MWSA Review
For those of you who enjoy a good science fiction thriller, Ian A. O'Connor's book Point Option: A Time-Travel Military Thriller may fit the bill. The story begins with our protagonist, Air Force Major David Fleming being assigned duty with the Navy on board the aircraft carrier Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), operating in the Mediterranean Sea. What is supposed to be an opportunity of a lifetime turns into somewhat of a nightmare when an unexplained anomaly starts sending a variety of ships at sea and planes in the sky back in time.

As the story unfolds, the main characters don't understand what is happening, and they struggle to come up with an explanation to a number of seemingly inexplicable events. As you might imagine, time-travel would not be on top of the list of rational explanations. When the entire carrier is sent back in time, the answer becomes apparent; however, the solution to their predicament is not. I found this book to be a fun, easy read.

Review by Bob Doerr (April 2022)

 

Author's Synopsis

United States Air Force Major Dave Fleming lands a dream job most men would kill for. As one of three exchange fighter pilots chosen to fly with a premier US Navy attack squadron aboard America’s newest aircraft carrier, the Lyndon Baines Johnson, (LBJ) little does he know that his life is about to be changed forever!

While flying a mission in the Mediterranean Sea, Fleming finds himself inexplicably transported through a time portal back to Italy in the year 1463. Soon joined by the LBJ and its entire crew, the prospect of being trapped forever in the Middle Ages becomes a terrifying reality, but three days later the ship uncovers the wherewithal to execute its return to the present day. Joined by the carrier’s senior officers, and armed with irrefutable scientific evidence, Fleming convinces a disbelieving US Navy Board of Inquiry that the historical journey indeed took place.

Format(s) for review: Paper and Kindle

Review Genre: Fiction—Mystery/Thriller

Number of Pages: 246