If you could go back in time...and witness any event...where would you go? When Dr. Tom Greenbaum faces that question after successfully discovering the secret to time travel, he knows the time, place and event he will witness: the death and failed resurrection of Jesus Christ. Dr. David Goodman, Tom’s colleague and closest friend, follows Tom into the past, attempting to avert a time-space catastrophe. Forces beyond their control toss them into a dangerous end game, where they are tempted by evil characters, betrayed by friends, pursued by an assassin from the future and haunted by a demon that cannot be killed. This Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Didymus Contingency contains freshly edited text with a new premium layout and author’s note detailing how the screenplay that nearly became a movie, became a novel instead. A unique and bold thriller. A fast-paced page-turner like no other. Not to be missied!" --James Rollins "Jeremy Robinson takes cultural effluvia and mines it for fantastic themes, mixing in action, humor and a hip dose of self-awareness." -- New Hampshire Magazine "Jeremy Robinson is the only writer since Hitchcock who's been able to blend suspense, sci-fi, paranormal, and the supernatural together seamlessly." -- Suspense Magazine "Robinson writes compelling thrillers, made all the more entertaining by the way he incorporates aspects of pop culture into the action." --Booklist "Robinson tells rich stories that move at a relentless pace while stopping just long enough to ask profound questions." -- Famous Monsters of Filmland "Robinson proceeds at a nonstop pace, with one cliffhanger after another." --Kirkus Reviews "Relentless pacing and numerous plot twists. Thriller fans will find these audaciously plotted novels from Robinson enormously satisfying." --Publisher's Weekly FROM THE EDITOR: I've known Jeremy for a decade now. I first found his work through the hardcover of PULSE (2009), which I loved. I quickly found Jeremy's other books and fired an e-mail off to him, asking if the earlier books would ever be out in hardcover, because I'm a hardcover guy. Even now, with several hundred books on my Kindle. Still prefer the hardcovers. Over time we corresponded a lot, and then I did some freelance editing for him, and eventually became his full-time editor. I revised the edits on THE DIDYMUS CONTINGENCY in 2011. I think Jeremy ended up adding maybe a chapter or two's worth of content during that edit, technically making it a 'revised edition.' But three years later, I saw that the tenth anniversary of the book was coming up, and I lobbied Jeremy hard to let me have another quick crack at the book, cleaning it up even further, and creating an 'Author's Preferred Edition'. We released it in hardcover--finally, for the first time. I should note for those of you who have NOT read the book and who might know nothing about it: It's a book about two guys who invent time travel, and they go back in time to view Jesus--and either prove or disprove the stories about him. Now, I'm not a staunch Christian. I was raised Episcopalian, but only half-heartedly. By the time I was ten, I was mostly done with church. By eighteen, I was interested in Asian religions and philosophies. By the time I met Jeremy, I was a fully non-practicing anything. But when I read this book, I loved it. I knew so little about the Bible that Jeremy had to tell me which scenes in it were straight out of that book. This story takes those tales and spins them out in an action-adventure narrative with a whole lot more going on behind the scenes, with time travel and assassins. My point? Even if you're not a Christian or well versed in biblical stories, you'll love this fast-paced action-adventure story, which is bursting with all the feelz. Now, when I edit a book, I read through it three times. Preparing for the 10th Anniversary Edition, I was going through it for the fifth or sixth time. I *still* enjoyed it. I was still thrilled. I still hoped certain things wouldn't happen, and then they did (like the last five times). I still got teary at times. So, don't let the religious subject matter put you off. This non-practicing secular guy read and loved every minute of the book--six times! And here's the thing that gets me the most: after reading Jeremy's idea of what to do if you invented Time Travel, I still, all these years later, can't think of a better first trip, than going back 2000 years or so to see whether the story of Jesus actually took place the way the Bible says it did. Kill Hitler? Wouldn't be my first trip through time. Go back and invest in Microsoft or Amazon? Yeah, eventually. Pre-warn my past self of things? Of course. But first? The very first trip? More than Buddha or Mohammed. More than any other historical figure. Yeah, I'd want to go see *that* guy. I'd want to see the tales as they happened. The walking on water? All of it. Now that the idea is in my head? I can't think of a single bett