{"product_id":"rats-j-h-tomen-9798986290980","title":"Rats: A Tragedy of Timeline Tourism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I'll clearly never let you anywhere near that event,\" RATS says. \"Changing her meta-narrative, though... That could be subtle enough to work. I see maybe...four in a quadrillion options where it functions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's been seven decades since my mother's death. But when I saw a poster on the train advertising clinical trials for a new time travel technology, I jumped at the chance to visit her again. Now I'm back in 2003, an old man tethered by microchips, reliving every detail of my childhood. When I finally see her, she's manic, smiling in a hospital bed and flirting with the doctors. It's then I realize - how could I not try to save her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, the scientists running the study thought of this. Drilled into my head with the microchips is RATS, an AI here to maintain timeline integrity - and to bully me out of enjoying my all-expenses paid trip to the past. Now, I'm forced to ride the rollercoaster of my own memories as RATS builds an algorithm for emotional resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, changing the future would only take a nudge, a single moment outside of protocol. So saving my mom should be easy, right? Of course, that's also assuming I survive reliving the worst years of my life...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarning\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis book deals with suicide.If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please reach out immediately to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741. These services are free and confidential. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. H. Tomen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986290980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jh Tomen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"J. H. Tomen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997263802623,"sku":"9798986290980","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rats-j-h-tomen-9798986290980","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}