Puppets of Time
David Neyland
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
[Unabridged version - traces of sexual innuendo and content may not be appropriate for all readers.]
"We shall not cease from exploration..." - T.S. Eliot
When billionaire CEO Claire Elsworth's husband...
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. [Unabridged version - traces of sexual innuendo and content may not be appropriate for all readers.] "We shall not cease from exploration..." - T.S. Eliot When billionaire CEO Claire Elsworth's husband and daughter vanish during what should have been a routine space jump to Disney World, she's told there's nothing that can be done. Emergency Exit protocols were signed. No guarantees in interstellar travel. Case closed. But Claire isn't buying it. Aided by a brilliant but disheveled young physicist whose own secrets run deeper than she suspects, Claire launches a desperate investigation into her family's disappearance. What she uncovers will challenge everything she knows about space, time, and her own legacy as head of humanity's most powerful communications empire. In the tradition of hard science fiction with dozens of character threads and wordy descriptions, this sweeping time travel novel is digestible by fans of Isaac Asimov’s "Foundation," Frank Herbert’s "Dune," Blake Crouch's "Recursion," and Michael Crichton’s scientific thrillers. From the pristine towers of future Seattle to the prehistoric banks of the Columbia River, "Puppets of Time" weaves together many seemingly unrelated storylines with painstaking detail in a complex tapestry across thousands of years, interleaved with corporate intrigue, cutting-edge physics, and an archaeological mystery: a mind-bending exploration of causality and free will. When the strings of past and future become tangled throughout space and time, who really controls humanity's destiny? If you were asked to sacrifice everything to be with the ones you love, would you be your own puppet master? Duration - 12h 48m. Author - David Neyland. Narrator - Digital Voice Samara X E. Published Date - Thursday, 15 January 2026. Copyright - © 2024 David Neyland ©.
Language:
English
Introduction
Duration:00:00:12
Copyright
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Dedication
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Prologue
Duration:00:07:12
Chapter One - Calls
Duration:00:18:24
Chapter Two - Jumping
Duration:00:13:26
Chapter Three - E-Ticket
Duration:00:23:07
Chapter Four - Firestorm
Duration:00:14:15
Chapter Five - Escape
Duration:00:17:10
Chapter Six - Expectations
Duration:00:11:19
Chapter Seven - Shuttles
Duration:00:14:24
Chapter Eight - Faces
Duration:00:13:05
Chapter Nine - Small World
Duration:00:25:44
Chapter Ten - Beaches
Duration:00:13:13
Chapter Eleven - Bubbles
Duration:00:14:31
Chapter Twelve - Apropos
Duration:00:13:33
Chapter Thirteen - Meshes
Duration:00:14:36
Chapter Fourteen - Check Again
Duration:00:03:39
Chapter Fifteen - Helium
Duration:00:15:57
Chapter Sixteen - Manifests
Duration:00:08:37
Chapter Seventeen - Recruits
Duration:00:11:49
Chapter Eighteen - Propagate
Duration:00:12:55
Chapter Nineteen - Decelerate
Duration:00:11:48
Chapter Twenty - Datasets
Duration:00:14:07
Chapter Twenty-One - Ownership
Duration:00:13:15
Chapter Twenty-Two - Grilled
Duration:00:11:58
Chapter Twenty-Three - Tumbling
Duration:00:12:51
Chapter Twenty-Four - Physics
Duration:00:12:49
Chapter Twenty-Five - Ops
Duration:00:13:18
Chapter Twenty-Six - Suites
Duration:00:12:02
Chapter Twenty-Seven - Single Malt
Duration:00:20:21
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Clauses
Duration:00:07:21
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Daydreams
Duration:00:12:34
Chapter Thirty - Speaking Volumes
Duration:00:12:53
Chapter Thirty-One - Correlations
Duration:00:14:04
Chapter Thirty-Two - Replay
Duration:00:12:42
Chapter Thirty-Three - Convenience
Duration:00:12:41
Chapter Thirty-Four - Everything
Duration:00:18:50
Chapter Thirty-Five - Debacle
Duration:00:13:35
Chapter Thirty-Six - Legacy
Duration:00:16:41
Chapter Thirty-Seven - Listening
Duration:00:13:46
Chapter Thirty-Eight - No Good
Duration:00:07:30
Chapter Thirty-Nine - Lineages
Duration:00:17:37
Chapter Forty - Masters of Science
Duration:00:13:09
Chapter Forty-One - Daisy Dukes
Duration:00:17:14
Chapter Forty-Two - Immediate
Duration:00:04:21
Chapter Forty-Three - Bonkers
Duration:00:14:14
Chapter Forty-Four - No Signal
Duration:00:04:28
Chapter Forty-Five - Sushi
Duration:00:13:26
Chapter Forty-Six - Cliffs
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter Forty-Seven - Counterpoint
Duration:00:11:54
Chapter Forty-Eight - Delirium
Duration:00:12:30
Chapter Forty-Nine - Impenetrable
Duration:00:16:49
Chapter Fifty - Spooked
Duration:00:05:11
Chapter Fifty-One - Apnea
Duration:00:07:40
Chapter Fifty-Two - Kisses
Duration:00:09:27
Chapter Fifty-Three - Hellbent
Duration:00:16:08
Chapter Fifty-Four - Puppets
Duration:00:17:40
Chapter Fifty-Five - Blood
Duration:00:16:19
Chapter Fifty-Six - Muck
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter Fifty-Seven - Mobius
Duration:00:12:10
Afterward
Duration:00:05:54
Author's Comments, Acknowledgements, and References
Duration:00:02:56
The End
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