* HUGO AWARD WINNER: BEST NOVELLA * NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARDS WINNER: 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.
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This Is How You Lose the Time War
By Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
* HUGO AWARD WINNER: BEST NOVELLA * NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARDS WINNER: 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.
Popular Reviews(21)
Reviewed by VerenaI’m still not entirely sure what I just read 😂😭 English isn’t my first language, and this book definitely challenged me. There were quite a few moments where I had absolutely noooooo idea what was going on. The time-travel aspect was very…confusing at times, and I’m sure I missed some of the deeper meanings. But the writing? 😱🥹 Absolutely beautiful. Poetic, strange and sometimes almost otherworldly. And the love story between Red and Blue was just so incredibly beautiful. I may not have understood everything, but I definitely felt it. And maybe feeling a story is enough.
Reviewed by yolacolai loved this book. beautifully written, interesting, wholesome and different than anything else I've read recently.
Reviewed by johk4rBeautiful piece of art, which after all was amazing to read. The language of love is perfection, and after all, love can be the end of war. <blockquote> I’ll be all the poets, I’ll kill them all and take each one’s place in turn, and every time love’s written in all the strands it will be to you. </blockquote>
Reviewed by Agostina.There goes my goal to not dnf books this year. This was <b>terrible</b>. Like BAD bad... Sci-fi mumbo jumbo mixed with some cringey, poetic letters... I think? I believe that's what the author was going for. In theory, the premise is interesting, I was really looking forward to reading this book after seeing many people love it... but the execution is awful. There's just not enough substance for me to feel invested. I think the worst part is that I visualize some futuristic setting, but then the letters are written in a way that feels dated. It's jarring, I hated every second of it.
Reviewed by zoejust so perfect. perfectly written and the story line ist just amazing. the letters are so beautiful and it's just such a beautiful story.