Thread: "Modern castaway in a primitive world" novels and series
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Old 05-21-2021, 01:18 PM   #26
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I think academic time travel is a niche subgenre all its own, though I like those books, too. If you haven't read the unfortunately titled The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., I recommend it.
Thanks, I'll check it out!

I guess we can divide time travel books in three broad categories: academic/research, stranded in time, and time police/time agents.

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None of them get greasy about it, and in fact Thorensen and Stirling make some pretty obvious moves to blunt that aspect, but they are what they are. Obviously I enjoy them - I started the thread.
White guy power fantasies can be fun, absolutely
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