So You Had to Build a Time Machine, Jason Offutt
So You Had to Build a Time Machine, Jason Offutt
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So You Had to Build a Time Machine

Author: Jason Offutt

Narrator: Emily O’Brien

Unabridged: 11 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Baker & Taylor

Published: 10/07/2025

Synopsis

Skid doesn’t believe in ghosts or time travel or any of that nonsense.A circus runaway-turned-bouncer, she believes in hard work, self-defense, and good strong coffee. Then one day an annoying theoretical physicist named Dave pops into the seat next to her at her least favorite Kansas City bar and disappears into thin air when she punches him (he totally deserved it).Now, street names are changing, Skid’s favorite muffins are swapping frosting flavors, Dave keeps reappearing in odd places like the old Sanderson murder house—and that’s only the start of her problems.Something has gone wrong. Terribly wrong. Absolutely &#*$&ed up.Someone has the nastiest versions of every conceivable reality at their fingertips, and they're not afraid to smash them together. With the help of a smooth-talking haunted house owner and a linebacker-sized Dungeons and Dragons-loving baker, Skid and Dave set out to save the world from whatever scientific experiment has sent them all dimension-hopping against their will.It probably means the world is screwed.

About Jason Offutt

Jason Offutt teaches journalism at Northwest Missouri State University. He's the author of four books on paranormal topics, including Haunted Missouri and Paranormal Missouri, in addition to several novels. He has been interviewed on Whitley Strieber's Dreamland, Destination America, Binnall of America, Darkness Radio, The Paracast, and other prominent paranormal podcasts.

About Emily O’Brien

Emily O'Brien is an English actress and voiceover artist best known for the five years she spent playing Jana Hawkes Fisher on The Young and the Restless. She is a three-time Emmy-nominated actress and, when not performing, can be found writing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Xavier on July 07, 2020

So You Had to Build a Time Machine is an humorous sci-fi adventure book by author Jason Offutt. A girl is at a nightclub bar. A guy sits besides her, orders a Bud Light, and starts hitting on her. Girl punches guy. Guy disappears into thin air. Poof. Turns out Bud Light Dave is a scientist working o......more

Goodreads review by donna on October 15, 2020

I had to throw in the towel for this one at 36%. I passionately love time travel novels, and all things science fiction. However, my focus and adoration falls mainly on the science of the fiction, and this novel delivered very little of this. So You Had to Build a Time Machine read more like a Scooby-......more

Goodreads review by Vishnu on November 22, 2020

I wanted to listen to something light during the festive season of Diwali, so I selected "So You Had to Build a Time Machine" by Jason Offutt, after checking its blurb. I selected the book based on the title and blurb, as the cover design has only a title with cockroaches (later on, I came to know w......more

Goodreads review by D.B. on March 14, 2021

I think most of us can agree that 2020 was a soul-sucking snoozefest. Because the pandemic is still with us in 2021, I decided to claw my way out of a Covid-induced rut by expanding my literary horizons. With its quirky title and cover, I considered So You Had to Build a Time Machine the perfect cho......more

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