121: Ellery Lloyd on Time to Burn | Time Travel, Billionaires and the Blitz

This week I'm joined by bestselling husband-and-wife writing duo Ellery Lloyd (Paul Vlitos and Collette Lyons) to discuss their brilliant new thriller, Time to Burn. Set in a near future where commercial time travel has become a reality, the novel follows documentary filmmaker Phoebe Hunt as she investigates a luxury time travel company after one of its billionaire clients disappears during a trip to the London Blitz. It's an ambitious, twist-filled thriller that explores power, privilege, history and the consequences of changing the past. During our conversation, we delve into the inspiration behind the novel, including why the Blitz was the perfect setting and how they created a believable set of rules for time travel. We also discuss writing across two timelines without confusing the reader, the influence of modern tech billionaires, and why so many of their novels take glamorous worlds and expose the darker secrets lurking beneath the surface. We finish by chatting about book festivals, what they're working on next, and, of course, their book recommendations. If you love intelligent thrillers, speculative fiction or stories that keep you guessing until the very last page, I think you're going to love this episode. Books recommended:The Killing Time – Elly GriffithsThe Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke