An inventive time traveling adventure wrapped in an ornately detailed narrative.
Allyson Ryan thoughtfully narrates this reflection on the temptations of tangible nostalgia. Single and newly fired, Ashley has nothing going for her when she spots an ad for a job at cutting-edge technology company Retro. As a Time Travel Agent, Ash guides wealthy guests on excursions into the past, fulfilling their fantasies of bachelor nights in the Old West and birthday parties in the Roaring '20s. Early on, Ryan gives Ash the tones of a person ground down by repeated disappointments. As Ash stretches her acting skills and meets exciting new people, her voice becomes more self-assured. A startling discovery about Retro’s founder forces her to consider the impact that visiting the past may have on her future.
An inventive time traveling adventure wrapped in an ornately detailed narrative.Pub Date: June 23, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs, 55 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217342860
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Aug. 9, 2026
Jones and Bourke provide fizz and joy, plus charming Australian accents, to bump up this fun world a notch.
The past cannot be changed, but what if you could travel to the past to view an event in your own history, or to attend a historical event? This is the premise Moriarty creates with a Time Travel Agency in Sydney, Australia. Kellie Jones ably performs chapters featuring Anna and Jade—both single mothers of teenage daughters. Jones expresses the joy Anna takes in literature and her uncertainty in her parenting abilities as well as Jade’s grief at the loss of her sister and disbelief that her daughter might be a bully. Mitchell Bourke’s excellent performance conveys Teddy’s confusion regarding the breakup of his marriage and his visits to the past for an explanation. A particular highlight is Bourke’s narration of the hilarious and heartwarming texts between Teddy and his friends.
Jones and Bourke provide fizz and joy, plus charming Australian accents, to bump up this fun world a notch.Pub Date: Aug. 4, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs, 37 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217297948
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: Aug. 21, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 2026
Three narrators clarify a complex timeline, imbuing an ambitious tale of ecological disaster with emotional resonance.
A trio of narrators performs a fascinating take on the time-travel genre in which the lives of two women—Echo in ancient Greece and Hazel in the far future—become intertwined. Billie Fulford-Brown, Frankie Porter, and Shakira Shute each voice a key character’s perspective as the women join an organization working to prevent disaster by changing the past. Each woman—and each secondary character, including a cold AI—has a distinct vocal identity, making the interwoven narrative easy to follow. Fulford-Brown as Hazel and Porter as Echo anchor the narrative, with Shute bringing a modern-day perspective as Anna later in the narrative. The performances deepen the emotional stakes of Echo and Hazel’s journey and enhance the story’s mix of speculative scope and intimate character work.
Three narrators clarify a complex timeline, imbuing an ambitious tale of ecological disaster with emotional resonance.Pub Date: Feb. 3, 2026
Duration: 12 hrs, 17 mins
DD ISBN: 9781250436085
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: June 23, 2026
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