J.L. Yarrow | Science Fiction Author | Time Forward Trilogy
J.L. Yarrow | Science Fiction Author | Time Forward Trilogy
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Praise for J.L. Yarrow

Nancy Kress, award winning author of OBSERVER

 A troubled band of time travelers try to save Earth from its deadliest enemy--humanity.  Fascinating characters with conflicting personal agendas, a genuinely inventive plot, and constantly accelerating pace--FUTURE'S DARK PAST is a winner.  I enjoyed reading it."

David Brin, New York Times best selling author of EARTH and The Postman

A tense, action-packed post-apocalypse tale that will keep you up late  and that you'll sneak into meetings, to keep reading on the sly.

Book Viral Review

 A cerebral new time travelling thriller that’s considerably more contemplative than the vast majority of genre releases, Future’s Dark Past proves a stylish head trip. A read that teases the brain and touches  the heart as its twists and turns keep multiplying whilst never losing  sight of the need for narrative sustainability. 

A highly imaginative read that’s engaging from start to finish, Future’s Dark Past is as good as the genre gets and is sure to leave its readers chaffing  at the bit for Book 2. A five-star read it is unreservedly recommended!

Review Tales Magazine

 Future Unfolds is a gripping and thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that takes readers on a high-stakes race through time, exploring the tenuous balance between humanity’s past and its survival. J.L. Yarrow crafts an electrifying narrative that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally charged.  5 star review

Reader's Favorite Book Reviews

 Future Unfolds by J.L. Yarrow  is a riveting exploration of time travel and its potential to alter the  course of human history. J.L. Yarrow writes vividly, capturing the  reader's imagination from the first page to the last. The pacing of  Future Unfolds kept me on the edge of my seat, and I couldn't put it  down. Yarrow weaves a complex subject into their novel rich with  characters and subplots, making this a story that science fiction and  time travel fans will enjoy. This is the second book in the Time  Forward trilogy, and I had no issues understanding this story without  reading the first volume.  - Five Star review by Reader's Favorite Book Reviews 

Chanticleer Book Reviews

 Future's Dark Past offers  exciting action as its characters struggle to change the past, and in  doing, change their future. John and Leanne do an excellent job of  creating an immersive world from the beginning, with many characters who  develop and grow with the story as it unfolds. The concluding arc of Future's Dark Past will  surprise readers, with an unexpected antagonist. This intense ending  leaves the characters with a complex and dangerous job ahead of them.  Humanity's survival depends on it. Future's Dark Past by J.L. Yarrow won the Grand Prize in the internationally acclaimed CIBA Cygnus Book Awards for Science Fiction.  

awards for Time Forward Trilogy

Cygnus Grand Prize from Chanticleer Book Reviews

Cygnus Grand Prize from Chanticleer Book Reviews

Cygnus Grand Prize from Chanticleer Book Reviews

 Future’s Dark Past, the Cygnus Grand Prize winner in the Chanticleer International Book Awards for Science Fiction, is a cerebral, high‑stakes time‑travel thriller that’s as thought‑provoking as it is pulse‑pounding. This award‑winning novel blends intricate timelines, rich world‑building, and deep emotional stakes into an immersive story about whether one person can—and should—rewrite humanity’s future. 

1st Place - Royal Dragonfly Book award

Cygnus Grand Prize from Chanticleer Book Reviews

Cygnus Grand Prize from Chanticleer Book Reviews

 Future Unfolds, a Royal Dragonfly Book Award–winning sci‑fi thriller from Story Monsters LLC, delivers a fast‑paced, emotionally charged journey through time, multiverses, and the ethics of rewriting history. This gripping standalone novel thrusts readers into escalating moral dilemmas, shocking twists, and a future where every choice has universe‑shaping consequences. 

Book Viral Finalist

Cygnus Grand Prize from Chanticleer Book Reviews

Book Viral Finalist #2

 Future’s Dark Past, honored by BookViral, is praised as finely tuned science fiction packed with cleverly orchestrated twists, well‑crafted future technology, and a deeply human time‑travel narrative that lingers after the final page. This acclaimed novel combines high‑concept ideas with emotional depth, delivering a cerebral, immersive journey through fractured timelines and a devastated future worth fighting for.

Book Viral Finalist #2

Runner Up - Hollywood Book Festival

Book Viral Finalist #2

 Future Unfolds, also celebrated by BookViral, showcases all the hallmarks of top‑tier time‑travel SF, with inventive technology, taut pacing, and escalating stakes that push its characters to their limits across timelines and realities. This gripping sequel plunges readers into the Dark Void and beyond, blending time loops, AI, and multiverse intrigue into an adrenaline‑charged, thought‑provoking ride. 

Authors First Finalist

Runner Up - Hollywood Book Festival

Runner Up - Hollywood Book Festival

 Recognized early for its potential, Future’s Dark Past was named a finalist in the prestigious Authors First fiction contest, an initiative created by New York Times bestselling editor and publisher Lou Aronica to discover and develop standout new novelists. This honor spotlighted the book’s blend of high‑concept science fiction, emotional depth, and page‑turning suspense long before it reached a wider audience. 

Runner Up - Hollywood Book Festival

Runner Up - Hollywood Book Festival

Runner Up - Hollywood Book Festival

 Future’s Dark Past was named Science Fiction runner‑up at the Hollywood Book Festival, recognized for its cinematic scope, intricate time‑travel mechanics, and vividly imagined future worlds that feel tailor‑made for the screen. This award‑winning thriller blends big‑canvas spectacle with intimate character stakes, delivering a tense, emotionally charged journey through collapsing timelines and a future on the brink 

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