The Argonaut Affair

This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot. wordpress.leafmarks.com & Bookstooge's Reviews on the Road Facebook Group by Bookstooge's Exalted Permission. Title: The Argonaut Affair Series: Time Wars Author: Simon Hawke Rating: 3 of 5 Stars Genre: SFF Pages: 212 Format: Kindle Synopsis: The characters from our timeline are going to make a pre-emptive strike against the other timeline by creating a split in their universe. And they choose the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece to do this. Problem is, they and the other show more timeline people, are all being manipulated by the crazy mad russian. Who still wants to cause multiple time splits, but now in BOTH universes. Oy Vey! My Thoughts: I enjoyed this. But that was because I cut the strings from my eyes to my brain so my eyes wouldn't be rolling the whole time I was reading this. I mean, robot amazonians, robot birds, robot Hercules?!? And don't forget the robot zombies and robot Colossus of Rhodes. It was so bad it was good. But that was only because I was in the mood for it. Objectively, I would have called this trash. These are the kind of books I read simply to pass the time between other books. Kind of like those free bread rolls you get at restaurants while waiting for your meal. You would not pay $50 for those rolls, but since they're included, hey, why not eat one? Unless you have a gluten or wheat allergy, in which case, you'll die frothing at the mouth rolling around on the restaurant floor while the other diners look on in horror and the staff scream and run around in a panic. " show less

Book seven of the Time Wars series begins at Temporal Corps headquarters, where scientists are examining an honest-to-Ghandi centaur. It was discovered at a confluence--a temporary portal between alternate universes--in the 3rd Century BC. As near as the scientists can figure out, the confluence connects with an even earlier century in the alternate universe--specifically Bronze Age Greece. The centaur, Chiron by name, originated from there. The question remains, however, did he just wander through the confluence, or was he sent by the temporal agents of that universe? (The same agents who made use of another confluence in The Khyber Connection.) Also, are the scientific laws of that universe radically different, so as to evolve a real show more centaur? Or is Chiron a fantastic creation of the enemy? The time commandos are sent through the confluence to get some answers and possibly cause some mischief in the enemy universe. Their mission leads them to join the Argonauts, the heroes who ventured with Jason to find the golden fleece. Along the way they meet more fantastic dangers as they gather the puzzling clues to the mystery of these myths made real. It's an enjoyable tale with some appealing supporting characters. Well, also one who is rather tiresome. But his appearance doesn't detract too much from the book. I'd still put it on my shelf.
--J. show less

I'd only read this once before (I like the series enough to reread multiple times every ten years or so)and long enough ago that I'd forgotten some elements. Enjoyable, and given that I have no desire to read Greek mythology any time soon, the reminders of a loosely fitted to the Time Wars saga Jason is just fine for me.

I bought and read this in January 1988, and remember it only as boring. I started rereading it in 2011 but read only the beginning and the end. I’m sorry I can’t give a proper review, but I’m not motivated to read it now. Some books in this series are good, and most are readable, but this one isn’t (at least as far as I remember).