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TimeLess
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Expected 16 Mar 27“The magical spy thriller you’ve been waiting for.” —Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author
The gripping first adult fantasy novel from A.F. Steadman, author of the award-winning and internationally bestselling Skandar series.
At twenty-one, Artemis has just graduated top of her Cambridge class of assassins, the most respected discipline in the Faculty’s army. As a timeless soldier, she will travel in and out of linear time, protecting the fragile future with her lethal hands. Along with her crew—a navigator, an armorer, a historian and a medic—she will do whatever it takes to stop the destruction of history by dangerous Guild members.
Although Artemis might look like she’s got everything she ever wanted, growing up in Cambridge hasn’t been easy. Assassins must be ruthless to survive; she’s made enemies, discarded a fair few lovers, and has a secret that could lose her everything she’s worked for. And things don’t get any simpler once she and her crew start to travel.
For Artemis is going to meet a time vandal who has been waiting for her. And despite knowing this man is devastation distilled—that he is the essence of the very war she is fighting—she is going to break all the rules and let him live. As he follows her through time and space, Art is going to become obsessed with two Why is he so determined to be everywhere she is? And why can’t she bring herself to kill him?
“Deftly crafted and impossible to predict, TimeLess will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page, and still leave you yearning for more” (Catherine Doyle, author of The Dagger & the Flame).
The gripping first adult fantasy novel from A.F. Steadman, author of the award-winning and internationally bestselling Skandar series.
At twenty-one, Artemis has just graduated top of her Cambridge class of assassins, the most respected discipline in the Faculty’s army. As a timeless soldier, she will travel in and out of linear time, protecting the fragile future with her lethal hands. Along with her crew—a navigator, an armorer, a historian and a medic—she will do whatever it takes to stop the destruction of history by dangerous Guild members.
Although Artemis might look like she’s got everything she ever wanted, growing up in Cambridge hasn’t been easy. Assassins must be ruthless to survive; she’s made enemies, discarded a fair few lovers, and has a secret that could lose her everything she’s worked for. And things don’t get any simpler once she and her crew start to travel.
For Artemis is going to meet a time vandal who has been waiting for her. And despite knowing this man is devastation distilled—that he is the essence of the very war she is fighting—she is going to break all the rules and let him live. As he follows her through time and space, Art is going to become obsessed with two Why is he so determined to be everywhere she is? And why can’t she bring herself to kill him?
“Deftly crafted and impossible to predict, TimeLess will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page, and still leave you yearning for more” (Catherine Doyle, author of The Dagger & the Flame).
448 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication March 16, 2027
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Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I’m so obsessed with this I’m angry it’s taken this long to get an adult debut from this author!! Like ok I guess I’m going to go read the entire Skandar series while I wait for book 2 of this.
And yes, it is queer!!
And yes, it is queer!!
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April 22, 2024This sounds amazing but I am little worried about pacing, world-building, time-travel, plot, and romance--all in the frame of 368 pages. It's seems like a daunting work but I have hope the author can do it and am very excited for the release.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I received this in an early campaign from Solstice, so this is a genuine (if very early) review.
I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. There was a surprise/reveal/twist in every chapter and it made the pacing phenomenal. I did wonder how the many genres would blend in this story; and I can confirm is was done brilliantly.
I completely fell in love with the characters. I felt their excitement, their frustration, their fear. It was incredible. I was always guessing (and being proven wrong) about the plot which made it such a fun experience as a reader. The romantic elements are handled fantastically, and at the heart of the story is always the FMC. No other character can change who she fundamentally is and this was again so refreshing to see in a story with a touch of romance.
I want to go back in time and relive it all again.
I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. There was a surprise/reveal/twist in every chapter and it made the pacing phenomenal. I did wonder how the many genres would blend in this story; and I can confirm is was done brilliantly.
I completely fell in love with the characters. I felt their excitement, their frustration, their fear. It was incredible. I was always guessing (and being proven wrong) about the plot which made it such a fun experience as a reader. The romantic elements are handled fantastically, and at the heart of the story is always the FMC. No other character can change who she fundamentally is and this was again so refreshing to see in a story with a touch of romance.
I want to go back in time and relive it all again.
Want to Read
March 11, 2024OH enemies to lovers AND time traveling assassins!? Count me IN!
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
One day A.F. Steadman may write something that doesn't make me weep on public transport... but it is not this day.
October 2, 2026
If I could give this book a 6⭐️ rating then I absolutely would.
Oh. My. Goodness. This was such a refreshing, high-stakes, hot fantasy novel involving time travel, magic, and so much back-stabbing that my mind was well and truly blown.
The character work is where Steadman shines the most. Within a few moments of meeting each character you can picture them, you get an instant sense of who they are while still being surprised by some of their very realistic and human decisions throughout the story. The relationships are messy and complicated and I loved them ALL. Way to make me fall for 3 very different MMCs 👀
The pacing was relatively fast and intense, I was completely hooked from the first page, but even with this faster pace we didn’t lose any detail in the setting or characters because the author is an expert at setting the scene.
Look, this book is violent and it’s sexy and you absolutely need to add this to your TBR immediately!
I will be (impatiently) waiting for news on book 2 because I’m gnawing at the bars of my enclosure after that ending!!!
Thank you so much to Solstice Books and A F Steadman for sending me an ARC of this gorgeous book in exchange for an honest review. This has been the greatest honour and I still can’t believe I’ve been able to read this before release day 😭 forever grateful!
Oh. My. Goodness. This was such a refreshing, high-stakes, hot fantasy novel involving time travel, magic, and so much back-stabbing that my mind was well and truly blown.
The character work is where Steadman shines the most. Within a few moments of meeting each character you can picture them, you get an instant sense of who they are while still being surprised by some of their very realistic and human decisions throughout the story. The relationships are messy and complicated and I loved them ALL. Way to make me fall for 3 very different MMCs 👀
The pacing was relatively fast and intense, I was completely hooked from the first page, but even with this faster pace we didn’t lose any detail in the setting or characters because the author is an expert at setting the scene.
Look, this book is violent and it’s sexy and you absolutely need to add this to your TBR immediately!
I will be (impatiently) waiting for news on book 2 because I’m gnawing at the bars of my enclosure after that ending!!!
Thank you so much to Solstice Books and A F Steadman for sending me an ARC of this gorgeous book in exchange for an honest review. This has been the greatest honour and I still can’t believe I’ve been able to read this before release day 😭 forever grateful!
Review of advance copy received from Author
Absolutely blessed to have been granted an early copy of this! Utterly devoured in two sittings, I have laughed, cried and gasped my way through this book. The characters, the plot, the pacing, the writing!! *chefs kiss*. Impossible to put down, impossible not to love, I cannot wait to see it take the world by storm! ⏳⚔️
September 27, 2026
I loved this so much - absolutely insane that it is her debut adult fantasy!
It was like a cross between Heroes of Olympus and the TVA from Marvel’s Loki. The pacing was perfect, the characters were so well fleshed out, the banter was so satisfying, and the storyline never quite went where you expected. SUCH a fun read!
Also, I got Leo Valdez vibes so quickly and was not disappointed - IN LOVE
It was like a cross between Heroes of Olympus and the TVA from Marvel’s Loki. The pacing was perfect, the characters were so well fleshed out, the banter was so satisfying, and the storyline never quite went where you expected. SUCH a fun read!
Also, I got Leo Valdez vibes so quickly and was not disappointed - IN LOVE
September 30, 2026
OMG this book is phenomenal! Time travel, mystery and so many twists it will make your head spin.
I’ve literally just finished this so will need to compile my thoughts before I write a full review. Just know that you need to read this!
Thank to Solstice Books for the early copy for review.
I’ve literally just finished this so will need to compile my thoughts before I write a full review. Just know that you need to read this!
Thank to Solstice Books for the early copy for review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Unputdownable from the first page!! Three new book boyfriends!!!!!!! Love love love. <3 Theories keep lingering in my mind.... going to be thinking about this one for a loonnnnngggg time.
Review of advance copy
bence olurun var. neyse çık, okun bir daha konuşalım ama olur bence:D
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