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3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years

Pages
38
Published
2025
Language
English

Synopsis

A time travel technician must step away from the controls and take action in a twisty short story where timing is everything, by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi. Time travel is real—and used for high-end tourism. Every moment of the past is open to visitors, and no matter what they do then, everything now waits for them, thanks to the sure hand of an experienced time travel technician. Come spend a day behind the controls of the time machine, and discover why, this day of all days, it’s time for this technician to make a change. Because sometimes, time travel is more than just an adventure. Sometimes, it’s a moral imperative.

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John ScalziScience Fiction · Fictionb. 1969

John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969, in Fairfield, California) is an American science fiction author best known for the Old Man's War series. His debut novel, Old Man's War (2005), was a Hugo Award finalist, and Redshirts (2012) won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel. He served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2010 to 2013 and has written the long-running blog Whatever since 1998.

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