{"id":1061,"date":"2016-07-17T07:46:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T07:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/?page_id=1061"},"modified":"2018-01-16T21:28:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T21:28:44","slug":"timing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/timing\/","title":{"rendered":"Timing"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<h2>Some review comments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/1885567126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goodreads<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;&#8230;\u00a0the solid world building, great character development, the natural flowing dialogue between the characters and a very well thought out plot make it a very easy and compelling read.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beforethesecondsleep.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/08\/book-review-timing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Before the Second Sleep<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;&#8230; a story that provides questions as well as answers, thrill and satisfaction, and an adventure that can\u2019t be beat. The psychology of relationships being a huge theme running through the book follows superbly&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/myth.typepad.com\/breakfast\/2016\/10\/timing-couldnt-be-better.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakfast with Pandora<\/a><\/strong>: \u201c\u2026So here he is, Mit, a dashing yet ethical nerd, threading his way through entanglements virtual, emotional, and both at the same time, while hunting down the shadowy anarchist group \u201cRobin\u2019s Rebels\u201d and sending down versions of new software written on the fly to his superiors, with the obligatory \u201cinterim release note.\u201d\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1J9OZTF12MKLM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong>: \u201c\u2026 If you are looking for good science, believable personalities and suspense coupled with an immensely satisfying read then this book is for you!\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thenewpodlerreviews.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/09\/timing-far-from-spaceports-2-by-richard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The New Podler Review of Books<\/strong><\/a>: &#8220;I found Abbott&#8217;s world-building solid and his take on AI refreshing&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 180px; ;vertical-align: top;\">\n<h4>Amazon.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B01M0BQJAC&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_8K7fybBF6B78E&amp;tag=kephrath-20\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Amazon.co.uk<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B01M0BQJAC&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ZH7fybY0424ZK&amp;tag=oldtestamestu-21\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Dialogue extract 1:\u00a0Mitnash, Slate, Rydal and Capstone talk about some data oddities<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1061-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_A.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_A.mp3\">http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_A.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>(See also the blog posts on Before the Second Sleep discussing these extracts &#8211; links are here for the <a href=\"https:\/\/beforethesecondsleep.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/29\/audio-book-excerpt-timing-extract-a-richard-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/beforethesecondsleep.wordpress.com\/2017\/09\/07\/audio-book-excerpt-timing-extracts-b-c-richard-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second<\/a> of these)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1407\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TimingWebIcon.jpg\" alt=\"Alexa Timing logo\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TimingWebIcon.jpg 210w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TimingWebIcon-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexa Timing logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enable the Alexa skill for <em>Timing<\/em>\u00a0on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B06Y3QH1QX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B06Y3QH1QX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US <\/a>Alexa stores &#8211; listen to extracts and hear about the book directly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dialogue extract 2: Mitnash and Slate are perplexed about Callisto<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1061-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_B.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_B.mp3\">http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_B.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Available in Kindle on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Timing-Far-Spaceports-Book-2-ebook\/dp\/B01M0BQJAC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Timing-Far-Spaceports-Book-2-ebook\/dp\/B01M0BQJAC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Timing-Far-Spaceports-Book-2-ebook\/dp\/B01M0BQJAC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.in<\/a><\/strong>, and other global Amazon stores \u2013 search by name. Paperback version available on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Timing-Richard-Abbott\/dp\/0993168469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Timing-Richard-Abbott\/dp\/0993168469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> or<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Timing-Richard-Abbott\/dp\/0993168469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Amazon.in<\/a><\/strong>, or at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/6344851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the CreateSpace store<\/a><\/strong>: apply special code SHLSL5BY at the checkout for a discount. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/Timing-Richard-Abbott\/9780993168468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Book Depository<\/strong><\/a> offer free world-wide delivery in paperback form as another option.<\/p>\n<p>Dialogue extract 3: Mitnash, Parvati, Slate and Chandrika talk about the loss of Selif&#8217;s ship<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1061-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_C.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_C.mp3\">http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/thebookawards.com\/awards\/timing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The People\u2019s Book Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dialogue extract 4: Mitnash and Slate hear clues on Mars from Linnea<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1061-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_D.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_D.mp3\">http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_D.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Listed on Books Go Social\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wattpad.com\/myworks\/63089499-timing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wattpad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dialogue extract 5: The team wait for the cyber attack at St Mary&#8217;s<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1061-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_E.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_E.mp3\">http:\/\/datascenesdev.com\/Alexa\/voicefiles\/All_Extract_E.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><em>Timing<\/em>, the sequel to<em> Far from the Spaceports<\/em> is a near-future science fiction novel. Mitnash Thakur and his virtual partner Slate, tackle hi-tech financial crime in deep space.<\/p>\n<p><b><em>Samples (free downloads):<\/em><\/b><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timing \u2013 Sample \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timing \u2013 Sample \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><em>Or read a sample on Issuu&#8230;<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Timing Sample\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?u=mattehpublications&#038;d=timing_sample\" style=\"border:none; width: 474px; height: 363px;\" allow=\"clipboard-write,allow-top-navigation,allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation,allow-downloads,allow-scripts,allow-same-origin,allow-popups,allow-modals,allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox,allow-forms\"  allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1122\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1122\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kindle-Cover_480-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Timing Kindle cover\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kindle-Cover_480-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Kindle-Cover_480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Timing Kindle cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><i>When quick wits and loyalty are put to the test<\/i><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mitnash and his AI companion Slate, coders and investigators of interplanetary fraud, are at work again in <em>Timing<\/em>, the sequel to <em>Far from the Spaceports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This time their travels take them from Jupiter to Mars, chasing a small-scale scam which seems a waste of their time. Then the case escalates dramatically into threats and extortion. Robin&#8217;s Rebels, a new player in the game, is determined to bring down the financial world, and Slate&#8217;s fellow AIs are the targets. Will Slate\u00a0be the next victim?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The clues lead them back to the asteroid belt, and to their friends on the Scilly Isles. The next attack will be here, and Mitnash and Slate must put themselves in the line of fire. To solve the case, they need to team up with an old adversary &#8211; the only person this far from Earth who has the necessary skills to help them. But can they trust somebody who keeps their own agenda so well hidden?<\/p>\n<p>Listen to author readings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extract 1 \u2013 Robin&#8217;s Rebels\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/seMRTIEWcns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dai.ly\/x4w0y37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Motion<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/185538241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Extract 3 &#8211; Linnea Talks on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/M5F0ojktvPA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dai.ly\/x4yalch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Motion<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/188191882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Extract 5 &#8211; Butterflies on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sb_jV5iW7KA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x4yae3e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Motion<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/188186011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Timing Reading 1   Robins Rebels\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/seMRTIEWcns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"http:\/\/mattehpublications.datascenesdev.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matteh Publications<\/a> (October\u00a014th 2016)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-0993-1684-6-8 (soft cover)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-0993-1684-7-5 (ebook \u2013 kindle)<\/p>\n<p>See <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/WhereToBuy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.kephrath.com<\/a><\/strong> for more options.<\/p>\n<p><small>Cover image \u00a9 copyright by permission Ian Grainger\u00a0<\/small><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iangrainger.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.iangrainger.co.uk<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Original\u00a0Matteh Publications logo drawn by Jackie Morgan.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Planet and asteroid surface surface textures on the book cover and promotional material make use of images made available in the public domain by NASA, and are hereby acknowledged. NASA does not endorse the content of this book. At the time of publication, the specific images used may be found at:<\/small><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><small>http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2016\/new-hubble-portrait-of-mars,<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>http:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/catalog\/PIA10367 and<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>http:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/catalog\/PIA20825.<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some review comments Goodreads: &#8220;&#8230;\u00a0the solid world building, great character development, the natural flowing dialogue between the characters and a very well thought out plot make it a very easy and compelling read.&#8221; Before the Second Sleep: &#8220;&#8230; a story that provides questions as well as answers, thrill and satisfaction, and an adventure that can\u2019t &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/timing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Timing<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1061","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1061"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2313,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1061\/revisions\/2313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}