Dr. Sam Anderson wakes to a nightmare: the woman he loves has been murdered, and he and his daughter, Adeline, are the prime suspects. Facing ironclad evidence, Sam confesses to protect Adeline, knowing the grim consequence in this futuristic world: murderers are exiled 200 million years into the past, to the age of dinosaurs, using a machine he helped invent. While Sam accepts his fate, Adeline refuses to let her father disappear. Having already lost her mother, she embarks on an impossible quest to prove Sam's innocence and bring him back. Despite everyone telling her it's futile, Adeline's tenacity uncovers a labyrinth of secrets and lies. As she delves deeper into the mystery that exiled her father, she finds that everyone around her is hiding something, and the truth stretches across past, present, and future. Her relentless search for answers unearths a mind-bending revelation that will redefine everything she thought she knew, forcing her to confront a conspiracy far grander and more intricate than a simple murder.
Critical Reception
"Recipient of the 2023 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel, this "Crichtonesque" thriller is celebrated by critics and authors alike for its "twistiest time-tales," "gripping, clever, mind-bending" plot, and undeniable page-turner quality."