{"product_id":"book-iyg5","title":"A Hitch in Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eThom Ra risks everything for a single chance at a better life. To earn the citizenship rank that will allow him to marry the woman he loves, he accepts a mission few travelers survive: journey into the deep past and uncover the truth behind the legendary War of Annihilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe past is supposed to be untouchable. Change even a small event and the traveler becomes stranded forever in a new branch of time. Yet when Ra arrives at the decisive moment of the war, the weapon before him does not match the records that survived into his era. What begins as careful observation quickly turns into chaos, and a split-second decision forces him to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Ra must decide whether to follow the rules drilled into every chronistic scholar or repair the damage he has already caused. Surrounded by suspicious soldiers and a weapon capable of wiping out a planet, he faces a terrible choice. If he refuses to interfere, history may collapse. If he helps them, he may doom everything that once gave his life meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederik Pohl's \"A Hitch in Time\" delivers a sharp and unforgettable time-travel paradox. The story combines high-stakes science fiction with the human cost of changing events that were never meant to be touched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederik Pohl (1919-2013) was one of the most influential figures in science fiction. As both writer and editor, he helped shape the genre for decades. Pohl edited the magazines \u003cem\u003eGalaxy Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIf\u003c\/em\u003e, winning multiple Hugo Awards for his editorial work. As an author he produced landmark novels such as \u003cem\u003eThe Space Merchants\u003c\/em\u003e (with C. M. Kornbluth), \u003cem\u003eGateway\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Heechee series. His shorter fiction appeared in magazines including \u003cem\u003eAstounding Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGalaxy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmazing Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, where stories like \"A Hitch in Time\" showcased his talent for combining speculative ideas with devastating twists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49451458199856,"sku":"BDiyg5","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/iyg5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773640995","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-iyg5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}