There's something both exciting and terrifying about releasing a new novel into the wild. You've spent countless hours writing, rewriting, editing, questioning your sanity, and occasionally wondering whether your characters are deliberately trying to make your life difficult.
And then, one day, it's finished.
Well, finished enough that you finally have to stop messing with it.
I'm delighted to announce that my forthcoming science fiction novel, TIME ENOUGH, is now available for preorder on Amazon, with an official release date of December 11, 2026.
What Is TIME ENOUGH About?
Meet Lathè Donner.
Lathè isn't a superhero. He isn't a soldier, a secret agent, or some brilliant physicist who accidentally invents a time machine in his garage.
He's a systems administrator at a modest hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
He has a good job, an excellent salary, a comfortable life, and a woman he's about to marry. He's a good employee, a good neighbor, and a reasonably content man.
In other words, he's the sort of person who should never become the central character in a science fiction thriller.
Unfortunately for Lathè, the universe has other plans.
Like many computer security professionals, Lathè is obsessive about protecting his identity.
That particular habit is the only thing that saves his life.
Because one day, people come looking for him.
They think he's someone else. Someone important. Someone dangerous. Someone who may not even exist in the way they imagine.
And when they come for him, everything changes.
What follows is a journey through danger, death, destruction, and the very fabric of time itself.
Lathè Donner finds himself running from forces he barely understands, caught in events that stretch far beyond the ordinary world he once knew.
They thought he was the one. They were wrong. He was better. He was far worse.
And he stood at the crossroads of time.
Why I Wrote This Book
I've always loved science fiction that starts with an ordinary person confronted by something utterly extraordinary.
Not everyone who changes the world begins with a grand destiny. Sometimes history turns on the actions of someone who was perfectly happy minding his own business.
I also love stories that explore the consequences of our decisions, especially when those consequences reach farther than anyone could possibly anticipate.
TIME ENOUGH gave me an opportunity to explore those ideas on a very large canvas.
It's a story about identity, survival, unintended consequences, and what happens when one man's life becomes entangled with forces capable of changing history.
And, of course, it's about time.
Because there's never quite as much of it as we think.
A Little Bit of Everything I Love About Science Fiction
If you enjoy science fiction with mystery, suspense, dangerous secrets, unexpected twists, and a protagonist who has to think his way through situations that would make most sensible people run screaming, I think you'll enjoy TIME ENOUGH.
It's the kind of story where the answers often lead to bigger questions, where nothing is necessarily what it seems, and where the difference between saving the world and destroying it might depend on a single decision.
I've tried to make Lathè someone readers can understand, even when the circumstances surrounding him become anything but ordinary.
He's not perfect. He's not always right. And sometimes the things he does for perfectly understandable reasons have terrible consequences.
That's part of what makes his journey interesting to me.
December 11th Is Almost Here!
After all the hours spent living with these characters, I'm looking forward to finally sharing their story.
TIME ENOUGH releases December 11, 2026, and you can preorder your copy right now.
If you've enjoyed my previous books, I hope you'll give this one a look. And if you're discovering my writing for the first time, welcome aboard.
I can't promise you a quiet ride.
But I can promise you that Lathè Donner's life is about to become considerably more interesting than he ever wanted it to be.
Preorder TIME ENOUGH on Amazon.
Thanks, as always, for reading and supporting independent science fiction.
Martin Wilsey
December 11th. The clock is ticking... And there may not be TIME ENOUGH.
