The Lost Time Accidents is a bold and epic saga set against the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century.

Haunted by a failed love affair and the darkest of family secrets, Waldemar 'Waldy' Tolliver wakes one morning to discover that he has been exiled from the flow of time. The world continues to turn, and Waldy is desperate to find his way back.

In his ambitious and fiercely inventive new novel, John Wray takes us from turn-of-the-century Viennese salons buzzing with rumours about Einstein's radical new theory to the death camps of the Second World War, from the golden age of post-war pulp science fiction to a startling discovery in a modern-day Manhattan apartment packed to the ceiling with artefacts of contemporary life.

"A sprawling phantasmagoria which keeps us in delicious suspense . . . It's provocative, indulgent and fun . . . An imaginative and philosophical singularity of a novel" - * Daily Herald *

"Startlingly accomplished" - * Daily Telegraph *

"A science fiction novel about time-travel, filled with unabashedly zany characters . . . a highly enjoyable book" - * Sunday Times *

"A big, enveloping story that's also tenderly wrought, The Lost Time Accidents whips through Viennese pastry shops, cluttered libraries, and the chambers of its narrator's sentimental heart" - * Huffington Post *

"[A] sweeping historical novel that's also a love story but is rooted in time-travel science fiction and takes on as its subject the meaning of time itself. This is no small endeavor. It's hard not to admire this book, the mass and richness of which is a testament to the meticulous, dedicated work of its talented author" - * Los Angeles Times *

"[A]n arresting mosaic of science fiction, history, and philosophy which proves Wray's remarkable malleability and talent" - * Booklist (starred review) *

"America's most original young writer" - * author of Absurdistan *

"John Wray is a daring young writer" - * New Yorker *

"One of our most astonishing and relevant young writers" - * Esquire *

"Perfect for fans of David Mitchell and Jonathan Lethem . . . John Wray exceeds even the highest expectations in this ebulliently written, deeply intelligent take on the Great American Novel" - * NetGalley *