With a madman in control of the timeline, one wrong move could be the last for time travelers intent on stopping him in this mind-bending novel by the best-selling author of the CHRONOS series.

CHRONOS historians Madi, Tyson, and Katherine and their cohorts are on the enemy’s trail, fixing the mess that sociopath Saul Rand has made of history - and of the Temporal Dilemma rules. Another time shift is on the horizon, and this time, it’s one that reflects Saul’s twisted vision.

When the shift hits, it plunges the United States into a modern dark age where superstition trumps science and 17th-century witch hunts are no longer a thing of the past. But Saul has added a new hurdle to this insane reality: he’s hunting the Sisters of Prudence.

Clones of Katherine’s daughter, the Sisters are pawns to be sacrificed on Saul’s time chessboard - unless the team can track him down at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and erase him first. Saul is calling the shots, so he’s ahead of them every step of the way. With the clock ticking, this could be the endgame for CHRONOS and, if they fail, for reality itself.

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Listening Length	17 hours
Author	Rysa Walker
Narrator	Eric G. Dove, Kate Rudd
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Audible.com Release Date	November 16, 2021
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09BDH6VG5
Best Sellers Rank	#21,352 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #44 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #75 in Time Travel Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #273 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books)

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Karen

Great conclusion but sad that the Chronos series is coming to an end.

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021

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I’ve been a fan of the Chronos series since the first book Timebound was released in 2012. It is hard to believe that it has been almost 10 years and that the series is coming to an end. While the Chronos Origins trilogy stands on its own, I highly recommend starting with the Chronos Files series for a full understanding of what the crew in the Chronos Origins series are trying to fix. The characters in these books are well written and after awhile start feeling like family. The time travel concepts and time lines can sometimes make your head spin so be prepared to think a bit while traveling through our history, as well as a few alternate history, and future time lines.

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Sherie

Omg what a ride!

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021

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I couldn't read fast enough. Then, I read too fast and now I can't believe it's over. If you have never read any of the Chronos series, I can't explain it. All I can say is read all of Rysa's books. They are truly amazing.

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Jennifer L Mahoney

Great

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2021

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I love reading her chronos series books. They are a good read, and the time travel is cool. I'm curious how the timelines travel will work

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Joy Walsh

Fun exciting conclusion to the series

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2021

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Loved this series! Rysa did not drop the ball on the conclusion. Fun exciting read! I could not put the book down once I started it.

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Chris Fried @ The Indie Athenaeum

As Saul manipulates history, Madi & her team must stop him for good in this enthralling finale!

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021

Following up directly from the finale of “Red, White, and the Blues”, book two in the CHRONOS Origins trilogy, Madi, Tyson, Katherine, Clio and the rest of their crew work to pick up the pieces. Saul’s game of Temporal Dilemma continues, and the team must work to figure out the changes to the timeline. Saul’s self-serving changes are more than just a game to him, as his objectives are coming into focus.

As Saul attempts to make the Cyrist religion more entrenched in history, it’s increasingly more dominant in the development of the United States. Science is replaced with fearmongering and perpetuating false beliefs. World history is impacted in significant ways and the history of the CHRONOS organization is also thrown into disarray.

With these changes to the timeline, the consequences become even direr. Not just for history, but also personally for the team. The Sisters of Prudence, a part of Madi’s past, are an organization slowly becoming more important. However, Saul is also hunting them down, for reasons only known to him.

With the fate of the timeline in their hands, Madi and her team must stop Saul from enacting his endgame before it’s too late. From history to their own pasts and the fate of CHRONOS, can they handle the multiple challenges they face before the timeline is irrevocably broken once and for all?

As the third and final book in a trilogy, there are many things this novel needed to accomplish. First, Saul and his mad plan to rewrite the historical timeline needed to be resolved. While I initially found them playing a new round of the Temporal Dilemma game to be like the latter part of book two, it also went off in a very surprising direction and defied whatever expectations I may have had. And it did so in such a clever way that I became even more captivated with the story than before, which can be a difficult thing to pull off in the final book of a trilogy.

Second, a sub-plot lurking in the background of the first two books regarding Madi’s maternal grandmother Thea comes to the forefront here. Her connection to the Sisters of Prudence and their ultimate role in this novel is woven carefully and perfectly into the novel, having a tremendous influence on the resolution of this trilogy.

Third, the origins of CHRONOS and how Madi’s team worked on the development of time travel, which in turn led to the events of the entire CHRONOS saga, brings it full circle in some innovative and imaginative ways. Given that this trilogy takes place in 2136 and CHRONOS was created many years afterward because of these events, it’s enough to cause a time travel headache. It all makes perfect sense in a time travel story like this. Just go with it and be delighted with how it all works. 😉

Finally, all these different story threads are interwoven to form a complex tapestry, the most complicated story the author has crafted yet. There are lots of moving parts, different characters, and even different versions of different characters. The time travel is even faster than before, the changes are more wide-reaching and there seems to be much more time travel in this trilogy than in previous stories.

Plenty of smaller scenes end up adding to larger threads within the novel and proving to be of vital importance, as well. Each revision of history brings new and more dangerous surprises into the story, sometimes working in our team's favor and sometimes, not so much. This novel ingeniously leveled up the cleverness of the plot and the shrewdness of its characters and uses time travel in some wild new ways not previously seen in these stories before.

There are multiple points in history explored in depth here, analyzed from a cultural standpoint and its relevance to their mission. From Charles Manson, his cult, the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, to the witch trials, how it connects to the Sisters of Prudence, and more. All of it relates to these specific pivot points and the mature themes presented here.

It continues to expound upon some disturbing areas, such as how racism amplified the differences between the haves and the have-nots. Demographically, one race looked down upon the other based upon privilege. This is personified by the increasingly unhinged Saul and his ilk over the course of this trilogy.

This is also seen in the development of women’s rights and how Madi and Katherine maneuver their way through many different eras while grappling with these issues. This is most evident with them dealing with the viewing of many women as witches and how their gender gets in the way of their various missions due to these prevailing opinions of the time period. However, Madi and Katherine prove to be more than capable of navigating their way through all this to try to accomplish their goals.

The CHRONOS gene, how gene editing is done in the future to gain an advantage in society and the privileged people it gets offered to is an ongoing theme of this trilogy as well. The idea plays out throughout these novels and especially plays fundamental importance in the motivations of one crucial character here. It masterfully incorporates this idea deeply into the personality of this character and it’s a revelation to behold. It also thoughtfully examines the idea between different characters in 2136 and its impact on the plot cannot be overstated.

Each character has additional layers to them because of these larger themes, how they respond to them and how it showcases their motivations and complicated aspects of their personalities. It adds an even more personal feel to the stories while also raising the stakes and increasing the momentum of the story, making it feel that much deeper. This bold storytelling with wide-reaching implications continues to be one of the many things I enjoy about the author's writing.

As our favorite characters struggle through multiple obstacles as they proactively try to stay one step ahead of Saul and his devious machinations. Madi really comes into her own as a time traveler and her romance with Jack goes deeper as well. Tyson and Clio also have pivotal roles to play in this narrative.
But it’s Katherine’s story that really experiences the most changes here. From her first appearance in Timebound: Book One in The CHRONOS Files trilogy, to now, her transformation and characterization have been the most amazing over the course of six novels. By the time you get to the end of this novel, you will see why.

Speaking of the CHRONOS Files trilogy, there’s plenty of connections to those stories as well. Kate and Trey get mentioned, Kiernan’s family gets more to do here. Simon, through Clio’s recollections, gets mentioned. Even Tate Poulsen gets in on the action here!

The novel really maximizes the action, raised the stakes, and increased the momentum of the story, making it feel that much deeper. This is large-scale storytelling with wide-reaching implications that continues to be one of the many things I enjoy about this author’s writing. Given that I have read all the previous CHRONOS stories, that is quite an achievement.

This novel is a compelling read with plenty of intrigue, suspense, and mystery as to what Saul’s ultimate goals are here with his timeline changes. The ongoing threats to their lives are perilous and not all our characters survive to the end of this trilogy.

The ending to this novel and to the entire CHRONOS Origins trilogy was very satisfying. The ending closes the book on all the events in this trilogy and ties up all the loose ends, while also leaving room for future CHRONOS stories. Unpredictably, it might not end in the way you might think, though. This is the author's most ambitious book yet and it demonstrates her at the height of her storytelling skills to date. Pack your suitcase and travel through time, it’s quite an adventurous trip.

Please note I received an advance copy of this ebook through NetGalley.

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Justine

A Satisfying Conclusion to the Chronos Origins Trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021

Rysa does it again! Only in a time travel series, can you have a book that is both a prequel and a sequel simultaneously, while focusing on the same core characters in a story that spans just a few waking days while also spanning centuries. It's almost impossible to discuss what transpires in this third volume without giving away any key plot points, but it was masterfully written and delightfully mind-bending. I have loved the Chronos universe since the first book, and this one was no exception.

Finishing this book was bittersweet, as it always is to finish the last book in one of Rysa's series. I love knowing what happened, but am always left yearning for more time with the captivating characters. I sensed some foreshadowing of future stories in the final pages and I certainly hope they come to be.

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Steve Buck

A phenomenal conclusion

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021

In Bell, Book, and Key, Rysa Walker has pulled out all of the stops in this- literally- race against time to try to restore what Saul Rand has set asunder.
Rysa Walker wraps up her CHRONOS Origins series with this spell-binding story in which anyone can be sacrificed for Saul’s perverted plans with strict guidelines imposed upon the opposing team (the good guys) as to how they can countermove.
With some shocking twists and unexpected help from late arriving allies, elaborate and desperate plans are made to undo the damage inflicted on this timeline that they find themselves in. Will they succeed, and at what cost?
No spoilers here. Get this book to find out the thrilling conclusion to this series.
Bell, Book, and Key will hold a highly prized place in my library.

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