Before Bootstrap's Journey

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.