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John's Time Travel Agency
John's Time Travel Agency
Category:
Science Fiction
Publisher: Self
ISBN-10: B00CRFGI8E
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 213
Copyright: May 12, 2013
ISBN-13: 9781490401201
Price: $4.99 (eBook)
This is actually not science fiction, but a book about time travel in science fiction that includes most of the time travel stories that have been written throughout history, be they books, movies or TV shows
A Brief History of Time Travel – while indeed relatively brief – is quite a comprehensive compilation of fictional time travel. It is chock-full of detailed recaps and interesting facts about time travel stories from books, films, and television. If you aren’t a time travel enthusiast yet, you will be after reading this – because, as Mr. Spock once said, “Time travel is fascinating.”
The book covers the history of time travel stories – from the 19th century with H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court – all the way through to 2013. It includes such movies as Back to the Future, The Terminator, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Galaxy Quest and many others. Also included are TV shows like Lost, Fringe, and Star Trek, along with many other time travel stories from television, including episodes of The Twilight Zone and Doctor Who. The book also takes a look at the big names in sci-fi who have contributed to time travel, including Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Spider Robinson, Connie Willis, and Douglas Adams.
Many time travel methods and theories are discussed, including The Butterfly Effect, alternate realities, and timelines – along with time travel devices of many designs and capabilities. The concepts of Deus ex Machina, paradoxes, and the rules of time travel are also reviewed, as the author tries to touch upon most everything related to time travel through the years
Take a ride into the past that leads to the future. You are certain to learn some new things along the way.
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Excerpt
Why a book about time travel – there is no such thing, is there? Actually there is, and you’re doing it right now. As the seconds and minutes and hours tick by, you are traveling forward in time – in fact, you can’t not time travel – it’s impossible. And going forward is not the only form of time travel. You can travel backwards in time as well, through memories and dreams and media. Memories are usually not as accurate as we’d like, and dreams are all over the place – so media is your best bet. Events in time are chronicled on audio and in videos, and through written accounts by first person observers. Time traveling through the use of media has a name – it’s called history.
I’m sure you know this, but maybe never took the time to look at it quite that way. And what about the type of time travel depicted in books, movies and TV – what’s that all about? Well, that’s why we’re here – to talk about that kind of time travel.
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