In a future when Earth is a toxic, abandoned world and humanity has spread into the outer solar system to survive, the tightly controlled use of time travel holds the key to maintaining a fragile existence among the other planets & their moons.°°°James Griffin-Marsis achronman--a convicted criminal recruited for his unique psychological makeup to undertake the most dangerous job there is: missions intoEarth'spast to recover resources & treasure without altering the timeline. Most chronmen never reach old age, &Jamesis reaching his breaking point.On his final mission,Jamesmeets scientistElise Kim, who is fated to die during the destruction of an oceanic rig. Against his training & common sense,Jamesbrings her back to the future with him, saving her life, but turning them both into fugitives. Remaining free means losing themselves in the wild & poisonous wastes ofEarth, & discovering what hope may yet remain for humanity's home world.°°°Wesley Chuis the author of 13 novels, includingThe Art of Prophecy,Time Salvager,The Rise of Io, &The Walking Dead: Typhoon. He won the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, & his debut,The Lives of Tao, won the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Alex Award. An accomplishedmartial artist& a former member of the Screen Actors Guild,Chuhasactedin film & television, & worked as amodel&stuntman.