting fantasy novel with a riveting plot suffused with the mysteries of time and space. It is a brilliant philosophical New Age novel in which the qualities of two centuries-old classics, Lewis Carroll’s “Alice In Wonderland” and John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” are melded into a dynamic futuristic tale.
Surpassing dystopian and utopian novels, it is an inspiring spiritual journey that delves into metaphysics and the fundamentals of reality. The time-traveling aspect of the story has the capricious effect of going “down the rabbit hole,” and is an enthralling part of the adventure from the first chapter to the last.
The stark contrast between Grippland’s egotistical lack of care for its ecological environment, and Acronos, where ego is non-existent, and nature seems to have a life of its own, will especially thrill those who are interested in spirituality, mysticism, holism, and environmentalism.”—Susan Sewall, 4-Stars, Readers’ Favorite Reviewers