Favorite Time Travel Books

motormanjh · 07-05-2009, 10:18 AM

What is your favorite time travel book? Mine would have to be "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. I also really enjoyed "Cretaceous Sea" by Will Hubbel. Which time travel book would you recommend as a "must read?"

HarryT · 07-05-2009, 10:31 AM

You may find this thread to be of interest.

dreams · 07-05-2009, 12:31 PM

Thank you Harry T for the link to an older thread about Time Travel books. Many were unknown to me and I anticipate reading the works of many new (to me) authors.

Elsi · 07-05-2009, 03:39 PM

Heinlein's All You Zombies is available as a podcast. See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50200 for the details.

MickeyC · 07-05-2009, 03:56 PM

I just read 'The Accidental Time Machine' by Joe Haldeman and really liked it.

igorsk · 07-14-2009, 08:44 PM

Dinosaur Beach by Keith Laumer is the one I always remember when someone mentions "time travel".

Jadon · 07-15-2009, 04:17 PM

I liked the Never Again books. Free only in pdf, unfortunately.

am_mread · 07-15-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

I just read 'The Accidental Time Machine' by Joe Haldeman and really liked it.

I second this!

Also, I'll add Timeline by Michael Crichton.

akira28 · 07-15-2009, 05:05 PM

Lovin' these:

"Time and Again" by Jack Finney
"Somewhere In Time" by Richard Matheson

Andybaby · 07-16-2009, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

I just read 'The Accidental Time Machine' by Joe Haldeman and really liked it.

Yeah it's a great book. but there is better haldeman. I like everything by him that I've read though.

A door into SUmmer is a great book, written by heinlein in the 60s, takes place around that time(after cold sleep was invented) and in the year 2000. very interesting on what he thought the future would be like. this is one of the first books when his main character is in love with a tweeny girl, the other was moon is a harsh mistress.

some people would recommend the domesday book. I hated it though. HATED. 0/5.. only book by me to receive this score.

Orion by Ben Bova was interesting. it's a series. I've only read the first one so far. its about an Age old war between light and darkness.

Sparrow · 07-16-2009, 04:09 AM

'The Time Ships' by Stephen Baxter.

Written to commemorate the centenary of Wells' 'The Time Machine' - Baxter's book is way better than Wells' original imho.

Moejoe · 07-16-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akira28

Lovin' these:

"Time and Again" by Jack Finney
"Somewhere In Time" by Richard Matheson

Seconded, both great books, Matheson is a particularly brilliant writer.

curtw · 07-16-2009, 02:26 PM

I didn't read all of the way through the thread that HarryT pointed to, so I apologize if this is already there, but be sure to include Replay by Ken Grimwood.

curtw · 07-16-2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

I just read 'The Accidental Time Machine' by Joe Haldeman and really liked it.

It's OK, but aside from the MacGuffin of the time machine, he was plagiarizing himself, and re-hashing themes that he's already covered (and covered better) in The Forever War.

IMHO, of course.

Cabe · 07-16-2009, 02:35 PM

Julian May's Pliocene Saga is very very good.

07-05-2009, 10:18 AM	#1
motormanjh Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader 505	Favorite Time Travel Books What is your favorite time travel book? Mine would have to be "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. I also really enjoyed "Cretaceous Sea" by Will Hubbel. Which time travel book would you recommend as a "must read?"

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Jadon Hermit Posts: 192 Karma: 9425 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kobo Glo	I liked the Never Again books. Free only in pdf, unfortunately.

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akira28 Nameless Being	Lovin' these: "Time and Again" by Jack Finney "Somewhere In Time" by Richard Matheson

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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	'The Time Ships' by Stephen Baxter. Written to commemorate the centenary of Wells' 'The Time Machine' - Baxter's book is way better than Wells' original imho.

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Cabe Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 403 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth, UK Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone	Julian May's Pliocene Saga is very very good.

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