Book description
Picture this: the hum of a machine that doesn't hum, the quiet crackle of a life observed, not lived. That's the haunting, intimate pulse of Philip Fracassi's The Third Rule of Time Travel, perfectly rendered in audiobook form. You don't just hear Beth Darlow's story-you feel the weight of her grief, the cold dread of a CEO's threat, and the terrifying fragility of time itself, all through the subtle, masterful cadence of the narrator's voice.
Beth, a scientist shattered by her husband Colson's death, has built a machine to relive her own past-only to observe, never to touch. The rules are etched in stone: travel only to your lifetime, only for ninety seconds, only to watch. But Fracassi twists the knife: watching isn't passive. Each glimpse into her life-her daughter Isabella's laughter, the moment Colson's car skidded-leaves a ghostly ripple in her present. You hear the shift in the narrator's tone as Beth first notices the distortion: a whisper of unease, then a sharp intake of breath as her reality warps, like sand shifting underfoot.
The audiobook's genius lies in its sensory whispers. You hear the tick of the machine counting down those ninety seconds, the hollow echo of Beth's empty kitchen as she grapples with loss, the razor-edged confidence of the CEO demanding results. When Beth's timeline fractures, the audio pulls you into the disorientation-voices overlapping, sounds distorting, the world tilting like a ship in a storm. It's not just a story about time travel; it's the sound of a heart breaking and rebuilding, second by second.
Fracassi avoids grand sci-fi tropes, grounding the wonder in Beth's raw humanity. You feel her exhaustion in the sigh of the narrator as she pushes through grief, the frantic urgency when she realizes her observations are rewriting her future. The ending? It's not a bang, but a quiet, devastating click-like a door closing on a life she might never live. You'll sit in silence after the final word, the echo of those ninety seconds lingering in your bones, wondering: what would you relive, and what would you risk to change it? This isn't just a book you read-it's a whisper in your ear, a secret you'll carry long after the story ends.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
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
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
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.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
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