Mark Lawrence · trilogy
Impossible Times books in order
A science-fiction trilogy set in 1980s London, following a mathematics prodigy through friendship, illness, Dungeons & Dragons, and a time-travel mystery.
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- 1 One Word Kill
Book 1 · novel · 2019
Ready Player One meets Stranger Things in this new novel by the bestselling author who George RR Martin describes as "an excellent writer." In January 1986, fifteen-year-old boy-genius Nick Hayes discovers he's dying. And it isn't even…
- 2 Limited Wish
Book 2 · novel · 2019
It’s the summer of 1986 and reluctant prodigy Nick Hayes is a student at Cambridge University, working with world-renowned mathematician Professor Halligan. He just wants to be a regular student, but regular isn’t really an option for a…
- 3 Dispel Illusion
Book 3 · novel · 2019
Nick Hayes’s genius is in wringing out the universe’s secrets. It’s a talent that’s allowed him to carve paths through time. But the worst part is that he knows how his story will end. He’s seen it with his own eyes. And every year that…
