The One Second Per Second sci fi duology tells of a universe in which the laws of physics are broken and time travel is easier to achieve than to avoid. Some think that the continual rewriting of history is an inalienable right bestowed on them by the new world order, while others think it nihilistic insanity. Joad Bevan works for the Time Management Agency, an organization charged with the near-hopeless task of ensuring that the world sticks to the sacred rule of One Second Per Second, and that history unfolds according to plan. But he quickly discovers that there is no plan until he makes one.
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The greatest scientific challenge of our age wasn’t to enable time travel, it was to prevent it. The laws of physics had turned out to be idiotic, erecting no barriers to hopping time. In fact, they make it hard to avoid. I’m in the business of preserving the timeline—making sure the world sticks to the sacred rule of One Second Per Second, and that history unfolds according to plan. The problem is, there is no plan until I make it.
"I thoroughly enjoyed it—a terrific Time romp that takes a hefty mallet to the Butterfly Theory and leaves it splattered in the road. Really good read."
— Rob Grant, creator of the Red Dwarf television series
"Unwin seems to have had quite a lot of fun engineering the plot’s Mobius strip twists and turns .... [The hero’s] refreshing attitude helps wind the mainspring of an SF subgenre that’s grown a bit lax from overuse.... If Michael Crichton’s 1999 novel Timeline had starred as astringent a lead character as Joad, maybe its 2003 movie adaptation would have been better.... Original touches and a misanthropic protagonist keep this clever time-travel tale ticking along nicely."
In this sequel to One Second Per Second, the saga continues of a broken universe where time travel is easier to achieve than to avoid. Now, the battle lines are drawn. To some, the continual rewriting of history is nihilistic insanity. To others, travel in all four dimensions—including time—is an inalienable right bestowed on humankind by the new natural order. Forces are amassing on either side of the conflict as the collapse of time itself is imminent. Surprisingly, not everyone is allowing this to bother them.
“Complicated cause-and-effect shenanigans put a fresh spring in the step of time-travel SF. ... Unwin’s Vonnegut-type sense of humor about the essential absurdity of the situation yields some murky intrigues, double crosses, traps, and betrayals leapfrogging across the ages.”
What Amazon readers are saying about
One Second Per Second:
"... skillful layering of plot and character development and emotional connection while keeping things tight."
★★★★★
"Very unexpected story. It has a smooth flow and the characters are spot on."
★★★★★
"It’s one of my new favorites in the [time travel] genre, destined for several re-reads."
★★★★★
"... not only was the writing solid but the characters were great ... original plot, great romance and great ending."
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Interview with S. D. Unwin
Talking about One Second Per Second with Rebecca of NewInBooks
More Amazon Reviews:
★★★★★ "Kept me up at night reading way too long."
★★★★★ "... unravels some conventional ideas about time and history."
★★★★★ "A really interesting take on time travel that hasn’t been done before."
★★★★★ "... one hell of a good story. I could not put it down once I started."
★★★★★ "If books still had pages, this would be a page turner."
★★★★★ "... a ripping read."