A retro space opera...for readers who enjoy seasoning their planetary romps with a dash of cynicism. <b><i>-- Publishers Weekly</i></b> Tom Merritt's time-bending space adventure had me hooked from the start. Inventive, stylish, and fun! <b>-- Gary Whitta, screenwriter, <i>Star Wars: Rogue One</i> and <i>The Book of Eli</i>, author of <i>Abomination</i></b> <i>Pilot X</i> is a captivating story about time travel for sci-fi fans who want something more than the usual bending time & space trope. I was so engrossed by Tom Merritt's book that I may have lost track of time reading it, which seems like the best way to enjoy a time travel tale. <b>-- Bonnie Burton, Author of <i>The Star Wars Craft Book</i> and <i>Planets in Peril</i></b> <i>Pilot X</i> is not just mind bending but mind breaking. A brilliant heart-racing sci-fi adventure...an absolute playground for lovers of time travel. <b>--Charlie Hopkins, Fantasy Faction</b> Full of timey-wimey goodness! Merritt has created a fascinating world that you'll want to get lost in. <b>-- Veronica Belmont, co-host of Sword & Laser<b> Tom Merritt has a wonderful ability to imagine a distant, yet plausible future filled with stellar mysteries and human deceit. <b>-- Andrew Mayne, author of the ITW Award-nominated <i>Jessica Blackwood</i> series</b> The kind of high-concept science fiction that you just don't see anymore. Merritt brings it all back with a tale that fires the imagination and makes you look at the future in new ways. <b>-- J-F. Dubeau, author of <i>The Life Engineered</i> and <i>A God in the Shed</i></b>