{"product_id":"the-third-rule-of-time-travel-9780316572514","title":"The Third Rule of Time Travel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRule One: You can only travel to a point within your lifetime.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRule Two: You can only travel for ninety seconds.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRule Three: You can only observe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rules cannot be broken.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this electrifying science fiction thriller from acclaimed author Philip Fracassi, a scientist has unlocked the mysteries of time travel. This is not the story you think you know. And the rules are only the beginning. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Tense, fast-moving, surprsing, and above all else, entertaining.\" - Owen King, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A clever premise digs its heels into a sci-fi thriller that breaks into a fast gallop from the first page - exciting, haunting, compelling stuff.\" - Chuck Wendig, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Accidents\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eFracassi weaves a tightly plotted story... a solid new entry into the time travel genre.\" -- Kirkus\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scientist Beth Darlow has discovered the unimaginable. She's built a machine that allows human consciousness to travel through time--to any point in the traveler's lifetime--and relive moments of their life. An impossible breakthrough, but it's not perfect: the traveler has no way to interact with the past. They can only observe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After Beth's husband, Colson, the co-creator of the machine, dies in a tragic car accident, Beth is left to raise Isabella--their only daughter--and continue the work they started. Mired in grief and threatened by her ruthless CEO, Beth pushes herself to the limit to prove the value of her technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then the impossible happens. Simply viewing personal history should not alter the present, but with each new observation she makes, her own timeline begins to warp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As her reality constantly shifts, Beth must solve the puzzles of her past, even if it means forsaking her future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part Crichton, part Bradbury, and all Fracassi, \u003ci\u003eThe Third Rule of Time Travel\u003c\/i\u003e further demonstrates why Fracassi is one of the best writers working today, regardless of genre.\" - Tyler Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eMidas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Probes the endurance of grief, the importance of memory and the ultimate malleability of reality and perception.\" -- The Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10912866\"\u003ePhilip Fracassi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316572514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316572519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028080\"\u003eTime Travel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC036000\"\u003eThrillers | Technological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028000\"\u003eScience Fiction | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Fracassi is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of the story collections \u003ci\u003eBehold the Void\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeneath a Pale Sky.\u003c\/i\u003e His novels include \u003ci\u003eA Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBoys in the Valley.\u003c\/i\u003e His stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, \u003ci\u003eNightmare Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterzone, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Static\u003c\/i\u003e. Philip lives in Los Angeles and is represented by Copps Literary Services.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48876114247917,"sku":"9780316572514","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_3bda1425-b342-4f9f-b502-ca97b6b981b1.jpg?v=1760538559","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-third-rule-of-time-travel-9780316572514","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}