I was wondering, am I the only one who loves to read a well-executed Time Travel now and then? I just finished From Time To Time by Jack Finney and was absolutely enamored with it (now trying to track down the sequel). In a nutshell, it's about an ordinary man from the 1970s, who travels to the 1880s in order to find out why a certain letter was posted on a certain day. There's more to it, of course, the time travelling is on a secret government project and he has all sorts of adventures in the past, but the main plot ties to this central question. I loved the set-up of this book, the way that time travel was described and particularly, how the book raised all sorts of questions about how we would experience the past and of course the time-old question of what happens when you change anything in the past. Does anybody have any other recommendations for time-travelling novels? There is of course the whole time-travelling subplot in the Thursday Next novels (and I love everything that Thursday's father tells us about time-travelling, such as the way time always tries to get back to old standards, etc.) and fanfiction-wise, there was the excellent Fitzwilliam Darcy, Time Traveller recently, which was a fantastic unravelling of P&P from the time-travelling angle. Are there other books you would rec? Or some that you would warn against?http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78742#msg-78742Sat, 25 May 2013 02:59:44 +0100 Phorum 5.2.19 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,79254#msg-79254 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,79254#msg-79254
Powerful, grim, uplifting, poignant. The end left me feeling like the end of the Scarlet Letter: it's not a traditional HEA...but it *is* powerful.]]> Barbara V. JAFF LibrarySun, 29 Jan 2012 15:51:41 +0000 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78766#msg-78766 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78766#msg-78766From Time To Time, which is the second book in the series (of two books, afaik), but Time And Again, which is the first book.

Stupid German translation titles don't correspond to the English ones.

I hope I haven't made anyone seek out the books in the wrong sequence.]]> Mari A. JAFF LibraryTue, 17 Jan 2012 17:27:08 +0000 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78750#msg-78750 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78750#msg-78750The Dreamer, by Lora Innes.

It's a comic about a normal Boston High School girl who at nights finds herself in the American War of Independence/Revolutionary War, surrounded by historical figures such as Nathan Hale or Thomas Knowlton.

At first it's fun, and she enjoys the attentions of the dashing Major Alan Warren, but soon the fact that it's a war becomes real, plus Bea begins to have doubts which time is the real time, and her 18th century (dream) experiences begin to overshadow her 21st century life.

It's full of excitement, romance, history geek-ism, the works and currently updates twice a week - go read! The artwork is getting better and better too, which makes many of the pages with the historic costumes and all look a real treat.

I can't precisely say much about the whole time-travel there though, since so far, it's not even clear if it's time-travel that is happening to Bea Whaley - and there are a lot of theories around as to what is happening to her, and which time is 'real' - but I'm sure that if it is, there's gonna be one heck of an explanation for it!]]> Mari A. JAFF LibraryMon, 16 Jan 2012 21:23:57 +0000 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78748#msg-78748 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78748#msg-78748Ruby Red trilogy I mentioned below of course also heavily features time-travelling.

But while it's a very sweet story, and full of interesting adventure, I must say that the whole time-travel/paradox/risks thereof-angle is hardly mentioned at all, and the technique behind the travelling is rather convoluted, which makes it difficult to follow.]]> Mari A. JAFF LibraryMon, 16 Jan 2012 21:11:12 +0000 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78745#msg-78745 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78745#msg-78745The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein. He's a classic American sci-fi author with a distinctive style - no idea if this is still in print, or if you'll be able to find it where you are. Sometimes I like him, sometimes I don't, but this book is him at his best. It's funny, there are paradoxes and revenge and a romance. It's all pretty light-hearted and a bit over the top, and probably you shouldn't squint too hard at the romance, but it's just so enjoyable an adventure and the twists are fun to figure out.

I look forward to other recommendations! I love time travel books too.]]> Katharine T JAFF LibraryMon, 16 Jan 2012 18:09:39 +0000 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78742#msg-78742 http://www.dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,78742,78742#msg-78742
I just finished From Time To Time by Jack Finney and was absolutely enamored with it (now trying to track down the sequel). In a nutshell, it's about an ordinary man from the 1970s, who travels to the 1880s in order to find out why a certain letter was posted on a certain day. There's more to it, of course, the time travelling is on a secret government project and he has all sorts of adventures in the past, but the main plot ties to this central question.

I loved the set-up of this book, the way that time travel was described and particularly, how the book raised all sorts of questions about how we would experience the past and of course the time-old question of what happens when you change anything in the past.

Does anybody have any other recommendations for time-travelling novels? There is of course the whole time-travelling subplot in the Thursday Next novels (and I love everything that Thursday's father tells us about time-travelling, such as the way time always tries to get back to old standards, etc.) and fanfiction-wise, there was the excellent Fitzwilliam Darcy, Time Traveller recently, which was a fantastic unravelling of P&P from the time-travelling angle.

Are there other books you would rec? Or some that you would warn against?]]> Mari A. JAFF LibraryMon, 16 Jan 2012 17:48:26 +0000