Two worlds are poised on the brink of collapse.
Katie, a single teen mom, lives with her baby, her mother, and her younger brother. Her friends have deserted her - and at school, bullies find insidious ways of getting to her. One hot summer day she's finally able to take a bike ride for some peace and quiet, away from the constant demands of caring for her fussy baby Tyler, her mother's expectations, and the noisy presence of her bratty brother. As she settles back on the creek bank to relax, she falls into another world....
A thousand years in the future, Iannik is last in a long line of Seers - but his Sight is flawed, and everyone fears his formidable psychic powers. His mentor is failing quickly. Does Iannik have the strength to summon the T'laaure, the long-promised infant from the doomed, distant past? The Child, according to the prophecies, is the only one who can save the future....
Is Katie's baby the one who holds all the answers?
Finalist, 2019 Prix Aurora Award, Young Adult Novel (first edition, 2018)
"Timefall faces climate apocalypse and teen parenting with an innocence that can't help but be engaging." Jayne B., author of the Maddie Hatter Adventures
"...fascinating, and disturbing, as the characters grapple with multiple challenges to their relationships and their world. The characters are multifaceted and complex, the conflicts are realistic, and solutions don't necessarily result in happily-ever-after endings. This is a YA book only because its characters are young adults; I also recommend it highly for adult readers." Cathy D., 5 stars
"Alison Lohans has masterfully woven a fantastical tale, both thought-provoking and mind-bending. An intense read!" Loretta P., 5 stars
"This excellent novel hooks you in from the first page, intertwining a future and a past story....The characters grapple, mostly courageously, with what they face, but are realistically drawn, and thus flawed, people [who] cling to what is good, and their love and good intentions for others. An interesting and well-written young adult book, which repays reading by adults as well." SFP, 5 stars
"A unique coming-of-age novel. Set in both pre- and post-apocalyptic times, three young people seek to find their place in their dying world. Another engaging read by Alison Lohans." Dianne Y., 5 stars
"Timefall hooks you on the first page and pulls you along, much the same way that Iannik looks into the deep blackness of time to bring the Child, teen mother Katie's nine-month-old son, to Aaurenan.... Award-winning author Lohans' writing is beautifully descriptive yet concise, so both worlds and both narrators, Katie and Iannik, come vividly to life. While blending science fiction and fantasy is challenging, Timefall succeeds at combining them both, as well as present and future." Aksomitis, 5 stars
