Decent Time Travel Books? Recommendations
Discussion
Riley Blue said:
If it's not too late I recommend the Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde: http://www.jasperfforde.com/thursdaynext/index2.ht...
Cheers. I'll have a look into that when I get back.Got 2/3 through Dark Matter on the plane and it all seens to be coming together for a good finish.
My wife is loving Time And Time Again, look forward to reading that.
Cheers for all the suggestions.
All Our Wrong Todays, by Elan Mastai.
"This is a love story that could only happen because of a time-travel accident. In it we meet Tom and Penny, who belong to a world so perfect there's no war, no poverty, no under-ripe avocados.
But when something awful happens to Penny and Tom tries to make it right - you guessed it, with time travel - he accidentally destroys everything and wakes up in our broken, mixed-up world.
Only here, Penny and Tom have a second chance.
Should he try to fix everything and go back to his brilliant, but loveless world, or remain in our messy, complicated one and take a chance on being happy with Penny?"
I read this, and Dark Matter around the same time, and they were both two of my favourites from last year's reads.
"This is a love story that could only happen because of a time-travel accident. In it we meet Tom and Penny, who belong to a world so perfect there's no war, no poverty, no under-ripe avocados.
But when something awful happens to Penny and Tom tries to make it right - you guessed it, with time travel - he accidentally destroys everything and wakes up in our broken, mixed-up world.
Only here, Penny and Tom have a second chance.
Should he try to fix everything and go back to his brilliant, but loveless world, or remain in our messy, complicated one and take a chance on being happy with Penny?"
I read this, and Dark Matter around the same time, and they were both two of my favourites from last year's reads.
Riley Blue said:
If it's not too late I recommend the Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde: http://www.jasperfforde.com/thursdaynext/index2.ht...
Bought this on a Kindle special offer the other day, not sure how long it's on for but the first 3 books were £1.99 each.I rather like the Chronicles of St Mary's series for a bit of
I've seen many recommend Jodi Taylor's The Chronicles of St Mary's and read the first three or four based on those recommendations. Found them to be terrible, childish, repetitive, formulaic and predictable. Apart from that not bad. 
For reference my preference is for harder sci-fi and space opera - the above were a mistake.
For reference my preference is for harder sci-fi and space opera - the above were a mistake.
From the above Timeline by Michael Crichton is pretty good - although not his best book by any means. (see Rising Sun, The Great Train robbery, Terminal Man, Congo, Sphere, Jurassic Park etc). Sphere might interest you.
The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is very good, but not a swash buckler. Fine book though and nicely written.
TD
The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is very good, but not a swash buckler. Fine book though and nicely written.
TD
Riley Blue said:
If it's not too late I recommend the Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde: http://www.jasperfforde.com/thursdaynext/index2.ht...
I've read all the Thursday Next books and find them great escapism. Some of Jasper Ffordes other books are pretty good, too.I presume you have read the classic HG Wells original.. 'The Time Machine'?
I suggest don't limit yourself to time travel..
John Wyndham stands the test of time
'The Midwich Cuckoos', 'The Day of the Triffids'. 'The Kraken Wakes' etc...
Also good old Arthur C Clarke.. 'Rendezvous with Rama'.
I suggest don't limit yourself to time travel..
John Wyndham stands the test of time
'The Midwich Cuckoos', 'The Day of the Triffids'. 'The Kraken Wakes' etc...
Also good old Arthur C Clarke.. 'Rendezvous with Rama'.
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