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Can a man from the 21st century survive in 1847? Murdered on his birthday, August Myles finds “crossing over†is nothing like he'd ever heard, read, or imagined, and learns he has not earned a ticket to Paradise. In a grand experiment, the members of the Divine Council gave August another chance. Or did they? With all the limitations of a mortal, he is sent back in time to rescue an 11-year-old orphan girl, to get her safely from Missouri to Oregon. An impossible mission. An adventure filled with death and danger, courage and fear, love and hate, happiness and heartbreak - a grueling journey on the world’s longest graveyard - with Bonner’s Disciples on the Oregon Trail. Yet, with all the needs and passions of a mortal man, August must also battle the advances of two gorgeous women during long months and close encounters. One woman just wants to seduce him. Another falls in love. But for August Myles, carnal knowledge is forbidden. Is there no justice?
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"Twice Upon a Time, by Frank Allan Rogers kept my attention. I wanted to continue reading to find out what fascinating turn his storyline would take. Although I am not a big reader of time travel, this did not seem to be the "run of the mill" time travel novel. It was actually believable in the sense that something like it could happen if you put yourself in the skin and mind of Frank's main character, August Myles.
The characters were well defined and the story came to the only conclusion it could. They were believable as living, breathing human beings and interacted with each other as you would expect them to, but with a few little surprises. Frank was able to transport August from the 21st century to the 19th century and into paradise without it seeming contrived.
"So is this how it works. You throw a human infant, helpless and ignorant, onto a strange planet, in a trial-and-error life with countless hazards and no way to know when or how that life will end. And when it does, you send that poor soul to hell, not for being a bad person, but for common mistakes. For being human. Where's the justice in that? Is the Devil in charge of the universe?"
With a plea to his "mentor", Socrates, August persuades him to go back and ask the Council for a second chance. To the surprise of both of them, the Council reconsiders their decision and gives August a second chance, but he has to carry out a mission. Thus begins a trek through 1847 wagon train life, fraught with bad men, Indians and a damsel in distress. How August deals with all of these things is the premise to the story. I highly recommend it to all.
He considers himself, not just a writer, but a storyteller and hopes his readers will take away the same feelings he has had in the telling of the story. Frank lives with his wife, Mary Rogers, an award winning oil artist in west Georgia."
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Twice Upon A Time Frank Allan Rogers 9781477696910 Books Reviews
- I'm a big fan of opening sentences, and the one that opens Frank Allan Rogers Twice Upon a Time is right up there
August Miles never imagined a dead man could feel so alive.
Bet that one got you wanting to read on. It did me. What happened to August is a murder. His own. He hasn't lived a sinful (though not criminal) life, so he's headed for hell, but through an unprecedented set of supernatural circumstances, he returns to earth with the promise that if he fulfills a particular mission, he'll avoid eternal damnation.
August started out in the 21st Century, but Rogers sets him down on a wagon train in 1847 Independence, MO. Without giving away the assigned mission, I will say that that the journey involves the usual wagon train locations-Grand Island, Independence Rock, Forts Hall and Laramie-that you read about in such tales. And it meets many of the same obstacles-Indians, storms, internal quarrels and romance that are common to stories of that journey. But if you can show me another story of the genre that involves the likes of Socrates, Solomon, Satan, and Daniel Webster, I'll eat my . Thus does Rogers give us a fantasy story that's somehow firmly rooted in reality. Quite a trick, and told in limpid prose that would almost be fit for the young adult were it not for some of the "R" rated sex scenes.
Twice Upon a Time is a moving story that moves like a runaway buffalo all the way from Missouri to Oregon with a few detours to the supernatural along the way. Pick it up. You won't be sorry. - This one left me grinning. I grew up at a time when westerns were all over the TV and at the movies. That childhood love was reawakened with a trip to New Mexico in 1995 and I've been saturating myself with all things western ever since and most of my vacations take me there. I can't think of a better way to re-saturate than with a good read, and this certainly is one. As an adult, I can be pretty jaded about some things, but this reminded me of what I loved about good western stories. With enough unique twists and turns to avoid cliche, it held my attention to the end. I'm going to miss those characters.
- This story is not your typical time travel romance. This book grabs you at the beginning and holds you until the end. It makes you turn the next page to find out what more can happen in August's life. It seems he has been given a second chance at life, but has he?
Trouble keeps finding him wherever he goes.The new people in his life that he cares about and travels on a wagon are an orpaned girl, a so called whore and an old leather maker. The women that love him, but he can't show his love to them.
This book is full of adventure, love, hate, wondering and romance.
I recommend this book, Twice Upon A Time, to all that thinks life is just an everyday take for granted thing and for someone that wants a good read. - This was a very unique concept that deals with the ages-old question, "What does happen to us after we die?". The story is very entertaining and informative even for a veteran reader. Concept aside, it is a good 'western' story with lots of pioneer lore as well; and without the fake fastest-draw and overbearing cattle baron bullies.
- Action, suspense, romance, and fantasy. Well thought out plot with unexpected twists and turns, and a surprise ending. Hard to put down.
- Twice Upon a Time, by Frank Allan Rogers kept my attention. I wanted to continue reading to find out what fascinating turn his storyline would take. Although I am not a big reader of time travel, this did not seem to be the "run of the mill" time travel novel. It was actually believable in the sense that something like it could happen if you put yourself in the skin and mind of Frank's main character, August Myles.
The characters were well defined and the story came to the only conclusion it could. They were believable as living, breathing human beings and interacted with each other as you would expect them to, but with a few little surprises. Frank was able to transport August from the 21st century to the 19th century and into paradise without it seeming contrived.
"So is this how it works. You throw a human infant, helpless and ignorant, onto a strange planet, in a trial-and-error life with countless hazards and no way to know when or how that life will end. And when it does, you send that poor soul to hell, not for being a bad person, but for common mistakes. For being human. Where's the justice in that? Is the Devil in charge of the universe?"
With a plea to his "mentor", Socrates, August persuades him to go back and ask the Council for a second chance. To the surprise of both of them, the Council reconsiders their decision and gives August a second chance, but he has to carry out a mission. Thus begins a trek through 1847 wagon train life, fraught with bad men, Indians and a damsel in distress. How August deals with all of these things is the premise to the story. I highly recommend it to all.
He considers himself, not just a writer, but a storyteller and hopes his readers will take away the same feelings he has had in the telling of the story. Frank lives with his wife, Mary Rogers, an award winning oil artist in west Georgia.
