{"product_id":"the-third-rule-of-time-travel","title":"The Third Rule of Time Travel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philip Fracassi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Orbit, 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Rule One: You can only travel to a point within your lifetime.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Rule Two: You can only travel for ninety seconds.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Rule Three: You can only observe.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;The rules cannot be broken.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;In 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \"Tense, fast-moving, surprsing, and above all else, entertaining.\" - Owen King, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;New York Times \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;bestselling author\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \"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 \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Book of Accidents\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \"\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Fracassi weaves a tightly plotted story... a solid new entry into the time travel genre.\" -- Kirkus\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; As her reality constantly shifts, Beth must solve the puzzles of her past, even if it means forsaking her future.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\"Part Crichton, part Bradbury, and all Fracassi, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Third Rule of Time Travel\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; further demonstrates why Fracassi is one of the best writers working today, regardless of genre.\" - Tyler Jones, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Midas\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \"Probes the endurance of grief, the importance of memory and the ultimate malleability of reality and perception.\" -- The Wall Street Journal\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47085143261353,"sku":"PHBK-9780316572514","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/14945591-L.jpg?v=1778727331","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/the-third-rule-of-time-travel","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}