{"product_id":"book-1mmw","title":"Time Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eA billion timelines. One devastating secret. A trans-dimensional conspiracy that could shatter the multiverse forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the highly advanced Home Time Line, the Paratime Police maintain absolute dominion over a closely guarded secret: parallel realities exist, and they can be ruthlessly exploited. But when a routine investigation reveals the existence of the \"Wizard Traders\"-a brutal syndicate kidnapping humans from primitive alternate Earths and selling them into interdimensional slavery-Chief Assistant Verkan Vall is thrust into the most dangerous case of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside his brilliant wife Hadron Dalla and a squad of seasoned field agents, Vall must navigate treacherous timelines-from barbarian-invaded wastelands to sword-and-flintlock frontier worlds-to dismantle the syndicate. But the rot goes deeper than mere out-time slavers. A sinister political conspiracy is festering right on Home Time Line, and Vall's team is rapidly running out of time before the corruption destroys Paratime Civilization itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy you will love this:\u003c\/i\u003e Fans of golden-age Science Fiction will devour this high-stakes blend of hardboiled detective procedural and sweeping space opera. With intricate alternate history tropes, time travel espionage, and cinematic action, this pulp-era masterpiece delivers mind-bending world-building that pioneered the multiverse sci-fi genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Beam Piper was a celebrated mid-century American science fiction author renowned for his rigorous logical world-building and the highly influential \"Paratime\" series. His gripping approach to alternate histories cemented his legacy as one of the golden age's most enduring and imaginative visionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":66723434758448,"sku":"BD1mmw","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1mmw-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777936912","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1mmw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}