Time Clocks by Yoav Avni is an imaginative speculative fiction novel that blends time travel, artificial intelligence, mystery, humor, and unexpected connections between people from different historical periods. The story explores how the past and present can become intertwined in surprising ways, challenging the characters’ understanding of reality, fate, and their place in the world.
If you enjoy thought-provoking science fiction, magical realism, time-travel adventures, and stories featuring unusual characters, Time Clocks is a fascinating addition to your reading list.
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About the Book
Boaz has spent years helping develop FocalAI, an advanced artificial intelligence system known as the nation’s AI. His comfortable, familiar working life suddenly collapses when he is summoned to a heated dismissal meeting and loses his job.
By the end of the day, Boaz finds himself stranded in an industrial area without his phone or car. His professional future looks uncertain, and his personal relationships may be heading toward the same fate.
Just when everything seems to be falling apart, three extraordinary strangers enter his life. One is a police officer who lost her memory in the 1980s. Another is a flamboyant French dandy from the nineteenth century. The third is a wounded shepherd from biblical times, dressed in unusual armor and traditional tassels.
Their unexpected arrival raises a series of questions. Why have these individuals appeared together? What connects their different lives, and why has Boaz become involved in their mysterious circumstances?
As their stories gradually unfold, Boaz discovers that he may hold the key to connecting three fragile threads across time. He has only one opportunity to bring them together through a mysterious loop in history.
The journey that follows challenges his understanding of the past, the present, and the unexpected forces that connect people across generations.
Book Information
- Book Title: Time Clocks
- Author: Yoav Avni
- Publisher: Roundfire Books
- English Publication Date: September 29, 2026
- Length: 408 pages
- Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, Time Travel
- Language: English
- Main Character: Boaz
- Key Themes: Artificial intelligence, time travel, fate, human connection, and self-discovery
- Formats: Paperback and Ebook
Why Read Time Clocks?
Here are some reasons to add this novel to your reading list:
- An unusual time-travel story: Explore connections between characters from different historical periods.
- Artificial intelligence and society: The story examines a world shaped by an advanced AI system.
- A compelling mystery: Discover why three strangers from different eras have appeared in Boaz’s life.
- Humor and imagination: The novel combines unusual situations with witty and inventive storytelling.
- Thought-provoking themes: Reflect on time, destiny, relationships, and the connections that shape human lives.
About the Author
Yoav Avni is an Israeli author and translator known for blending speculative fiction, magical realism, and sharp humor. His novels have been published by leading Israeli publishing houses, including Kinneret-Zmora-Bitan and Keter.
Avni’s novel Three Things for a Desert Island became a national bestseller, and two of his books received the Geffen Award for Best Israeli Speculative Novel. His writing often combines imaginative ideas with thoughtful observations about people, society, and the world around them.
With Time Clocks, Avni brings together artificial intelligence, historical characters, mystery, and time travel in an inventive story about unexpected connections.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Time Clocks by Yoav Avni about?
The novel follows Boaz, an AI developer who loses his job and unexpectedly encounters three strangers from different historical periods. Together, their stories become connected through a mysterious loop in time.
2. What genre is Time Clocks?
It is a speculative fiction novel combining science fiction, time travel, magical realism, mystery, and humor.
3. When was Time Clocks published?
The English-language edition was published by Roundfire Books on September 29, 2026. The original Hebrew edition appeared in 2024.
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