--- product_id: 375132826 title: "Lock & Key" price: "SAR 10" currency: SAR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/375132826-lock-and-key store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Lock & Key **Price:** SAR 10 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Lock & Key - **How much does it cost?** SAR 10 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/375132826-lock-and-key) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description What if your future lies in your past? When Darren Ault meets his friend Lee McCaskill for dinner, he doesn’t expect the second course to be a gunshot to the head. Even more unexpected is the fact that the bullet doesn’t kill him—instead, it causes the rest of humanity to vanish. Darren’s attempted murder has caused a temporal paradox extending back over a thousand years, and now it’s up to him to repair the damage. Embarking on a mind-bending journey through time, Darren encounters Vikings, a depressed Norwegian silversmith, a cult that believes in salvation through pain, a beautiful Hebridean lass, and Archibald Fischer—the foul-mouthed, Kurt Cobain-worshiping Head Librarian of the Library of Timelines, where all of the possibilities that could ever happen are catalogued, tracked, and managed. Review: One of the Most Enjoyable Books I’ve Read in a Long Time - As someone who sometimes reads physics books for fun, I am very interested in the topics about the arrow of time and alternative timelines presented in this book. I found this book to be one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a long time. I felt like the plot dealt very ably with the difficult concepts in this story. The characters were extremely enjoyable. All in all, it was very satisfying book and I enjoyed reading it very much. I received this book free through Bookbub, with no requirement to provide a review, and I don’t review books very often, but felt compelled to do so after reading it. If you’re interested in the concept of time, parallel worlds, and/or alternative timelines, and like to read fiction, I recommend it. I’m planning to look for more books by this author. Review: Good time-travel book that doesn't get overly bogged down in details - Books about time travel and alternate timelines can often be hopelessly complex, so it's nice to come across one that's fascinating and readable without feeling like it's overly dumbed down. "Lock & Key" is a good novel about one man's struggle to rectify the past in order to save the future, and how the subtlest changes in history can have massive consequences. And it's helped along by good characters whose banter is entertaining to read. The gunshot should have killed Darren Ault... but somehow he's not dead, while the rest of humanity seems to have vanished! And as if THAT couldn't be any more confusing, he's whisked away to a place called the Library, where the grouchy foul-mouthed Librarian, Fischer, informs him that somehow his murder in the present has caused an error that's made humanity as a whole cease to exist. And the only person who can fix it is... Darren himself. So he finds himself being shuffled off back in time -- to ancient Scotland, thirteenth-century Norway, and nineteenth-century Kentucky -- to meet some of his ancestors and do his best to save his own life... and the fate of the world. Gordon Bonnet's writing is nicely accessible, flowing well and not getting too bogged down in the technical details that can often make quantum fiction/time-travel stories hard to enjoy. He writes great banter, is good at painting vivid images, and overall has written a well-paced and entertaining read. Some of the dialogue of the characters in the past feels overly formal and stilted, but I do appreciate that people probably talked differently in different time periods, and it can be tricky trying to accommodate that. Darren Ault is a bit of an everyman as far as protagonists go, but he's entertaining to read about -- bewildered but determined to do what needs done, even if he complains along the way. Fischer the Librarian is a delightfully snarky character, with his assistant Maggie being a nice foil while still having her moments to get in a good quip. Of the other characters, most are fairly flat but sympathetic, and even the antagonist of the story -- Darren's would-be murderer -- is portrayed sympathetically and with a bit more humanity than I was expecting. "Lock & Key" is a well-done book, and enjoyable even if time-travel fiction normally isn't your thing. It's helped along by accessible writing, good characters and dialogue, and a nice flow and pace that keep the story moving. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #6,644 in Time Travel Fiction #158,020 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 714 Reviews | ## Images ![Lock & Key - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tL5quryHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the Most Enjoyable Books I’ve Read in a Long Time *by O***S on July 12, 2018* As someone who sometimes reads physics books for fun, I am very interested in the topics about the arrow of time and alternative timelines presented in this book. I found this book to be one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a long time. I felt like the plot dealt very ably with the difficult concepts in this story. The characters were extremely enjoyable. All in all, it was very satisfying book and I enjoyed reading it very much. I received this book free through Bookbub, with no requirement to provide a review, and I don’t review books very often, but felt compelled to do so after reading it. If you’re interested in the concept of time, parallel worlds, and/or alternative timelines, and like to read fiction, I recommend it. I’m planning to look for more books by this author. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good time-travel book that doesn't get overly bogged down in details *by K***T on December 22, 2020* Books about time travel and alternate timelines can often be hopelessly complex, so it's nice to come across one that's fascinating and readable without feeling like it's overly dumbed down. "Lock & Key" is a good novel about one man's struggle to rectify the past in order to save the future, and how the subtlest changes in history can have massive consequences. And it's helped along by good characters whose banter is entertaining to read. The gunshot should have killed Darren Ault... but somehow he's not dead, while the rest of humanity seems to have vanished! And as if THAT couldn't be any more confusing, he's whisked away to a place called the Library, where the grouchy foul-mouthed Librarian, Fischer, informs him that somehow his murder in the present has caused an error that's made humanity as a whole cease to exist. And the only person who can fix it is... Darren himself. So he finds himself being shuffled off back in time -- to ancient Scotland, thirteenth-century Norway, and nineteenth-century Kentucky -- to meet some of his ancestors and do his best to save his own life... and the fate of the world. Gordon Bonnet's writing is nicely accessible, flowing well and not getting too bogged down in the technical details that can often make quantum fiction/time-travel stories hard to enjoy. He writes great banter, is good at painting vivid images, and overall has written a well-paced and entertaining read. Some of the dialogue of the characters in the past feels overly formal and stilted, but I do appreciate that people probably talked differently in different time periods, and it can be tricky trying to accommodate that. Darren Ault is a bit of an everyman as far as protagonists go, but he's entertaining to read about -- bewildered but determined to do what needs done, even if he complains along the way. Fischer the Librarian is a delightfully snarky character, with his assistant Maggie being a nice foil while still having her moments to get in a good quip. Of the other characters, most are fairly flat but sympathetic, and even the antagonist of the story -- Darren's would-be murderer -- is portrayed sympathetically and with a bit more humanity than I was expecting. "Lock & Key" is a well-done book, and enjoyable even if time-travel fiction normally isn't your thing. It's helped along by accessible writing, good characters and dialogue, and a nice flow and pace that keep the story moving. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really loved it. *by H***Y on June 26, 2018* Time travel takes a twist . At times this book reminded me of the TV series .. The Librarians. But just a little. This is so original, so twisted, sooooo much fun! It's one of these books that you want never to end. It's very well thought out and will provide a few moments of scrunched eyebrows as you try and resolve what you have just read. But it all makes sense ( kind of) if you just go with the flow. The story surrounds a modern day Joe who finds himself saving the entire human race because his best friend....just shot him in the head! Wait...What? Yeah, the whole book has these fun moments. 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