Time Clocks
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Pub Date 6 Oct 2026 | Archive Date 6 Oct 2026
Collective Ink Limited | Roundfire Books
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Description
When Boaz is summoned to a furious dismissal meeting at the company where he has spent years developing FocalAI, better known as the nation’s AI, everything in his familiar, comfortable office feels like a personal possession -even the door, the window, the air, the time that had passed. By nightfall, he is cast out into the desolate industrial zone outside his office, stripped of his phone, his car, and perhaps soon his relationship. The future looms, threatening and uncertain. Then, three strangers appear, raising questions not about the future but about the past: a police officer who lost her memory in the '80s (and maybe it is just as well); a flamboyant French dandy from the nineteenth century; and a wounded shepherd from biblical times, clad in armor and tassels. As his own life unravels, Boaz feels compelled to discover why these three have arrived at his side. Why now and why him? What role do they play? And what role might he have? As their stories unfold, Boaz realizes he holds three fragile threads, with only one chance to weave them together - through a single loop in time. By their side, the present grows more surprising by the moment.
Advance Praise
"Time Clocks is a novel of our time, characters battling for their place in history, and in the present, they are system errors in a brave new world of FocalAI, the State’s ‘brain’ that controls reality. Boaz, the central hero must repair the fracture that has manifested ghosts of the past in a thrilling heist to repair a cracked timeline. Yoav Avni has written a novel reminiscent of Isaac Asimov and Alfred Bester, a work that reaches out to ask for peace and tolerance in a world reliant on tech and indifferent to a lost generation. As we hurtle towards compliance with digital predictions, have we forgotten our own core nature? Time Clocks seeks to repair that broken clock and to savour the moments we join with each other, to build a different future, to reconnect with our ‘source code’ of compassion."
— Jack Davies, author of 944 Hidalgo, Jove, Writer, Director & Producer
"I needed this book right now. Yoav Avni writes movingly and with great humor about three lost souls plucked out of time, and one young man who seems lost in his own. Time Clocks is about how the secret threads that run through the world draw us together rather than tear us apart -- a conspiracy of kindness! -- and readers will love it."
— Daryl Gregory, author of When We Were Real
"Encino Man meets My Dinner with Andre (or should it be AIndre?) in this twisting tale of a found family of inadvertent time travellers brought together that becomes, in turns, a mystery, a heist and a fight to save the world. With limericks. And coffee. Lots of coffee. Time Clocks will delight and befuddle you as it sweeps you along in a race against (with? alongside of?) time."
— Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award winning author of Osama and Central Station
"Yoav Avni is a rare talent: inventive, fearless, and unbound by convention. In Time Clocks, he takes his unique blend of realism and the uncanny to dazzling new heights."
— Assaf Gavron, author of the award-winning The Hilltop and Don’t You Want Me
"Time should be cherished, not exploited with arrogance. It must be grasped with humility, for time is here, filling our eyes and hearts, but it is not here to stay. We are all its users; it harbors no intent for profit or harm. Time can be nostalgic or innovative, but it is always gentle, with hidden corners waiting to be discovered. Time Clocks is Yoav Avni's latest masterpiece - brilliant, beautiful, and profound. I had the privilege of reading (and loving) it before everyone else. Thank you, Yoav. If you're looking for a smart, witty book that will blow your mind with insights, don't wait - go get it now."
— Liat Lev Ran, Author of Signed by Her, Without Cover
"As always, with clever humor, wild imagination, and creativity, Yoav guides us through the 'flowchart' he’s constructed - a sprawling 'decision tree,' a self-evolving matrix in motion. We experience a fantastic and multi-sensory journey, disturbingly realistic despite its overt fictional nature. With wisdom and sensitivity, Yoav leads the reader through an entire spectrum of emotions: laughter, tears, anger, joy, schadenfreude, excitement, and, above all, profound admiration for this daring work. The characters are described with such clarity that they come vividly to life, offering numerous comedic and heartwarming moments. I greatly enjoyed reading the book and highly recommend it."
— Gal Leiber, best selling Author of The Right Thing
"Yoav Avni is one of the most talented, sophisticated authors I've had the pleasure of working with. His writing is witty and light, and yet succeeds in being multi-layered, complex, and smart. He uses elements of genres (science fiction and fantasy) in the same fashion that authors like Tom Robbins and Kurt Vonnegut do: to highlight absurdities, acknowledge trends, and comment on reality. His work is a mélange of sophisticated plots, quirky yet endearing characters, and a well polished writing. His novels shed unique light on very local phenomena in a way that transports them onto a wider perspective, making them universally funny and accessible. He is a devoted and hardworking author, who continues to evolve and develop his unique voice."
— Noa Menhaim Editor In Chief – Hebrew Literature Kinneret Zmora Dvir Publishing House Ltd
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781917704311 |
| PRICE | £21.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 408 |