ChronoSpace

A mystery buried in time. A past rewritten. A truth that changes everything.Tony Nowlan thought he understood his past. His parents died in a car accident when he was youngthat's why he travelled back in time, to see them as they were. But the truth is far more sinister. They didn't die in an accident. They were assassinated. And his two-year-old self was taken.Someone has altered history.A cryptic Egyptian artefact, inscribed with his own likeness, sends Tony deep into the past, searching for answers. But he's not the only one hunting through time. Agents of Erebos are watching, waitingready to strike from the shadows and erase any threat to their plans. His journey leads him to Cleopatra's court, the shifting sands of the Nile, and ultimately, to the fabled city of Atlantis.As time runs out, Tony must outwit an enemy that exists in every era, lurking in the cracks of time itself. Because if he fails, he won't just lose his pasthe'll lose everything.

Tony Nowlan finds a note buried in his backyard.It's written in his own handwriting.The message is impossible. And it changes the course of his life.Haunted by grief and driven by ruthless curiosity, Tony dedicates himself to a single, obsessive goal: build a working time machine. Not to rewrite history. Not for fame or power. But to see the people he lost one more time.When the ChronoSpace prototype finally succeeds, reality begins to fracture.Experiments trigger time loops. Cause and effect stop behaving. A powerful secret organisation with unlimited funding is watching.A man in a perfect suit. Investors who don't believe in coincidence. A future that already seems mapped out.Tony comes face to face with the ultimate bootstrap paradox - and the terrifying possibility that he was never in control at all.Every time jump creates consequences. Every loop tightens the trap. And the more Tony pushes the boundaries of science, the more he realises the true danger isn't time travel.It's control.Because once the future gets involved, it doesn't let go quietly.Before Bootstrap's Journey is a gripping time travel thriller - the official prequel novella to the ChronoSpace series. Perfect for readers who love smart speculative fiction, paradox-driven sci-fi, secret conspiracies, and emotionally charged science fiction thrillers. Chris Johnson writes high-stakes thrillers with a sci-fi and supernatural edge-think ancient secrets, time travel, and rogue agencies chasing ghosts.When he's not writing, Chris performs as a mentalist at private and corporate events, bending minds with psychology and sleight of hand. He lives in Brisbane, Australia, with his family, and still reads The Phantom when no one's looking.