Three Days to Never by Tim Powers is a whip-smart scientific thriller cum fantasy novel that posits: what happened to Albert Enistein's scientific discoveries that haven't been unveiled? The answer lies in a old Charlie Chaplin movie, the Mossad, and an ancient European faction that will go to any lengths to keep past sins secret.
A young tween and her college professor father must quickly unveil the mystery of a potential weapon more deadly than an atomic bomb or our world--past, present, and future will be destroyed.
In this edition that includes additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading. and more, Tim Powers offers readers a suspenseful, intricate plot with an captivating narrative that includes not only lessons in history and science, but on human nature, too.
Industry Reviews
"A wild and wooly romp-fun."--Library Journal "[A] breathtaking achievement, the complexity of which a review can only begin to capture...[A] powerful work."--Locus "Quirky, humorous and packed with suspense, THREE DAYS TO NEVER is a head-spinning thriller."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Machiavellian . . . [A]n astonishingly sophisticated and engrossing narrative."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Top-notch ...[T]he ingenious plot...manages to be intricate without becoming convoluted, to its highly satisfying conclusion."--Publishers Weekly "Grade: A . . . Combining historical fact, science-fiction and thriller pacing, THREE DAYS TO NEVER is worth the wait."--Rocky Mountain News "[An] intense, downhill-race of a story . . . the summer sleeper hit of 2006."--Denver Post "Moves at a frantic clip...[the] very outlandishness [of Powers's metaphysics] makes the story all the more compelling."--Booklist "Brio, bravado and a salutary measure of lunacy . . . A postmodern work par excellence."--Washington Post Book World "[THREE DAYS TO NEVER] contains so many genuine pleasures...plenty of action, humor and unexpectedly touching human drama."--San Francisco Chronicle Quirky, humorous and packed with suspense, THREE DAYS TO NEVER is a head-spinning thriller. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch" A wild and wooly romp-fun. --Library Journal" Machiavellian . . . [A]n astonishingly sophisticated and engrossing narrative. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" Top-notch ...[T]he ingenious plot...manages to be intricate without becoming convoluted, to its highly satisfying conclusion. --Publishers Weekly" [A] breathtaking achievement, the complexity of which a review can only begin to capture...[A] powerful work. --Locus" Moves at a frantic clip...[the] very outlandishness [of Powers s metaphysics] makes the story all the more compelling. --Booklist" [An] intense, downhill-race of a story . . . the summer sleeper hit of 2006. --Denver Post" Grade: A . . . Combining historical fact, science-fiction and thriller pacing, THREE DAYS TO NEVER is worth the wait. --Rocky Mountain News" Brio, bravado and a salutary measure of lunacy . . . A postmodern work par excellence. --Washington Post Book World" [THREE DAYS TO NEVER] contains so many genuine pleasures...plenty of action, humor and unexpectedly touching human drama. --San Francisco Chronicle"
