A time jumper in the age that hasn’t happened yet

When I first wrote Jake Parker, he wasn’t trying to be a hero. He was curious. A kid with a backpack, a talent for code, and a habit of pushing buttons he probably shouldn’t.

The first portal wasn’t about destiny. It was about discovery.

From surviving in prehistoric wilderness to navigating ancient empires and unraveling Renaissance secrets, Jake and Emma have spent the series stepping into moments history had already decided. They had to adapt. Think fast. Trust each other. And somehow make it home.

But something changes over time.

The jumps stop feeling like isolated adventures. The past stops feeling finished. And the question quietly shifts from “Can we survive this?” to “What did we change?”

That’s where Future Foe begins.

For the first time, Jake and Emma don’t land in a distant century. They land in a future that feels close. Possible. Unsettling. A world shaped by innovation, ambition—and choices that may trace back to them.

This book is less about escaping danger and more about facing consequence.

Jake has grown. Emma has grown. They’ve both learned that intelligence without restraint can become control, and that even small decisions can echo farther than you expect.

Writing this story felt different. More personal. Maybe because the idea at its center is one we all live with: the future isn’t something we arrive at. It’s something we build, often without realizing it.

A time jumper in the age that hasn’t happened yet.

That’s the leap this time.

And it might be their hardest one yet.

— A.D. Tenebris