{"product_id":"time-trials-9781982193157","title":"Time Trials","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE EVENTS OF EARTH'S PAST MAY HOLD THE KEY TO EARTH'S FUTURE SALVATION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarty Cohen was a gifted linguist and student of ancient military strategy who stepped away from academic Egyptology and opened a woodworking shop. Away from the bitter politics and petty rivalries, he's happy to take care of his people, play the occasional war game, and try to make a good life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen mysterious visions begin to rob him of sleep. Soon after they start, he gets summoned back to Egypt: an off-the-grid dig funded by an eccentric financier has discovered texts that may be the earliest Egypt has produced, and they'll pay Marty silly amounts of cash just to fly out and take one little look. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarty turned his back on the academia game, but he's a small business owner who has to make payroll during a recession, and he can't say no to the money. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the texts open doors to more visions and to an astonishing journey: the ragtag team of archaeologists finds itself in protohistoric North Africa, a drying land dominated by monsters, where humanity is badly in need of champions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd behind the war against the monster overlords lies a greater struggle: Marty and his team have been chosen to be champions of all Earth and to run a gauntlet on humanity's behalf. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFailure will mean extinction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982193157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.00d","brand":"M. a. Rothman, D. J. Butler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397776605365,"sku":"9781982193157","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c26011cf-88f3-4c6b-bcae-d24e53d1107e.jpg?v=1702394252","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/time-trials-9781982193157","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}