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Linear Shift
Series · 4 books · 2013-2015

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Linear Shift, Part 1

2013

ASIN B00FAHAOVI moved to the most recent edition here No one said time travel would be easy. Peter Cooper, a widowed father of two whose life is crumbling around him—until a bizarre encounter with a desperate Army general launches him on a risky mission: to go back to 1942 and change a moment in time. The repercussions will almost certainly alter the conclusion of World War II. But will the ripple effects stop there? And what kind of life will Peter return to? Unknown Consequences: A successful mission may not have the success he had intended. Linear Shift is a serialized novel, with four total parts planned. This is part one.
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#2

Linear Shift, Part 2

2013

Peter's story continues in Linear Shift, Part 2. As mission training commences, Peter faces many physical, mental, and moral challenges, demanding that he choose between what is right for himself or what is right for all of humanity. An emotional roller-coaster from the very beginning that doesn't let up until the very last moment.
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Linear Shift, Part Three

2014

ASIN B00NDB6FUC moved to the most recent edition [here](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50015284.here "here") _Note: Linear Shift is a serialized novel, with four total parts planned. This is part three._ This third installment of the Linear Shift series welcomes Peter Cooper and his team to 1942 San Francisco, where he and his time traveling companions must prepare for an extended trip to war-torn France to complete their mission. Their adventure is met with numerous obstacles, as they will have to contend with an unknown adversary determined to prevent them from succeeding, and possibly from even returning to their own timeline.
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Linear Shift, Part Four

2015

ASIN B00U51NBZK moved to the most recent edition [here](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50015016.here "here") Note: Linear Shift is a serialized novel. This is the forth and final part. Be sure to check out the first three parts In a world so foreign, and a time so distant, Peter and Julie travel abroad to complete a life altering mission. They quickly realize that anything relating to time travel is less than predictable, as they are met with tragedy and chaos at every turn. Through their journey, Peter finds himself. He finds love lost and love found, all while being tempted to remain in 1942 - forever. Will he stay in the past to create a new life for himself, or will he return to the future, and his loving family? Don't miss this action packed conclusion all the answers.

Author

Paul B. Kohler
Paul B. Kohler
Author · 22 books
Paul B Kohler is the International Bestselling author of the highly acclaimed novel Linear Shift. His recent work includes Turn, Detour, and Reversion, from The Humanity's Edge Trilogy, along with several short stories. His short story, Rememorations, was included in The Immortality Chronicles - The Best Anthology of the Year as voted in the 2016 Preditors and Editors Readers Poll. Rememorations was also nominated for Best American Science Fiction.
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