Time travel books and themes

CAOM said:
'The Time Machine' is a timeless classic that will probably stay relevant forever. Well, unless maybe in like 800,000 years, when humanity stops caring about stuff like culture, science, and technology...
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IF I may offer a suggestion or two .:)

Morlock Night by K W Jeter This is a sequel to The Time Machine in which the Morlocks have gotten control of the Time machine and have turned all of human history into their personal feeding ground. :cool:

Map of Time by Felix Palma This book stars out as one thing and becomes something else al together is a terrific book and very difficult to put down He wrote two sequels to Map Of The Sky and Map of Chaos neither of which rises a beat. :cool:
 
Montero said:
@CAOM I've read it and it was too dark for me - especially the Morlocks.
@BAYLOR - really don't like the Moorlocks.....:)

Thanks re map of time.
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George Pal who did the classic movie The Time Machine write sequel book to it along with Joe Morhaim The Time Machine II originally he was planning on doing sequel his 1960 film ive never actually read this sequel book though I remember seeing it now defunct bookshop. Pal wanted to do three films in all but never got the chance.
 
I read a Time Travel series years ago that is a bit unusual - Agent of T.E.R.R.A by Larry Maddox.
He is a proper arrogant git with a poor little pseudopod alien he telepathically controls.
(Good stories though)

Agent of T.E.R.R.A. Series by Larry Maddock

The Flying Saucer Gambit (Agent of T.E.R.R.A., #1), The Golden Goddess Gambit (Agent of T.E.R.R.A., #2), The Emerald Elephant Gambit (Agent of T.E.R.R.A...
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Cliff Simak has a few novels and short stories that involve time travel. Try Time and Again, The Goblin Reservation or Catface among the novels, and among the short stories"The Birch Clump Cylinder' or "Gleaners'.
 
Ambrose said:
Cliff Simak has a few novels and short stories that involve time travel. Try Time and Again, The Goblin Reservation or Catface among the novels, and among the short stories"The Birch Clump Cylinder' or "Gleaners'.
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Jack Finney man who wrote Invasion of the Body Snatchers also wrote a time travel novel called Time and Again. :)
 
CAOM said:
'The Time Machine' is a timeless classic that will probably stay relevant forever. Well, unless maybe in like 800,000 years, when humanity stops caring about stuff like culture, science, and technology...
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We. might not even be around in 800,000 years .
 
@alexvss Thank you for the recommendation. I have just tried Haldeman's The Forever War and just did not get on with the writing style. Sounded like a great concept but I wasn't able to keep going.

I have just read Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. Very well written, good prose, good historical research, but it was all heavily focussed on the time travellers adjusting to the future to where they'd been plucked, mainly on just the one of the group, from the point of view of the girl whose job it was to help him adjust. So it was time travel, but very light on the technical side, and very heavy on a somewhat complicated personal relationship side. Rich in detail, but at times a bit claustrophobic as it was all about the two of them living in the house and going out from time to time. The biggest part of time travel information and playing with time lines is in the last 10% of the book.
 
RDArmstrong said:
And if we are, we'll likely look completely unrecognizable.
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Well still likely be humanoid in shape



Ever read The Grey Man Chapter that was not included in H G Wells novel ?

I always found Wells concept of Human evolution end game to very disturbing . :(
 
I am currently on book 2 of the Sword of Jupiter series (https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Jupiter-Imperium-Book-ebook/dp/B09JM979S5).

It is a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court-style time travel book, and I am digging it. Basically, a pilot from the future (with nanobots and AI in their head) goes back in time and to an alternative history where the Carthaginians have pushed Ancient Rome to Britain. And he has to boot up the Roman civilization in order to defend it.

It is a fun read :)

It has what I like to call "productivity porn" because someone is building something and just doing it perfectly, and it is a pleasure to read about someone getting things done and winning (a nice escape from the real world that can be a bit messier). :)
 
Thanks for the recommendation, @bwb - as it happens, it's free in the UK on kindleunlimited, so it's just joined my BTR stash. :)
 
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Pyan said:
Thanks for the recommendation, @bwb - as it happens, it's free in the UK on kindleunlimited, so it's just joined my BTR stash. :)
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Nice! I actually joined KU again for this one, as I am definitely going to read all 6 if it keeps going like book 1.

There is some cool AI development in it, and I am curious about where they go with that angle.
 
bwb said:
I am currently on book 2 of the Sword of Jupiter series (https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Jupiter-Imperium-Book-ebook/dp/B09JM979S5).

It is a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court-style time travel book, and I am digging it. Basically, a pilot from the future (with nanobots and AI in their head) goes back in time and to an alternative history where the Carthaginians have pushed Ancient Rome to Britain. And he has to boot up the Roman civilization in order to defend it.

It is a fun read :)

It has what I like to call "productivity porn" because someone is building something and just doing it perfectly, and it is a pleasure to read about someone getting things done and winning (a nice escape from the real world that can be a bit messier). :)
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By Felix Palma This trilogy of novels is really terrific stuff. :)
1.Map of Time
2 .Map of the Sky
3.Map of Chaos

Custer At The Alamo by Gregory Urbach in 1876 Gneral Gorge Custer and his men on they way to Little Bighornsddnely though agencies unknown find themselves in 1836 and at Alamo to square offagains Genral Santa Anna and his army

Kelly Country by A Bertram Chandler in this one a time Traveler from the present is observing in 19th cetnye Austria witness the events that would lead to the downfall of famous Rebel outlaw Ned Keely who should ended up on gallows in 1880 . The Time travel interferes changing the out of events and in the process prevent Ned Kelly;s . Let's just say the effects on the time line are interesting.

The Anubis Gates by Tim Power Its also one the best Time Travel novels of all time and a blast to read.

Lest Darkness Fall by L Spague De Camp a classic . Mild mannered 20th Century Historian Martin Padway is touring Rome and suddenly gets hit by a bolt of lightning . The good news is still alive and in Rome. The bad news is that its 6th century Rome.
 
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Palimpsest, a novella by Charles Stross. According to Stross himself it is effectively a rewrite of The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov.
 
BAYLOR said:
By Felix Palma This trilogy of novels is really terrific stuff. :)
1.Map of Time
2 .Map of the Sky
3.Map of Chaos

Custer At The Alamo by Gregory Urbach in 1876 Gneral Gorge Custer and his men on they way to Little Bighornsddnely though agencies unknown find themselves in 1836 and at Alamo to square offagains Genral Santa Anna and his army

Kelly Country by A Bertram Chandler in this one a time Traveler from the present is observing in 19th cetnye Austria witness the events that would lead to the downfall of famous Rebel outlaw Ned Keely who should ended up on gallows in 1880 . The Time travel interferes changing the out of events and in the process prevent Ned Kelly;s . Let's just say the effects on the time line are interesting.

The Anubis Gates by Tim Power Its also one the best Time Travel novels of all time and a blast to read.

Lest Darkness Fall by L Spague De Camp a classic . Mild mannered 20th Century Historian Martin Padway is touring Rome and suddenly gets hit by a bolt of lightning . The good news is still alive and in Rome. The bad news is that its 6th century Rome.
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Apologies , I see I've largely repeated my commentary again. :(
 
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