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by: Isaac Asimov
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780575071186
ISBN: 0575071184
Label: Gollancz
Manufacturer: Gollancz
Number Of Pages: 189
Publication Date: July 01, 2000
Publisher: Gollancz
Sales Rank: 1100093
Studio: Gollancz
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Rating: - Asimov, time travel and SF at their best!!
I read this book many years ago, and I don't remember much about about it other than the following: Its one of the best books of science fiction I have ever read, has one of the bests plots about time travel, and finally is one of Asimovs bests. So I highly recommend it if you like science fiction, time travel and/or Asimov.
Rating:  - Not Free SF Reader
Harlan is a technician and works for a political sort of organisation called The Eternals. They minister to time over tens of thousands of centuries, and try and keep it running with a minimum of adjustments.
People being what they are, Harlan decides to make a minor fiddle because of his feelings for a woman.
Rating: - The dangers of too much caution and avoidance of risk-taking
I probably first read this classic sometime in the late 1950s; certainly, it's the earliest time travel novel I can remember reading. Andrew Harlan, a native of the 95th century, is a Technician in Eternity, a member of a corps of self-appointed guardians of reality that exists outside of ordinary time. It's a highly stratified society and Harlan is a member of the caste that actually effects changes by making the "Minimum Necessary Change" at the selected point in time and space. Then he meets a ... Read More
Rating: - This Book is Why I'm a Time Travel Fan
Time travel is a great, speculative sub-genre of scifi. Although mildly dated this is book highly worthwhile. Asimov's storytelling and imagination are legendary due to works like this.
Rating: - What goes around, comes around
Isaac Asimov has written a brilliant glimpse into the fragile psyche of man. In our neverending quest for knowledge and to seek the unknown, we take chances. In Asimov's future we have The Eternals to keep us safe from ourselves. The Eternals manipulate the timeline by altering any dangerous situations that may harm mankind in the long run. This creates a dichotomy as mans adventurous and sometimes self-destructive basic need to break free clashes with our conservative desires to play it safe. Asimov ... Read More
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