Physicist Jacob Newman decides to go back in time and kill Hitler before he comes to power. What could possibly go wrong?
You can only imagine.
In The Kronos Interference by Edward Miler and J. B. Manas, Jacob is tapped by the CIA to help investigate a vessel on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, thought to be of alien origin. There he finds images of historical events, atrocities throughout the ages. It is thought by members of the team that the aliens may be telling humans what a terrible species they are, and the fear is that the aliens want to destroy the Earth because of the things the human race has done.
One of the images Jacob sees is of the Holocaust, which he is drawn to because of his grandparents. His grandmother had been killed in the Holocaust, and his grandfather had been plotting to kill Hitler while he was imprisoned but backed out at the last minute. When Jacob discovers that the alien vessel contains time travel capabilities, he decides to help his grandfather carry out the original plot and save the human race.
As you might imagine, things do not end up the way Jacob had hoped. When he returns to the present, he finds another type of plot going on. He has to fight against both the present and the past to make things right.
The Kronos Interference is the first novel by Miler and Manas, published by Pop Culture Zoo Press. It was so well-written, I intend to check out their most recent collaboration, The Cadet, set in the Star Trek universe. But for now, if you’re into time travel at all, check out The Kronos Interference.