This Is How You Lose the Time War

by El-Mohtar, Amal
ISBN: 9781534430990
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" 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.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: El-Mohtar, Amal
  • ISBN: 9781534430990
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 224
  • Publication Year: 2020

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  • Lovers in a Dangerous Time (or Two, or Three, or...)

    Vivian F. - 4 years 1 month ago

    Imagine a venn diagram of these tropes: enemies-to-rivals-to-lovers and time travel. If you think you fall in the dead center of this diagram, I could not recommend this book to you enough. Authors El-Mohtar and Gladstone weave an intricate romance between two agents on opposite sides of a war that transcends time itself through the letters they leave behind for each other. The love between these two women is frighteningly intimate, hopeful and doomed all at once. This Is How You Lose the Time War is a novella that sets itself apart from the science fiction genre with lyrical exposition and strong, engaging protagonists. A must read!

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  • Beautiful blend of scifi and romance

    Suzanne S. - 5 years 10 months ago

    I originally listened to this in audiobook format from the library and loved it so much that I immediately went to the nearest HPB to get the hardcover so I could read it over and over and lend it out to friends. It's such a beautiful blend of science fiction and queer romance. Despite the fantastical setting, the journey this book takes you on with these two characters feels utterly real. As much as I love scifi and time travel and the way that was presented here, it was the characters and how they were written so beautifully that made me fall in love with this book. I think what struck me most was that it was anything but a typical romance. Their relationship was never about physical actions but rather emotions and words, which I think made their connection that much stronger. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who enjoys either science fiction or romance. #SummerReading