The title of this book is literal and intended for two different but complementary meanings: first because “time” is a treasure chest that may open only when we appreciate its “real nature” , and then we shall discover that our normal time is actually imaginary, and that its real part is nothing but the “space” itself, which acts like the wave-front that is the “chest” of the outward time. Therefore, scientifically speaking, the Chest of Time is the physical vacuum, or empty space, that is the “aether” , or the “quintessence” , that contains huge amount of energy, which we usually call “dark” because we don’t have access to it under our current theories!

And the weird italics and bold are in the original.

This anthology of short stories written by Ray Pairan is dystopian, raw, and full of passionate humanity. Environmental destruction and unrestrained corporatism that leads to a world of pain and suffering are offset with lusty tales that excite both physically and intellectually. Take the journey into the totally unexpected – a travel into a not to distant future that each of us may already recognize.

But not preachy at all, I bet.