Book description
Future Shock by Christopher G. Nuttall
Time travel stories rarely feel this urgent. Nuttall throws us into a desperate future where humanity's last survivors accidentally tumble backward through time. Not to some distant past. Not to some alternate timeline. But right into the middle of their own history's first contact war.
The brilliance lies in the collision. Ancient starships meeting futuristic technology. Soldiers who know how the war ends versus warriors fighting their first alien encounter. The time travelers carry more than weapons. They carry knowledge of ultimate defeat. Knowledge that could prevent everything. Or destroy what little hope remains.
What unfolds isn't just military science fiction. It's deeper. The future humans bring impossible technology but also impossible expectations. They've already lost everything once. The present humans still believe they can win. This tension creates something haunting. Watching two versions of humanity struggle to understand each other while facing extinction feels remarkably human.
The Killers remain terrifying because they represent pure annihilation. No communication. No negotiation. Just existence to be erased. Nuttall understands that the best alien threats are incomprehensible. They don't need motivation we can understand. They just are.
But the real shock isn't temporal displacement or alien invasion. It's watching human nature itself become the enemy. How quickly cooperation breaks down. How rapidly salvation becomes tyranny. The future survivors wanted to save humanity. Instead they might destroy what makes us human.
Nuttall writes like someone who understands that time travel isn't about plot mechanics. It's about identity. About what happens when you meet yourself coming the other way. The audiobook format works perfectly here. Voice actors can distinguish between the hardened future survivors and the hopeful present fighters. The medium enhances the disorientation.
This isn't optimistic space opera. It's something darker. Something closer to historical tragedy dressed in futuristic clothing. The time travelers discover that changing history means losing themselves. Every improvement erases someone's past. Every victory costs someone's future.
Compelling doesn't begin to cover it. Nuttall has created something genuinely unsettling about progress itself.
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Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
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Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience