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Katya and Cyrus (Time Pilgrims)
Katya is a strong, independent young woman plagued with a condition known as temporal amnesia. She can’t remember what year she is from and is trying to locate her family. Because of Katya’s time displacement and amnesia, she has not matured beyond the age of twenty, although it is revealed that she has lived for over ninety years. Her life experiences include dancing the Charleston as a 1920s flapper girl and experiencing the rock-and-roll era of the 1960s. She becomes a sponge in every time period that she visits, soaking up the culture and instantly becoming one with the period.
Katya and fellow time pilgrim Cyrus develop a love interest. Before Katya came into his life, Cyrus (the bosses' son) was all business. Katya shows him that time can sometimes be traveled just for the sheer fun of it.
A central plot within the story concerns a security breach that allows a competing (and less responsible) organization called Sundial to develop in Greenwich, England. Sundial’s CEO, (Big) Ben Hall, is determined to destroy National in the past or the present. As a result of one of their orchestrated attacks, Katya and Cyrus find themselves in 1871 Chicago just hours before the Great Chicago Fire.
Other time-travel adventures include the following:
o In order to fix the damaged timeline perpetrated by Sundial, a major mission is executed in 1963 in Dallas, Texas, where Katya and Cyrus have to stop Seth Thomas from preventing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
o A time accident finds Katya and Eli Ingraham in the north tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, where it is up to Katya to save them both from the approaching 767.
o For fun, the pilgrims throw a party in the past for a 1980s-style hoopla, complete with Nintendo, Fraggle Rock and Cabbage Patch Kids. Care for a Jolt Cola?
Customer Reviews
“Katya and Cyrus Time Pilgrims by Dennis Higgins is an excellent time-travel book! I
must disclose, when I first bought this book it was in support of Dennis as a
fellow author, and for the most part, not the type of book I normally read.
However, once I started reading, I could not put the book down-- I wanted to
continue reading! Katya and Cyrus Time Pilgrims is an interesting read, full of
adventure, and an "Excellent Time-Travel Book!"”
“Riviting!"
"Dennis Higgins in Time Pilgrims creates a web of intriguing characters Kaya and
Cryus as they time travel through the vortex of captivating series of events. I
could not put this book down. Excellent for young adults and adults alike, this
novel should be on library shelves. Five-stars all the way for this wonderful
author.”
“This is a great second novel by Mr.Higgins. It has good characters and an absorbing
plot. I particularly liked the treatment of the great Chicago fire. I cannot
wait until there is another in the series.”
"Katya and Cyrus by author, Dennis Higgins, is a story of time travel, romance,
adventure, action, history ... all rolled up into an easy to read book. You will
become involved enough with the characters to want to turn the page to see what
happens next - a sign of success in any book. When does Katya really come from?
The details of the story kept me informed without being overwhelming. Traveling
back through time with the benefit of hindsight in the capable hands for our
heros, Katya and Cyrus, was as intriguing as going forward to the year they were
from in the storyline. How will the world we are in today be different in a
decade or two? Dennis Higgins has given me a suggestion or two as well as a
prediction of his own. I was disappointed when I reached the last page and
thrilled when I read it's a series. As great entertainers have often said,
"Always leave `em wanting more!" Dennis, when's the next book???"
“I thought the book was absolutely charming. It had just the right amount of
suspense to pull the reader along without putting too much out there and giving
it all away. Although the characters were in their twenties, I will agree with
the author that this would be a good book for teens as well as adults. The
historical facts in the book, right down to their speech and attire were dead on
and that is something I really appreciate. Not many authors can write in and out
of eras the way that I read it in this book.”
“The writing was wonderful and I had a feel good feeling throughout the entire
story. The author says that this is the first of a series and I know that I would
love to read what happens in the next book.”
“Wonderful Fantasy Time Travel Novel”
“Dennis Higgins has written an interesting tale of time-travel, adventure, and friendship,
in his new novel, Katya And Cyrus Time Pilgrims. The main character visits the 1920's, 1960's, and other time periods.”
“Captivating book that will leave readers wanting another installment.”
must disclose, when I first bought this book it was in support of Dennis as a
fellow author, and for the most part, not the type of book I normally read.
However, once I started reading, I could not put the book down-- I wanted to
continue reading! Katya and Cyrus Time Pilgrims is an interesting read, full of
adventure, and an "Excellent Time-Travel Book!"”
“Riviting!"
"Dennis Higgins in Time Pilgrims creates a web of intriguing characters Kaya and
Cryus as they time travel through the vortex of captivating series of events. I
could not put this book down. Excellent for young adults and adults alike, this
novel should be on library shelves. Five-stars all the way for this wonderful
author.”
“This is a great second novel by Mr.Higgins. It has good characters and an absorbing
plot. I particularly liked the treatment of the great Chicago fire. I cannot
wait until there is another in the series.”
"Katya and Cyrus by author, Dennis Higgins, is a story of time travel, romance,
adventure, action, history ... all rolled up into an easy to read book. You will
become involved enough with the characters to want to turn the page to see what
happens next - a sign of success in any book. When does Katya really come from?
The details of the story kept me informed without being overwhelming. Traveling
back through time with the benefit of hindsight in the capable hands for our
heros, Katya and Cyrus, was as intriguing as going forward to the year they were
from in the storyline. How will the world we are in today be different in a
decade or two? Dennis Higgins has given me a suggestion or two as well as a
prediction of his own. I was disappointed when I reached the last page and
thrilled when I read it's a series. As great entertainers have often said,
"Always leave `em wanting more!" Dennis, when's the next book???"
“I thought the book was absolutely charming. It had just the right amount of
suspense to pull the reader along without putting too much out there and giving
it all away. Although the characters were in their twenties, I will agree with
the author that this would be a good book for teens as well as adults. The
historical facts in the book, right down to their speech and attire were dead on
and that is something I really appreciate. Not many authors can write in and out
of eras the way that I read it in this book.”
“The writing was wonderful and I had a feel good feeling throughout the entire
story. The author says that this is the first of a series and I know that I would
love to read what happens in the next book.”
“Wonderful Fantasy Time Travel Novel”
“Dennis Higgins has written an interesting tale of time-travel, adventure, and friendship,
in his new novel, Katya And Cyrus Time Pilgrims. The main character visits the 1920's, 1960's, and other time periods.”
“Captivating book that will leave readers wanting another installment.”
