Anthony Stancomb's Reviews > Io Deceneus: Journal of a Time Traveler

It is a brilliant piece of writing. The words and concepts dance and sparkle off the surface. A truly innovative book. It is challenging to start with, but after a while you become absorbed in the twists and turns, and the overall complexity of the theme.
The story revolves around the hero who has a gift of time travel. Gradually we realise that somehow the fate of whole civilizations depends on his success, and he constantly battles with this burden he is saddled with. But he struggles to reinvent himself, as he deals with the ‘gates’ through which he has to pass, and like a hero of yore, he carries his responsibility on his shoulders like a banner.
At times, as he battles with his thoughts and demons, it reads like a stream of consciousness, but the skill of writing is evident in every line, and you are swept along with the sheer force of the prose.
I have to say that if you’re not into fantasy or time-travel, it’s a difficult book to get into. It’s particularly hard at the start, when it’s even difficult for a fantasy fan to understand what is going on. Sometimes it reads like a bad dream and on at times the hero seems as confused as the reader as to what is happening, but once immersed, you soon appreciate the overall scope and subtlety of the narrative, and the words that flow like a torrent throughout.