The Paradox Paradox

by Daniel Hardcastle

The Paradox Paradox is a dark sci-fi comedy set hundreds of years in the future. It's also set a fair few years in the past.

In 500 or so years the galaxy is at peace. Eight species – one of them human, the rest very much not – have spent centuries working, living and learning together, creating a galaxy-wide utopia known as the Affinity. Poverty has been eradicated, violence is virtually non-existent, and nobody even takes the last biscuit anymore. Not even if it’s a Hobnob.

We join this universe as the Affinity launches its greatest project yet. A time machine, created to explore, experience and preserve the history of the eight races. Kez, our hero, is tasked with leading these delicate expeditions to Earth’s past, where one wrong move could wipe out the entire human race. It’s a tough job, but Kez is unmatched in intelligence, experience and achievements. She’s the right woman for this job.

With so much at stake, it's a real pity that Kez cheated on her exams, lied about everything she’s ever done and is about as trustworthy as a sign in a spider’s web that reads, 'flies welcome'. She would totally take the last biscuit, Hobnob or not.

The Paradox Paradox is a darkly hilarious and compelling ride into the future, the past and various alternate dimensions that arise when powerful masterminds wrestle to control the universe.

Genres: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Fiction

Hardcover

First published April 17, 2025

About the author

Daniel John Hardcastle, known online as Nerd³ or NerdCubed, is a British YouTuber, author and actor. Created in 2011, his YouTube channel primarily consists of video game-related content. As of December 2024, it has approximately 2.41 million subscribers and 1.35 billion video views. He is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller Fuck Yeah, Video Games: The Life and Extra Lives of a Professional Nerd, and The Paradox Paradox. In 2025 he became a writer for Doctor Who, writing an audio story in partnership with Big Finish Productions.

Reviews

[Books_the_Magical_Fruit]

There’s a good story in here somewhere, but it’s pretty confusing and meandering as is. IMHO, the book needs to be trimmed down quite a bit. DNF.

[Tristan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unironically, it may be the best science fiction book I have ever read. It only manages to beat Project Hail Mary in my mind because this book makes you both laugh and cry simultaneously. Daniel's comedy is on point throughout the book, and his writing is impeccable. I am shocked that somehow, with a massive cast of characters, Daniel managed to write them all to be perfectly memorable and recognizable.

I was incredibly worried that the book was going to drag given its length but it had me hooked to the very end. I am normally quite critical of writing in the books I read, even if I enjoy them regardless of it, but the number of times I had a thought about what was/could happen and then it happened without it feeling "predictable" was impressive if only because the storytelling felt so engaged. This may be the closest to a perfect book I have read in a long time.

[Sartorius · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a great time reading this. Timey-wimey shenanigans, some clever twists and turns, some astounding imagery. I wasn't a fan of a handful of interactions and reflections, which sometimes veered a bit too close to tumblresque speak, especially considering the futuristic nature of the setting (which one would hope would be a bit
more progressive and novel than today). The worldbuilding also felt scarce, at times, but only because what little there was of it left me wishing for a lot more. It's a very good story with cool, endearing characters and powerful metaphors. Kez, Iscah, Eureka and Theo (and A.L. and E-NA and so on and so forth) were great company and I was sad that their adventures had to come to an end.

[Alex]

If you told me one of the best sci-fi books ever written is by a gaming YouTuber who's only other published book to date is called "Fuck Yeah Video Games", I'd have believed you because I remember his chapter on the bizarre PS3 game called Noby Noby Boy.

The Paradox Paradox is brilliant, clearly heavily influenced by Star Trek and Moffat era Doctor Who, while still being very much it's own thing. The characters are all distinct and memorable, each having their own traits, flaws and arcs. I resonated with Theo early on, which became depressing when I realised exactly why that was after he has a heavy talk with Morag. Paradox is a comedy first and foremost, but it doesn't shy away from heavy topics which is something I really appreciate about it. The comedy never undercuts the tension or emotion of serious scenes, of which there are many. These characters all go through some shit , and I wanted to give them all a hug. Even Jack. And Austin, now I think about it.

The story is incredible, and by far my favourite part of the whole thing. I'm barely going to talk about it here to avoid even a hint of a spoiler, but I will say it throws twists at you like 90s era Simpsons did jokes. There's smaller twists happening within the big twists, while outside another twist can be seen unfolding through the window. I absolutely loved reading a book where it felt like anything could happen. The stakes and the tension felt so much more elevated because early on it shows you that none of these characters are safe.

Being a time travel story, naturally the chapters are out of order. Next time I think I'm going to read then in numerical order just to see how the story works that way.

[Nat Tweed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where do I even start? This is definitely my favourite book now.

Add a strong helping of Hitchhikers Guide to a dash of Doctor Who, shake it up with enough twists to confuse a whirlpool and spice it with multiple dashes of exciting LGBT romance.

Pair it with beautiful descriptions, exciting situations and environments, and Dan’s characteristic humour shining through at every opportunity.

I couldn’t put it down, and if you’re a fan of cool science, adventure, aliens or laughing, you likely won’t be able to either.

Amazing :))

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five years.

Five bloody years I've waited for this - and god was it everything I'd hoped for and more.

The Paradox Paradox has shot to the top spot of my favourite read this year, and given its physical release isn't until March 2025, it'll likely become my favourite book of 2025 as well upon my reread.

To Dan and Rebecca, and everyone who worked on or helped bring this book to life - thank you, and well done. I can't wait to see what comes next.

[T · Rating 5 out of 5]

yeah fine im biased but this was still really good fun

[Chris Deeley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I dithered between three and four stars for this. To start with, I love Daniel’s humour (have been a fan of his YouTube work for over a decade), and that humour is apparent throughout TPP (arguably too much in places).

TPP has some endearing characters, some surprising twists, and some clever plot for sure. I think the frustrating thing is though that these are all a bit inconsistent. Some characters and plot points just don’t quite land (the end of Iscah’s plot, for example, was clearly meant to have a big profound moment but I struggled to understand what the significance was meant to be). There’s also lampooning of lots of sci-fi tropes, but then TPP also relies heavily on some in key moments.

Ultimately I think, as others have said, this is best viewed as something akin to Hitchhiker’s Guide or a Pratchett work - one where the point isn’t really the science or the universe but rather the humour and surprise along the ride. That’s hardly bad company to be in.

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

#TheParadoxParadox #Netgalley.
Thankypu to both Unbound as well as Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this unique ARC book.
The concept of this story was unique and fresh but I was pretty thrown by all the jumping around of the time travel aspects of all the various characters throughout the story.
It is due to this aspect that I wasn't fully able to immerse myself in the story as it detracted my full attention and enjoyment as a whole.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fun read, I felt immersed in the world and the detail of it, was caught off guard by a couple of twists which only added to the enjoyment. A great set of diverse characters which all felt believable. Worthwhile of a read!

[Soumil Mukherjee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Paradox Paradox by Daniel Hardcastle 1 is a sci-fi comedy book (and as far as I can tell, his first fiction book). I recently got a chance to read the book courtesy of an ARC 2 from netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review of the book, so here goes!
The book itself is a science-fiction comedy, in many ways a cross between The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who. The story, (largely) set in the 2700s 3, takes place in a galaxy where Earth is part of an interstellar union, and follows a motley crew of eccentric recruits who are working together to stop an evil time traveler from accomplishing his goals.

The Good

I'll start with the strengths of this book, of which there were many. The biggest strength, for me, was the humor. Daniel Hardcastle channels his inner Douglas Adams and the book (especially the first half) had me genuinely laughing out loud regularly. The book is very indulgent with its use of sci-fi tropes, using common ones to flesh out the world, but also pokes fun at them and satirizes the genre in a way that worked well. (For instance, all species in the galaxy speak English, but only because "Marvel's films were in English, all seven hundred of them needed to be seen before the new ones, and nobody likes a dub.") It uses a combination of pop-culture references and timeless references, blending together into a self-aware style of humor akin to Hitchhiker's Guide or Deadpool that especially delights long-time fans of the genre. He also extensively uses footnotes, sneaking all sorts of hilarity in there: I am, of course, a big fan of Pratchett-style joke footnotes 4, so this, of course, was a big plus. Overall, I'd rank Hardcastle as one of the funniest authors I've read, just below Adams or Pratchett, which puts him in great company.

Now, lots of books are funny. What elevates this book beyond just a comedy is that, unlike Hitchhiker's Guide, this book actually has a plot and characters. Indeed, I was pleased to find that the characters and plot—while funny—weren't simply vessels for a punchline. The two most important characters, in particular, I found to be quite interesting and well fleshed out. Each had a strong backstory, interesting and complex motivations, and an arc over the course of the story. They were both characters, who, while being different from me in many ways, I still related to in some respects, and they were both just fun to read about.

The Bad

And now, for the less exciting stuff. While this book was good and had a strong plot and some good character work throughout, I did find the ending to be a little underwhelming, and there were definitely parts that held this book back from being even better.

I'll start with the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey nature of the plot. As tends to always be the case, time travel stories are hard to write in an internally consistent manner. My general motto for time travel stories tends to be "don't think about it too much", but in this case I thought the time travel to be especially convoluted and inconsistent. The story didn't just follow one of the "standard" time travel paradigms, but mixed and matched aspects from lots of different approachs: playing with bootstrap paradoxes, alternate universes, Back to the Future-style timeline erasure, and so on. It, furthermore, used some key timey-wimey plot devices as key elements in the resolution of the story. The end result, ultimately, was that it was hard for me to get invested in the ending, and largely found the ending to be more convoluted than satisfying.

The other bit that disappointed me a bit was the character work. I know, I know, I just praised the character work. Yes, I did: but for two of the characters. The problem, however, is that there are more than two important characters. The book itself follows a whole group of people: around 5-7 characters that I probably should have cared about. Unfortunately, I simply didn't. Part of this was that (perhaps to handle the large cast of characters), the author chose to write out certain characters from big chunks of the middle portion, but that didn't work for me. One character I was quite invested in just kind of disappeared partway through the book, leaving my quite disappointed, while other characters re-became relevant at the end at a point where I genuinely had to stop and go "wait, who was this again?" And there was at least one character that was around for a majority of the book, but just didn't get much development, leaving me uninvested in anything they did. So yes, overall, the character writing for some characters left a little to be desired: had Hardcastle replicated the character work on the two most important characters to even one or two more characters, I think this book would have been closer to a 5 star (at least a 4.5 star for sure), but as it stands that's what held it back by the end.

Final Thoughts

Overall, I thought this was a really fun read. Had the story been nothing but Daniel Hardcastle's jokes, one after another, I probably still would have enjoyed it, but it did a good job of elevating itself beyond a mere comedy with some sci-fi set dressing. It's an ambitious time-travel story with a fairly large cast, and while it falls a little short of them, it does get most of the way there. It's funny, uplifting, and well-written, it put a smile on my face most of the way through, and I'm glad to have read it.

Once again, a big thank you to Daniel Hardcastle and netgalley.comfor providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

1 Also known as the youtuber @NerdCubed

2 Advanced Reader Copy

3 With some detours to all sorts of time periods, ranging in wildness from utterly tame (early 21st century) to quite wild (2.5 million BC).

4 I, uh, didn't really have anything to say here. I just wanted a footnote on the bit about footnotes.

[Liam Dixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've sat on my thoughts about this book for a while because I wanted to try and separate out my feelings on the author and my feelings on the book.


The author, Daniel Hardcastle, is someone who I've been following pretty extensively for the last decade at least. Back when he was just a gaming YouTuber creating a safe space for oddballs and nerds like me. I've watched him and his community grow over the years into a welcoming and inclusive place where kindness is the goal and fascists are quickly and decisively shown the door.
To put it simply, I have a lot of biases for the author and the space he's created and as such want his creative works to find success if for no other reason than to help with his ever-growing family of chickens...
However, I take literary Criticism very seriously and I want to give a review that's a fair critique weighing up the pros and cons of a novel that's a fair commitment for anyone.

All this to say I did really love this book. I love how smart it is but not in a way that is impenetrable to someone who doesn’t get all the references or in-jokes the narrative throws your way. I enjoyed how all the characters are unique and have their own motivations and reasons for wanting to continue with the mission or, as is the case at several points, wanting to get back to their lives as quickly as possible. No one in this book is the perfect hero; they can so often be selfish and cowardly, making the wrong choices when it is so clear what the right one is. This makes them all feel very human as opposed to a lot of narratives where the central characters are often just good people who will do good things at every turn.

I appreciated the themes of radical forgiveness that permeates the entire story from beginning to end. There’s often the issue when we talk about justice and how to be better at handling people who commit the worst crimes imaginable. Even as someone who believes in prison abolition I spent a long time trying to figure out what I felt about the people who commit crimes I consider unforgivable and, more importantly, what do we do with them? The Paradox Paradox proposes one must be allowed to reform themselves, to be given the opportunity to put right their wrongs if possible, no matter how long it takes. It doesn’t say people should forgive the person for their crimes but that the wrongdoer should be allowed to try. It’s a theme I like and I think it is handled well, especially by the end when Austin Lang, the main villain of the story, is able to put right all the pain he’s caused but cannot himself be freed from the consequences. I think that’s what I like the most; Lang must still live with the memories of all he has done, he still cannot die due to his own actions but that is the outcome of his choices – choices he must live with.

I think the only thing stopping me giving the book a five star rating is there are a couple of pacing issues particularly surrounding some of the arguments between characters. It can occasionally feel a little like “These two characters are going to have an argument to separate them even if it doesn’t make any sense that they’re arguing in this situation”. It is a minor complaint when considering the whole but I think it is worth mentioning.

There’s so much more I could mention here; the queer representation, the very Doctor Who feel of the writing that is just fun for my British Nerd brain, how the story feels so confusing until it all clicks into place and you feel so smart for understanding. However, if you do decide to read The Paradox Paradox, and I think you should, you’ll see those moments for yourself.

It’s a joyful, funny, often sad read and I am so glad to have read it.

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

A science fiction story featuring multiple alien races, half a dozen protagonists, currently nonexistent technology, and a complex time travel plot might sound like a lot for a first-time author. That’s a nice way of saying overambitious. Daniel Hardcastle disagrees, as that’s exactly what he’s done with his first novel, The Paradox Paradox. If that name sounds familiar, you may know him better as NerdCubed on YouTube. This is not a “YouTuber book” by any means, but because of the author’s background we have great insight into the creation of the book that must be addressed before discussing the book itself.

Funded on crowdfunding platform Unbound in 2020, it took Hardcastle five years to write the novel. As the book was hitting shelves earlier this year, Unbound collapsed. Thanks to capitalist nonsense, its creators just created a new company, Boundless, and purchased all of their former assets for pennies on the dollar, without any of their prior obligations or debts. They’re so bad at business, however, that they managed to go bankrupt again in a matter of months. Hardcastle, and dozens of other authors published by Unbound, were never paid. I’m not saying any variation on “allege” there, because this is something Unbound/Boundless admitted to themselves. Hardcastle also claimed in his podcast (Patreon-only, so I can’t link it) that he has proof that Unbound used an AI program to edit the book.

These are difficult conditions to release a book for author, much less a first-timer. It’s enough of an extenuating circumstance that I’m willing to be more lenient on the book than I otherwise would have. I am a fan of Hardcastle and his YouTube channel, and I’ve eagerly anticipated this book since it was announced. Still, I went into the book recognizing that bias and tried to separate my feelings of the creator from the book.

All that said, The Paradox Paradox is a difficult book to explain. It feels like two separate novels stitched together. One half is a light-hearted, satirical take on a time travel adventure, featuring an ensemble cast. The other half is a dark and gritty revenge thriller told through the point of view of just the protagonist and antagonist. That leads to the big problem I had writing this review. It’s difficult to decipher how many of the book’s problems come down to a young writer finding his voice, and how much is due to the poor editing thanks to the book’s questionable publisher.

Read the full review on my blog: https://joshgriffiths.site/the-parado...

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Features:
- Time-bending hi-jinx
- Humorous writing style in the vein of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- Mind bending but satisfying when all the pieces fit together

Synopsis:

In a far flung future, eight species from across the galaxy have formed an alliance known as The Affinity. Working together, they have been able to create a utopia where all can live and work together in peace and security. To the best of anyone’s knowledge, there is only one lingering threat to their known universe: Austin Lang. But who is he? Why is a man who lived over 700 years ago so important? The only logical way to find the answers and save the universe is to build a time machine and put together the perfect crew for this crucial mission. Too bad the best person to lead the mission is far from perfect.

Thoughts:

I have so many thoughts, it’s hard to put them all down! If you are picking this book, just know that you are about to go on a journey. It has the time-bending adventures of “Doctor Who” mixed with humorous writing style of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Mileage will definitely vary depending on whether this style of humor lands for you or not. For me, the humor was well balanced with some of the more serious moments and themes that the story explores and never overstayed its welcome.

As a book about time travel, it should come as no surprise that the story tends to jump around the timeline quite a bit. It does not follow any particular pattern in these jumps and it takes a while for characters from one time period to fully appear in another. I never found this confusing, but this is definitely a book where you have to ‘trust the process’ and allow things to develop. Similarly, there are a lot of characters and they are introduced rather quickly. However, each character feels extremely unique and really jumps off the page. Even if I didn’t quite remember all of the names right away, it was really easy to remember who the character was when they would reappear.

Despite its length, this book was a quick and delightful read for me. I would definitely recommend this book to any sci-fi fan.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the author for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

[Alison Faichney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dope read! Sci fi isn’t my go to genre mainly because I lack the brain capacity for science in general. Just not my thing. But I have been reading/loving it more, and time travel/dimensional shifts and paradoxes have always interested me so I gave this one a go. I admittedly have a hard time with abstract reality books. I have a terrible imagination and struggle with forming mental images and was a bit overwhelmed in the beginning of this one. There are so many characters of all sorts of alien/AI/human/etc. variety and it took me a bit to get everyone straight, but it does click. Hardcastle does an excellent job at making his vision of the universe 700+ years in the future both accessible and so vivid. The footnotes included did a great job at giving us bits of history here and there and there are so many clever bits.

Overall, fantastic read. It’s a funny book and I found myself laughing frequently. There is some darkness and gore in this one, but it’s a bit of a lighter tone than my usual fare which was a nice change of pace. The story is wild, but basically we have a time travel machine, multi dimensional blending and a very lovable cast of characters.

I loved all the possibilities referenced. The endless opportunities that exist within our universe have always made me feel infinitesimal and it was awesome reading some of Hardcastle’s imagination come to page. Some of the science-y bits and logicality behind certain concepts went over my head, but not in a way where I felt lost. If you appreciate dark comedy sci fi I’d highly recommend this one. It’s a thicc boi but one you won’t regret.

[Lia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a brilliant, timey wimey, mind-rollercoaster of a book!

This was such a journey, ultimately about just some random people trying save the universe. We follow (a very ttrpg assembled) team as they travel through quite literally millions of years of history, in a semi-linear, but not chronological, fashion - to stop one madman from ending everything. And I loved every minute of it.

At times, I will admit there were times the book drags a bit, overwhelming you with dense plot and time jumping. But reflecting back on it after finishing - it's all settled in my brain and it's brilliant.

My biggest praise for this book, probably has to be the cast of characters. All super memorable, despite the number of them. A wonderfully queer and diverse bunch, mixed in with some literal aliens (who all feel so Doctor Who inspired). My standout characters of course have to be Kez and Eureka, both wonderful lead women, and the way they play off each other is just perfection.

Overall, if you've ever loved Doctor Who, or if you're just looking for a bit of a brilliantly confusing time travel adventure, this is a must read. 

Thanks to Unbound for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions in this review are my own.

[The Dog Standard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this has just rocketed it's way up to the top of my favourites list. Brilliantly written, hilarious yet emotional. I read the digital copy first but will definitely be reading it again when my physical copy arrived in march (2025), I will also listen to it when the audio book comes out.

You will not regret reading this book. The best way I can describe it is Doctor Who, time travel with the humour of Niel Gaimen and Terry Prachets Good Omens (my favourite book (this this one may have just over taken))

There were so many point in the book where it loops back and little comments make so much sense. Absolutely brilliant and I commend Dan for being able to make such a complicated yet cohesive story. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next.

READ IT!!!

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!!!

It's a great book and I think people should read it, but the author Daniel Hardcastle hasn't been paid for the work he did writing it. He spent 5 years writing this book and he hasn't been paid a penny by the SCUM at Boundless publishing. These bastards stole the book from him and owe him £40,000 that he will likely never see a penny of. Don't support the scumbag publishers at Boundless/Unbound, who are nothing but worthless thieves.

I hope dearly that they will pay him or otherwise give Daniel the publishing rights, and I will change this review when that happens. Unbound/Boundless are soulless scum and don't deserve your money for this stolen book


https://youtu.be/PLWsSQf8Mjs

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Paradox Paradox has all the things I like. Time travel, time travel paradoxes, fast pace, humour, an interesting presentation of the story (chapters aren't in chronological order), more humour.

I was aware that due to the titular "Paradox Paradox" things might not be logical in any way, but the mix-and-match of different time travel tropes still confused me and I was more underwhelmed than satisfied with the ending of the story.

Due to the non-chronological way the story is told, it was hard to connect with all of the characters. Some weren't part of the story for large chunks, then came back close to the end and I had to remember who they were in the first place. Maybe another read through in chronological order might solve that problem?

[Ethan Pender · Rating 5 out of 5]

I might be slightly biased cause I backed this book 5 years ago and now my face is on one of the first pages, however it was well worth the wait and money.

Genuinely funny, joyful, dark, mysterious and just so fucking original. Yes it's a complicated time travel book, but fuck me it's so clever and reasonable easy to follow. It made me laugh out loud. And I even cried a few times. And do more than a few gasps out loud on public transport!

Excellent queer, trans and scottish representation. All the characters are genuinely interesting and for the most part loveable. I totally fell in love with all of the characters.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks Daniel for my sleepless night last night as I simply could not put the book down after starting it. Coming from me that's the highest praise as reading normally puts me right to sleep. I eagerly await the hard copy so I can read it again a bit slower and see all the sneaky bits I've missed.

A truly great time travel story in a style somewhat reminiscent of Adams and Pratchett. Considering this is only the second book Daniel has published, and the first fiction book, an incredible achievement.

[James Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

What else can I say but wow.

Oh I know, thank you Daniel! Thank you for writing an incredible book that felt warm like a hug from friends, tense like a maths exam and for writing a book that made me feel so seen as a person I had to stop multiple times and think " this describes my life philosophy so perfectly even I didn't have the words to put it into reality".

This is a fantastic, gay romp through space and time and the sheer anticipation of it coming out has helped me get back into reading!

[Sadie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been waiting for this book for a long, long time, and my name is in the back, so I’m definitely biased here. However. This still took my high expectations and gave them a swift kick up the arse. Stuffed to the brim with jokes that are genuinely laugh out loud funny and one of the most uniquely wacky and interesting sci fi settings I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading, The Paradox Paradox is a genuine treat.

[Jacob C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ever since I read fuck yeah video games, I always thought Daniel should write a novel, given his humorous and witty writing style. Now it is here and it damn well excels.

the boom is the perfect amount of funny, heartbreaking and confusing. the characters are fantastic and the story and twists are all just really clever and engaging.

if ypu like time travel Sci fi timey wimey space stuff, this book is The book.

[George · Rating 2 out of 5]

DID NOT FINISH

The book may be good, I can’t tell - the plot is hidden between pages of the author’s political views which do nothing to forward the plot. I’m not saying I disagree with the author’s views, quite the opposite. I simply don’t want to read another 200 pages of this book for maybe 40 pages of story.

If this book was half the size with all the unnecessary bits taken out, I might have enjoyed it.

[D C · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully funny and witty book.
A unique approach to time travel I have yet to see anywhere else.
A plot that bends the mind and then pulls it straight again as the pieces fit together.
A set of characters that you can grow attached to.
If you liked The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, I reckon you'll like this

[Abigail Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it! It was the perfect mix of funny and sombre.

I feel as though it's going to be one of those books that live with me forever, and I already want to re-read it and pick it apart to see what I missed the first time around.

Well done, Daniel, I can't wait to get my hands on what you write next.

[Ernest Spoon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bloated. This book could have used an editor and been edited down by half. Or at the very least split into two volumes so I wouldn't have to read the second. The author's use of footnotes for semi-comedic asides got cloying to the point I ignored them entirely. Hardcastle has some talent but he needs some discipline.

[Sebastian · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, so good!
I really hope Daniel writes more, which I know he will.
This was just so gripping and exciting, I barely felt the length of it.
Big recommend to any sci-fi/time-travel/Doctor Who fans.

[Theo Carthen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It made me cry!!! Love the representation.