{"product_id":"the-traveler","title":"The Traveler","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you loved books like \n\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTime Traveler's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, then you must read this story. It's equal parts a harrowing time-travel novel and a family drama that will tear at your heart. It's one of my favorite debuts this year. Do not miss it.\"--James Rollins, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller of \n\u003ci\u003eA Dragon of Black Glass\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e is high-concept adventure fiction at its best. It's compelling, full of heart, and contains some scenes of truly haunting beauty. But more than anything this novel is addictive as hell--at every point on Scott Treder's fabulous journey I was desperate to know what happened next!\"--Gareth Brown, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Doors\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Moving and profound ... a story that's heart-rending yet a powerful cry of hope.\"--Claire North, author of \n\u003ci\u003eIthaca\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A bold, ultimately uplifting saga of one man's accelerated journey into an unknowable future and its impact on the young boy who will one day change the world.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Joseph Eckert has used his enviable imagination to take the reader on a fabulous journey through a multitude of futures, both awesome and horrific, until you reach the ultimate end. Seriously recommended.\" --Peter F. Hamilton, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003ePandora's Star\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting and heart-wrenching, this will make you think about the moments we take for granted.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoseph Eckert grew up in Northern Wisconsin before heading to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study history. He later attended the University of Iowa and received a master's in political science. He's been writing speculative fiction since high school and remains most interested in placing believable characters in unbelievable situations. Joseph currently lives in Greater Seattle with his wife, daughter, and grumpy old cat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a reluctant time-traveler and his extraordinary son, and the bond between them that even millennia cannot break. An adventure full of heartbreak, hope, and futures beyond imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a day like any other when Scott Treder first jumps forward through time. One moment, he's on his way to work, fingers drumming the steering wheel. The next, he's tumbling headlong down the road, his car gone, a dozen panicked voicemails from his wife waiting on his cell. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e7:51am. Monday, April 13th. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA blink of an eye. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e7:52am. 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