{"product_id":"the-third-rule-of-time-travel-9780316572514","title":"The Third Rule of Time Travel","description":"\u003cb\u003eRule One: Travel can only occur 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this riveting science fiction novel 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 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316572514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2024 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2025 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philip Fracassi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45038273134773,"sku":"9780316572514","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0f6ef2db-b398-4287-b035-b2e7f84b5154.jpg?v=1737475432","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-third-rule-of-time-travel-9780316572514","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}