I’ve been meaning to check out Campling’s work for a while now but this is the first time I’ve finally bit the bullet and picked up one of his books. Unfortunately, I was a little bit disappointed.Don’t get me wrong, the writing and editing are up to scratch and are pretty good for an indie release, although I did spot a few minor issues with the internal formatting. It’s just that the story isn’t the kind of story that I find interesting, and rather than the “tale of supernatural suspense” that...

Intrigue and Suspense! The story starts to unravel by bits, connecting the characters in the mystery of the darkening stone. I confess I'm intrigued with the origins, the whys and the meaning of the stone, and felt compelled to read the book in one go, so I could start with the next!

Why? Why the cliffhanger? I hate them so much. grrrr
Otherwise, I really enjoyed the story. I liked the mix of past and present. I liked the idea of the magic darkeningstone. I found the writing really clear, and I love, love, loved the Monty Python bit.
Just one question. Was Callie real or not?

I'm surprised I enjoyed this story as much as I did. I normally limit my reading to Sci Fi novels with Aliens, Plasma Blasters, Space Travel and Weapons, etc. While there wasn't any time travel, the story ranges from 3,500 BC, to 1939 and 2010. A mysterious Black Stone, with seemingly such perfect edges, corners and polished surface make it impossible to be "Man-Made" and obviously not "Natural" either. The surface is so smooth and the material so pure some are not only able to see into the Ston...

Somewhere, sometime, the stone is waiting. The premise of Trespass is an interesting one. A mysterious stone exists outside of the space-time continuum and wrecks havoc on three different timelines. The book has a cliff-hanger, but unfortunately, I just don’t care about Jake throughout the book to raise the righteous indignation of the story having no conclusion. I found the Jake character boring, and his apparent cowardly behavior to be frustrating and annoying. This is not necessarily a bad th...

Mystery, history, and science fiction, all blended into a fascinating story that spans thousands of years. I like all of the characters, but I think my favorites are the ones tending the Darkeningstone five thousand years in the past. They are an interesting take on how early man may have viewed unfamiliar and puzzling objects. That stone certainly remains a puzzle, right into modern times. Is it an alien artifact? Some kind of wormhole? Maybe a time travel portal? The guesses are all equally un...

this is a grand scale time traveling mystery and thriller. That keeps you guessing and on a adventure across time. will the answers be found? what will happen? find out in Trespass by Mikey Campling. You won't regret it. This book is brilliantly written.

Trespass flits between time zones as it tells a story of a stone discovered in a quarry.Set against a modern backdrop, 1939 and in 3500BC, Trespass shows the entwining stories of 3 individuals who encountered the darkenstone.I would have to admit that the modern segment did not grip me as much as the other time zones. The character of Jake is well written and it certainly echoes modern school life but this is where it's weakness is. Jake is not a powerful character, he's bullied and a bit of an ...

Mikey Campling might just be my new favorite author.This is a story spanning 5000 years, in three different times. A hermit guards a precious stone slab that seems to have an entire world within. A young boy discovers the stone and grows mesmerized by it enough to risk running into the local gang of bullies, repeatedly. Even after being attacked. An old man remembers an old friend and a frightening experience at that very stone.The driving theme is deliciously simple yet powerful. This is litera...

This book was so intriguing and well written I just couldn't put it down. I don't have much time for reading and so a novel will usually take me a few months to get through. I read this from cover to cover in five days because I just couldn't put it down! The style of writing is accessible and flowed nicely from chapter to chapter. The character development is strong and I could empathise with the protagonist because of the situations he was placed in. The different timelines and narratives give...