Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers: AWARENESS TOUR: Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time by P.J. Davis, Illustrated by Thomas Peacock

Today, we welcome back The Children's Book Review as we join the AWARENESS TOUR already in progress featuring a curious title that sounds like an adventure indeed! We're talking solving BIG TIME mysteries, and saving the world here, so definitely no small feat, but I digress...as EXCITING as the book sounds, I'm not bringing a review today. Nope...not this time. I'm bringing you a SPECIAL GUEST POST from the author himself and it tackles a pretty big question, so strap in and join me as we dive into today's guest post and featured title....

Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time

P.J. Davis

Illustrated by

Thomas Peacock

Ages: 8+ | 234 Pages

9798990031616

Philaments

About the book...

“…it’s hard to prove the world’s most important substance is missing when no one knows it’s gone.”

“Substance? What substance?” asks thirteen-year-old Max Kellerman. “Why time itself!” exclaims the strange professor who Max meets in the back of his uncle’s bookstore. In fact, he says, time is being sucked out of every living person by invisible thieves and stored away in a deep, dark netherworld.

Could the professor possibly be right… or just plain crazy?

It depends on whether Max can unravel the mysterious clues in the tattered manuscript the professor leaves behind. With the help of his best friends Derek and Samantha, Max begins a quest to find this dark realm and to discover its hidden secrets. But with the time clock ticking and the professor gone missing, Max uncovers a truth he never thought possible.

Max must unravel the mysteries of Nemesis to save not just his world, but the very fabric of time itself.

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~~~ GUEST POST ~~~

What Would You Do With a Vault of “Lost Time?”

If you could add life to anyone’s life, who would it be and why?

In my book Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time, invisible time bandits steal precious moments of our lives by sucking it directly out of our lungs and then storing the precious commodity in a secret location in a deep, dark netherworld. Abaddon, the overlord of Nemesis, has a grand plan for this stored energy, this life force, and it’s not a good one! But if that vault could be cracked, siphoned off, and distributed, just who would be the best recipient of that prana, that life-giving energy, that extension of life itself?

Philanthropy is all about giving money, but isn’t time itself what people really want? What if there was a philanthropy that could take all this stolen time and redistribute it? The Ministry of Time. After all, they say “time IS money!” So in this scenario, instead of a Brinks truck flipping over and spilling cash all over the highway, there would be a vast reservoir of life energy that someone, anyone, could drink in and extend their existence. Imagine the mayhem that would ensue in that instance. Everyone would be clamoring “Pick me! Pick me!”

In essence it would come down to this… who deserves to live? Or at least to live longer? My first thought would be to go to a children’s hospital. There’s something that just seems contrary to nature itself when children are imperiled. Older people will often say something to the effect of “I’ve lived a full life,” as if they’ve had their shot, their time on stage, their just desserts. But kids? Nah! I would definitely open the spigot on that one, give them all the more opportunity to live, laugh and eventually love.

The second group would be where it gets trickier. Who would benefit us all the most if they were given more time? The scientists and geniuses of the earth? The Elon Musks? Or the most deserving and giving amongst us, a mother Teresa of our time? Assuming this vault of time was not limitless, there would need to be some criteria, some priorities, to determine who gets their extra shot of time itself.

I think I would start with the “NO’s” first – that’s easy.

No politicians
No telemarketers
No lawyers or used car salesmen (unless they wrote a sincere letter of apology)
No mean teachers (see first chapter in my book…)

So after emptying all the children’s hospitals, I think I would put the next group of deserving people to a vote. (But then again, everyone would try to game the system, and celebrities and influencers would win.) Scratch that idea.

Hmmm…

I thought about having a writing contest and reading through all the letters to decide, but that would just make me spend all day crying. I’m a bit of a softie that way, especially if it’s kids doing the asking.

Maybe the best thing to do is to simply ask the question “If given more time, more life, what would you do with it?” In other words, from everything you’ve learned and experienced in life, what is your takeaway? What changes would you make? What would you do more of, or do differently? I think it’s a fair question, and the type we should ask on a regular basis, regardless of whether there is a time lottery or not.

In my case, I would hope to be more like Max, the main character in my book. I would want to be more present, more available, more “in the moment.” The irony of time is that in many ways it’s an illusion. We want more “time” but all we really have is now, and that now is pretty important stuff. It’s the thing that time happens in, and it’s all we got.

So until we can tap that time vault, I think we can all benefit from working with what we got, giving those around us our time and attention. Meanwhile, let’s hope all those creatures in Nemesis don’t get a hold of that time! Because if they do, our time may be up!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PJ Davis lives in the tiny mountain town of Brevard, North Carolina overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. He lives there with his wife, youngest son, three sleepy cats and three noisy ducks. For his day job, he names things, such as companies, products and services. he even named the town’s annual White Squirrel Festival.

PJ is a nickname, short for Phillip John, which is the type of long, formal-sounding name that parents use when they are really mad about something you did and for which you are about to get into serious trouble. As a child PJ was a bit like his book character Max, and also suffered from ACHOO syndrome, along with bouts of intense curiosity and daydreaming. Growing up, almost all of his questions started with “what if…”, which drove his parents crazy.

For more information, visit http://www.PJDavisAuthor.com

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Tom Peacock is an artist extraordinaire with an extensive background in illustration and graphic design. His work as an agency art director and subsequent roles in marketing and art direction make him an in-demand talent. Tom is not a native of North Carolina but got there as soon as he could. When not drawing, off roading or selling mountain real estate, Tom can be most likely be found in the woods.

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~~~ GIVEAWAY ~~~

Enter the giveaway for the chance to win a copy of Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time autographed by P.J. Davis, a Galaxy Flying Orb Ball, and a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

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Special thanks to Bianca at The Children's Book Review for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the author for sharing a bit of themselves with the guest post. (THANKS!) This post is sponsored by P.J. Davis. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of the stops on the tour for more bookish fun!

TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, March 18, 2024

he Children’s Book Review

Book Review of Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The Children’s Book Review

Author Interview with P.J. Davis

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The Fairview Review

Book Review of Nemesis and the Vault of Lost Time

Thursday, March 21, 2024

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