And thus begins a correspondence between two enemies amidst a war, in which their letters communicate their bluster, intelligence, curiosity, desires, fears, and eventually, their love. One day, when Red and Blue are sent to the same battlefield, Blue leaves Red a letter that is essentially a taunt Red, not one to be shown up, responds. What are they fighting over? Control of the future. It’s in your best interest to go into this reading experience knowing as little about the story as possible (this review will be spoiler-free), so here’s all you need to know: Red is an elite operative for the Agency, the highly technological half of the book’s time war Blue is her chief rival and opposite number for the organic Garden, the faction that comprises the other half of the conflict. This is the best way I can think to describe Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone’s strange, striking epistolary novel THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR. Now, imagine these angsty letter-writing fantasies playing out during an intergalactic, transdimensional time war between two lethal women fighting for different, warring factions. The two of you are left getting to know one another exclusively via snail mail. You’re instantly attracted to each other, but are unable to speak on the phone or meet up in-person - the relationship is forbidden and must be kept secret. But then one day, you do, and everything changes. Now, imagine that you have been raised to particularly hate a member of that family who is your age - the two of you have always competed academically and athletically, but have never actually spoken. Imagine that your family has always had a generations-long feud with another family.
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