
This Is How You Lose the Time War
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Narrated by:
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Cynthia Farrell
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Emily Woo Zeller
HUGO AWARD WINNER: BEST NOVELLA
WINNER OF THE NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARDS: BEST NOVELLA
“[An] exquisitely crafted tale...Part epistolary romance, part mind-blowing science fiction adventure, this dazzling story unfolds bit by bit, revealing layers of meaning as it plays with cause and effect, wildly imaginative technologies, and increasingly intricate wordplay...This short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
From award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone comes an enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future.
Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandment finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading.
Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, becomes something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future.
Except the discovery of their bond would mean the death of each of them. There’s still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win. That’s how war works, right?
Cowritten by two beloved and award-winning sci-fi writers, This Is How You Lose the Time War is an epic love story spanning time and space.
©2019 Amal El-Mohtar (P)2019 Simon & Schuster AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















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"Emily Woo Zeller and Cynthia Farrell's dual narrations emphasize the divergent personalities of two time-traveling protagonists.... Listen, then listen again to unravel this intricate story, beautifully narrated." (AudioFile Magazine)
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not much plot
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Amazing all around!
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This book does not have a way of slowly revealing the universe in which it takes place; there is no easy-to-follow world-building. Rather, the readers are immediately immersed into this universe full of time-travel and out-of-our-world technology, and in order to get an idea of what’s going on, we are forced to pick up context clues about the state of the universe scattered throughout the chapters. This is probably due to the fact that when the story begins for us readers, both of the protagonists already know their universe exceptionally well, and us readers are merely observers, allowed to observe at a certain point in time. Though I now understand that the way the universe is conveyed to us is intentional and beautifully realistic, I did not appreciate it at first. I initially found the story very hard to follow, but I stuck with it because the flirtation between the two protagonists is some of the best I’ve ever consumed. It is tasteful, exciting, and badass. And of course, I am very glad I stuck with the story. The espionage-skilled protagonists are of the utmost likability, including their voices, narrated here by Cynthia Farrell and Emily Woo Zeller. The plot is tangled and complicated, and yet, resolves perfectly, like a puzzle. A puzzle that leaves your thirsts for both an intellectually challenging story and a sapphically romantic story quenched.
Beautifully Tasteful Mindfuck of a Story
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The authors strike the right balance of pop culture references to make the futuristic setting feel relatable. This novella is absolutely worth your time, even if sapphic sci-fi isn't necessarily your bag.
poetic and lovely
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New and compelling twist on love though time
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Yes I saw the tweet… but they don’t miss
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pretentious and esoteric.
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Literary fiction with a sci-fi veneer
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Original & Well Written
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