The Door into Summer

Dan Davis is a talented engineer and inventor in 1970 who loses everything when his business partner and his fiancée betray him. They steal his robotic patents and force him into "long sleep," a form of suspended animation, against his will. Dan wakes up thirty years later in the year 2000, penniless and displaced in a technologically advanced future. To reclaim his life and protect those he cares about, he utilizes a secret time travel device to return to the past, aiming to rewrite his history and secure his stolen inventions.

This novel serves readers who enjoy hard science fiction focused on engineering and logical problem-solving. It appeals to those interested in the mechanics of time paradoxes and the cultural shifts between mid-century America and the turn of the millennium. The reader gains a perspective on resilience through the protagonist's refusal to accept defeat. The story emphasizes that technical skill and foresight can overcome personal betrayal, ultimately providing a blueprint for taking control of one's own future through ingenuity and persistence.