Paradox Bound: A Novel

Author: Clines, Peter

Number Of Pages: 384

Details:

Nothing ever changes in Sanders. The town’s still got a video store, for god’s sake.   So why doesn’t Eli Teague want to leave?   Not that he’d ever admit it, but maybe he’s been waiting—waiting for the traveler to come back. The one who’s roared into his life twice before, pausing just long enough to drop tantalizing clues before disappearing in a cloud of gunfire and a squeal of tires. The one who’s a walking anachronism, with her tricorne hat, flintlock rifle, and steampunked Model-A Ford.   The one who’s being pursued by…something.   So when the mysterious traveler finally reappears, Eli’s determined that this time, he’s going to get some answers. But his hunt soon yields far more than he bargained for, plunging him headlong into a dizzying world full of competing factions and figures straight out of legend.   To make sense of the mystery at its heart, he must embark on a breakneck chase across the country and through two centuries of history­—with nothing less than America’s past, present, and future at stake.

Reviews:

“A timey-wimey, full-barrel adventure novel that also teaches a non-ironic lesson in American civics . . . [featuring] an epithet-wielding, pistol-packing heroine that will capture hearts.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Lively, likeable, and wonderfully amusing.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A fun, almost sweet sci-fi thriller...[our heroes] visit different periods of American history and continue to narrowly escape danger, all while exchanging sassy comebacks. For fans of Ernest Cline.” —Booklist 

“Always entertaining. . . . the action is swift and the faceless agents suitably chilling.” —Library Journal

“One cool novel. It has time travel and murders and faceless villains (I mean that literally) and I have a crush on the heroine. If the Tardis were a Model A Ford, this might be  Doctor Who meets  National Treasure.” —F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of the Repairman Jack series

“A fast and resonant time-travel thriller and tour of America, bursting with fun ideas.” —Django Wexler, author of the Shadow Campaigns novels  

“So good you'll want to invent time travel and send a copy back to yourself, just so you can read it again for the first time. A tour de force.” —Jason M. Hough, New York Times bestselling author of The Darwin Elevator

About the Author:

PETER CLINES has published several pieces of short fiction and countless articles on the film and television industries. He is the author of The Fold and the acclaimed Ex-Heroes series. He lives in Southern California. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected copy proof*** Copyright © 2017 Peter Clines Eli Teague was eight and a half years old the first time he met Harry Pritchard. That morning, Eli’s mom had tossed him out the door with a bag lunch and told him to find something interesting to do. It was summer, and she didn’t want him inside watching cartoons or reading comics. She insisted a young boy needed fresh air and exercise. Eli insisted what he really needed was to know how Voltron was going to form and beat the Robeast when one of the five lion keys was missing, but he was told in no uncertain terms that he did not. He was upset in principle more than in fact. They didn’t have cable, and there was only so much picture the television’s rabbit ears could coax out of the air from the distant Boston stations. The bag lunch was a dry granola bar, a peanut butter sandwich on wheat bread with the crusts still on it, a green apple, and a thermos filled with cold water. No jelly, because it had too much sugar. No Ho-Hos, because they were nothing but sugar. Not even a juice box. Eli’s mom had been on a health kick for a few months now, and he’d been forced to spend part of his hard-earned allowance on Pepsi and snack cakes down at Jackson’s. It cut into his comic-book budget, but his mom hadn...

EAN: 9780553418330

Release Date: 26-09-2017

Languages: English

Item Note: Readable book with typical wear and small creases. Part of cover is torn. Has a remainder mark. Hardcover Used - Good 2017

Item Condition: UsedGood

Binding: Hardcover