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Dear Sir Arthur C. Clarke, As a Poul Anderson fan, I enjoyed your collaborative novel Time’s Eye with Stephen Baxter. Not that Anderson has a monopoly on time travel / alternate history books and ideas, but some of his strongest works are in this sub-genre. This one reminded me of Anderson’s, and it was also reminiscent of Philip Jose Farmer’s, with the eclectic blend of historic folks from divergent times. I also enjoyed the references to your Dear Sir Arthur C. Clarke, As a Poul Anderson fan, I enjoyed your collaborative novel Time’s Eye with Stephen Baxter.
Not that Anderson has a monopoly on time travel / alternate history books and ideas, but some of his strongest works are in this sub-genre. This one reminded me of Anderson’s, and it was also reminiscent of Philip Jose Farmer’s, with the eclectic blend of historic folks from divergent times. I also enjoyed the references to your wonderful books and. There were also mysterious elements of your award winning work.
You are a literary icon, a legend in your genre, one of the “Big Three” with Asimov and Heinlein. You’re a Knight and I’m just a little dude in the relative backwater of Tennessee. But I have a question, Sir Arthur: Who can I blame? Was it you, great though you are, getting a little long in the tooth, maybe slipping a little, and who could blame you? You were 90 when you passed on, still working, still contributing creatively and being productive! But really, who can I throw this rock at, you or Baxter? If it was him, just say, maybe just a shrug, quick nod, I’ll understand.
Who was responsible for the raging discontinuity, the loose ends, and the unfulfilled promise of a great idea? My thought about this “collaboration” was that Baxter did all the heavy lifting and you chimed in from Sri Lanka, directing the excavation and supervised the project. Can we blame Baxter or did you the aging Jedi lead your Padawan astray? This could have been great, might have been, perhaps should have been, but over here in the States we play a game called baseball, and when you’re calling balls and strikes you call ‘em like you see ‘em, and this was not great, it was just OK. Still like you a lot, and I’m sure on any other project Mr.
Baxter is a damn fine writer and collaborator. No hard feelings. It is not an accident that I am only now getting to this trilogy. Though I enjoyed, that collaboration felt primarily like a sexed up re-exploration of themes Arthur C. Clarke explored more poignantly in his masterpiece. Then I recently enjoyed a short story Baxter authored using Clarke's ideas. Realizing I liked Baxter’s writing style on its own merits, I decided to give the Time Odyssey trilogy a go.
The mixing of different historical periods is fasc It is not an accident that I am only now getting to this trilogy. Though I enjoyed, that collaboration felt primarily like a sexed up re-exploration of themes Arthur C. Clarke explored more poignantly in his masterpiece. Then I recently enjoyed a short story Baxter authored using Clarke's ideas. Realizing I liked Baxter’s writing style on its own merits, I decided to give the Time Odyssey trilogy a go. The mixing of different historical periods is fascinating. Mystery builds as the ensemble hypothesizes about the possible reasons why space and time have been rearranged in Rubik’s Cube fashion.
Also, there is a richness to this book’s narrative that I grant is often lacking in Clarke’s writing. However, Baxter’s copious insertion of historical research periodically bogs down the story. And here I think this novel could have benefited from some of the leanness of Clarke’s style. Easily making up for the above criticism is the authors’ clever exploration of how ancient cultures might view modern people and technology. I’ll simply say that when Russian cosmonauts come in contact with Genghis Kahn’s Mongol warriors, the latter are not universally wowed by space-age technology. In general, I enjoy Mr. Baxter’s ability to take Arthur C.
Clarke’s decades-old scientific notions and revamp them via the best and most tantalizing research of the early 21st century. This is not a parasitic spin-off (as I feared it might be). Lastly, I enjoyed many instances of homage to, especially late in the book.
For me, there is a sense of home in Clarke’s far-reaching themes regarding time, space and mind. These themes are at once both sobering and inspiring. While Time's Eye seems unquestionably Baxter’s work, and it is very good, his greatest accomplishment is adeptly weaving his style with the core ideas and values of Clarke’s Space Odyssey series.
I am looking forward to continuing on to part two of this trilogy. First, let me just say that I have really enjoyed the works of Sir Arthur C. Clarke up until this point. I devoured 2001: A Space Odyssey with an abandon that I have not previously brought to a straight-up piece of Science Fiction. So, when I came across this one at a used book store, it was really the name that got me interested, even though the premise itself seemed interesting enough. However, I was sadly disappointed. The plot itself was a great idea, but the execution was rather piss-poor.
I First, let me just say that I have really enjoyed the works of Sir Arthur C. Clarke up until this point. I devoured 2001: A Space Odyssey with an abandon that I have not previously brought to a straight-up piece of Science Fiction. So, when I came across this one at a used book store, it was really the name that got me interested, even though the premise itself seemed interesting enough. However, I was sadly disappointed. The plot itself was a great idea, but the execution was rather piss-poor.
I was alternately bored or frustrated with certain plot twists and characterizations. The deaths of Musa and Koyla were particularly upsetting. While Musa's death was rather pointless other than a characterization, Koyla's death was incredibly upsetting, and while it did end the threat of the Mongol hordes, I felt it was more of a deus ex machina than a properly written plot point.
And even Sable's intimate moment with Genghis Khan was upsetting. Not because she had sex with him, but because she details to Koyla how she covers herself in animal shit.and actually seems highly pleased with this.
While I am completely unfamiliar with the works of Stephen Baxter, I was very disappointed with Clarke. Still, I'm considering reading the next book, just to see how the series ends. But, that's more out of curiosity for how the story continues, and not because I'm really invested in the characters or situation. A disappointment.
Would not recommend. An eloquent work of speculative fiction. The book is more fantasy than Science Fiction in its jigsaw reconfiguration of time and space on Earth, but as Clarke wrote of long ago, 'Any sufficiently developed technology is indistinguishable from magic.' Clarke brings his deep philosophy to the forefront, and Baxter's writing is smooth, vibrant and rich as a patchwork quilt cut from velvet. The prose is aggressive and the characters sharply drawn. The opening scene with the walking apes is a nod to An eloquent work of speculative fiction.
The book is more fantasy than Science Fiction in its jigsaw reconfiguration of time and space on Earth, but as Clarke wrote of long ago, 'Any sufficiently developed technology is indistinguishable from magic.' Clarke brings his deep philosophy to the forefront, and Baxter's writing is smooth, vibrant and rich as a patchwork quilt cut from velvet.
The prose is aggressive and the characters sharply drawn. The opening scene with the walking apes is a nod to 2001-A Space Odyssey, and firmly places us in the heads of the pre-homo sapiens' minds and thought-language.
The shifts to India under British Imperialism, the Mongol dominion of Genghis Khan, ancient Babylon and other time-spaces of human history are seamless, and a tremendous accomplishment with vivid, carefully researched reconstruction of historical place. The novel with all its science, history and philosophy, never bogs down-it pulses with vitality and tension that pulls the reader kicking and screaming (not to mention filled with awe) toward the mystery of the alien Firstborn. I have read a few reviews bitching this is a rip-off of Riverworld and/or the Rama series, but it isn’t really. It stands alone as Clarks(probably) vision of time displacement and history soup. It is not profound, but it is interesting and above all fun.
I started the second book immediately. All of a sudden the world changes. It becomes a patchwork of history, with humans and animals from all across time appearing next to each other. A helicopter crew from 2037 crash land in British Empire India where they meet Rudyard Kipling and together they all meet the army of Alexander the Great. A crew also from 2037 in the International Space Station are heading back to Earth and eventually end up meeting Genghis Khan and his Mongol tribe. It eventually leads to a battle between the armies o All of a sudden the world changes. It becomes a patchwork of history, with humans and animals from all across time appearing next to each other.
A helicopter crew from 2037 crash land in British Empire India where they meet Rudyard Kipling and together they all meet the army of Alexander the Great. A crew also from 2037 in the International Space Station are heading back to Earth and eventually end up meeting Genghis Khan and his Mongol tribe. It eventually leads to a battle between the armies of Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, with some help from the few people from the 21st Century. This is a great concept and works brilliantly, but then we are left with the last section being much weaker and giving some idea of the alien race behind it all, but without really giving it away.
I was loving the book until that point and felt a bit let down. It's a great concept and the two sci-fi greats pull it off, even if they do ruin the ending. I suppose it sets up for the next book but in doing so it limits this one.
Still, largely very enjoyable. I read to be entertained and Time’s Eye certainly did that!
The concept that the Earth has been carved up into a jigsaw puzzle of different times was original and fascinating. The characters include Rudyard Kipling, Russian cosmonauts, British soldiers from the 1880’s, and US Air and Space Force officers from 2037. And while I hate military-style sci-fi with battles, the confrontation between Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan made for great reading. There were several things that were never e I read to be entertained and Time’s Eye certainly did that! The concept that the Earth has been carved up into a jigsaw puzzle of different times was original and fascinating.
The characters include Rudyard Kipling, Russian cosmonauts, British soldiers from the 1880’s, and US Air and Space Force officers from 2037. And while I hate military-style sci-fi with battles, the confrontation between Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan made for great reading. There were several things that were never explained – exactly why the Discontinuity occurred and who caused it. And what were the small golden orbs that appeared all over the planet? Since this is a trilogy, I am hoping there are explanations in the next book. The fact that I want to read the next book says a lot about how interesting this series is. The first in a trilogy which is tangentially related to Clarke's 'Space Odyssey' series, this is primarily an alternate history novel with a sci-fi underpinning.
And although I'm skeptical of alternate history in general, Clarke and Baxter have delivered the goods this time around. The fact that they were able to weave together such disparate and well-known historical figures as Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, and Rudyard Kipling into a tapestry which never seems hokey or forced and is a test The first in a trilogy which is tangentially related to Clarke's 'Space Odyssey' series, this is primarily an alternate history novel with a sci-fi underpinning. And although I'm skeptical of alternate history in general, Clarke and Baxter have delivered the goods this time around. The fact that they were able to weave together such disparate and well-known historical figures as Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, and Rudyard Kipling into a tapestry which never seems hokey or forced and is a testament to the formidable skills of both authors.
'Time's Eye' is, in fact, so well-written that I had trouble putting it down. This novel is one of countless examples of sci-fi authors offering possible solutions to the Fermi paradox, yet it is at its heart a human story. This is perhaps why the story flows so smoothly and why - as with so much sci-fi - the reader is able to forgive some of the under-developed characterizations and occasionally cliched dialogue. And while reasonably self-contained, 'Time's Eye' leaves conspicuous openings for its sequels. A welcome addition to the body of both authors' work. I’m usually not enthusiastic about alternate history type books - I did not finish Dies the Fire by SM Sterling, but I did greatly enjoy To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis.
I won’t read Blackout/All Clear however. Absolutely, totally, utterly no interest. Time’s Eye, however, pulled me in from page one. I think the initial interest was because I recently watched the History of India (PBS special) and the significance of the Khyber Pass between India, Afghanistan and Pakistan was explaine I’m usually not enthusiastic about alternate history type books - I did not finish Dies the Fire by SM Sterling, but I did greatly enjoy To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis.
I won’t read Blackout/All Clear however. Absolutely, totally, utterly no interest. Time’s Eye, however, pulled me in from page one. I think the initial interest was because I recently watched the History of India (PBS special) and the significance of the Khyber Pass between India, Afghanistan and Pakistan was explained from a historical perspective. And partly because I’m already fascinated with this corner of the world and some of the great accomplishments that came out of various periods of history. What was different about Time’s Eye was that it really wasn’t an alternate history – it was more a speculative look at what would happen if you took some of the greatest armies in mankind’s history, caused a massive worldwide Time Discontinuity, and pitted those armies against one another. Add in a couple of modern people (but not too futuristic!) on each side just to level the playing field and put the battlefield in the ancient city of Babylon.
Yup, a historians wet dream and where I began to loose interest. It was like the authors had this great Discontinuity idea to account for the backdrop but when story started moving into implausibility with one subplot - with our Mongolians and our female character who managed to get into the good graces of Genghis Khan - I was kicked out of the story. Given the historical parameters the author set up, it seemed too farfetched to even be remotely plausible. The author acknowledges the lack of hygiene, people getting sick from dysentery, poor eating habits (spitting gristle back into the common stew pot) and here we have a 21st Century woman who allows herself to get banged by a aged Mongolian and then becomes one of his advisers.
But it wasn't just that. There was a time span from the beginning of the Discontinuity to about 6 years toward the end of the story.
Most of the electronics from the modern's helicopter that crashed continued to work despite being left in the acid rain. One characters 'smartphone' batteries lasted 6 years. The British kept a pre-human alive in simple netted cage for 6 years.
Food seemed rather easy to come. I could go on, but there were so many of these little and not so little 'hiccups' that left me shaking my head in disbelief. If I can't believe in the parameters of the story, I can't believe the story itself. So the book started with promise and ended flat. This is the second Clarke-Baxter collab, and it's a good one, if not quite up to 'Light of Other Days'.
Here they reprise the hardy 'bad aliens screw humanity' perennial, with noteworthy twists - the best being a mosaic of time-slices from the past 2,000, 000 years, but it's a little heavy-handed. Worth reading: 'B+' or 3.5 stars. Read circa 2004. The reliable and amazingly well-read Paul di Filippo said, circa 2004: 'With Baxter's solid characterization and penchant for steady action, this book This is the second Clarke-Baxter collab, and it's a good one, if not quite up to 'Light of Other Days'. Here they reprise the hardy 'bad aliens screw humanity' perennial, with noteworthy twists - the best being a mosaic of time-slices from the past 2,000, 000 years, but it's a little heavy-handed. Worth reading: 'B+' or 3.5 stars. Read circa 2004.
The reliable and amazingly well-read Paul di Filippo said, circa 2004: 'With Baxter's solid characterization and penchant for steady action, this book rollicks along enjoyably. Surprising twists and turns insure that the reader will fail to outguess the sly authors.' no longer online. So a while back I got the urge to read some really good science fiction.
I grew up on sci-fi, but hadn't read any in years, not since first coming to college. I had it in my head that I would pick some new author, or at least one I wasn't already familiar with. Instead, I found myself reading the last series of books by science fiction's greatest writer, a man who is nothing if not familiar to me. I was not disappointed, though I suppose I still haven't quite accomplished what I set out to do.
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Wh So a while back I got the urge to read some really good science fiction. I grew up on sci-fi, but hadn't read any in years, not since first coming to college.
I had it in my head that I would pick some new author, or at least one I wasn't already familiar with. Instead, I found myself reading the last series of books by science fiction's greatest writer, a man who is nothing if not familiar to me. I was not disappointed, though I suppose I still haven't quite accomplished what I set out to do. What made Clarke the king of his genre was not the quality of his writing or his ability to craft an entire fictional world (like, say, the Star Wars universe), but rather his ideas, which were consistently breathtaking in scope.
Keep in mind that this is the man who single-handedly created the concept of the telecommunications satellite. This man was one of the giants of 20th Century thought. Ideas were what he did best. Among his most intriguing creations was one from the Space Odyssey books, that of the Firstborn. The Firstborn were the oldest race in the universe, born of one of its first stars, in a time when galaxies were in their infancy and the universe was a lot smaller.
The Firstborn cherished intelligence above all else, but they had some very specific ideas of what sort of intelligences were acceptable. They created the monolith from 2001 and the subsequent books, and while they were the driving force behind those stories, we never really learned much about them. The Time Odyssey series explores their race and their motivations in a little more detail.
It still centers around Earth and humanity, and still refers to the Firstborn themselves only obliquely, but there are reasons for that, I think. The series is far more action-oriented than the original, but still intriguing and still firmly grounded in the realm of hard science. It doesn't leave one with the sense of wonder that many of Clarke's earlier books do, but it's satisfying on almost every level. I just wish he'd lived long enough to write a couple more. I don’t know how it would have been possible for me not to enjoy this book: it’s written by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, and the audiobook edition I have is narrated by one of my absolute favourite narrators, John Lee. Basically, what’s not to like?
I got this book, along with about six others, when Audible had their recent “first in a series” sale. I thought I was being clever, thinking, “oh, I’ll just get these cheap first books, I won’t be in any rush to get the next books in the serie I don’t know how it would have been possible for me not to enjoy this book: it’s written by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, and the audiobook edition I have is narrated by one of my absolute favourite narrators, John Lee. Basically, what’s not to like? I got this book, along with about six others, when Audible had their recent “first in a series” sale. I thought I was being clever, thinking, “oh, I’ll just get these cheap first books, I won’t be in any rush to get the next books in the series and I’m getting a huge bargain here, ha ha Audible.” but with books like this one I really fell into their trap: I’m definitely getting the second one (and from them, because John Lee is excellent) and a lot sooner than I’d intended. Audible is victorious over my wallet once again.
I could definitely see elements of both Clarke and Baxter in this book, which was nice. It’s the first in a trilogy, but it ends at an appropriate place and leaves you wanting more. The array of characters is pretty amazing, but I don’t want to give away who they are. The setting is amazing, and the struggles of the characters portrayed very realistically. I really enjoyed this book, and it lived up to my expectations which were higher than my expectations for most books I start. Read it, you won’t be disappointed. Book 1 in Time Odyssey series.
The fabric ofa time is pulled apart and the earth put back together in a random, helter skelter way. Round, shiny orbs hang in the air like eyes, everywhere. 2037 - Bisesa, a female UN peace keeper, Case;y and Cecil De Morgan are taken in their helicopter and find their way to 1885. Here Ca pt Grove, Josh, Rudyard Kipling are part of a British regiment in India Their explorations of what has happened tale tjem tp Alexander the Great, 23 centuries in the past.
They Book 1 in Time Odyssey series. The fabric ofa time is pulled apart and the earth put back together in a random, helter skelter way. Round, shiny orbs hang in the air like eyes, everywhere. 2037 - Bisesa, a female UN peace keeper, Case;y and Cecil De Morgan are taken in their helicopter and find their way to 1885.
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Here Ca pt Grove, Josh, Rudyard Kipling are part of a British regiment in India Their explorations of what has happened tale tjem tp Alexander the Great, 23 centuries in the past. They travel with him, humanize his lifelong friend and secretary and Afestian his right hand man in battle.
They travel to Babylon. 21st century coomonauts are plucked from the sky and Collier and Sable join with Genghis Khan an the Mongols.
Sable turns rogue and urge them to Babylon to fight Alexander. Collier turns this battle when GK is killed. Prehuman, Seeker and her daughter Grasper are upright apes an captured by the British. In the end, 5 years later, the large eye of Babylon returns Bisesa to her home and daughter the day after the discontinuity, but there are still eyes.
Is this truly the earth she came from or something else. Time’s Eye is a book set in the future, past, far past, and even farther past. Stephen Baxter and Arthur C.
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Clarke have done excellently to use these 4 perspectives to weave a fantastic story. This story really looks at theories about Time already in place and expands them into something radical. This book always keeps me guessing along with the characters in the book about what are the potential dangers in their choices, what are these “eyes” and their strange properties etc.
All in all, it is Time’s Eye is a book set in the future, past, far past, and even farther past. Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke have done excellently to use these 4 perspectives to weave a fantastic story. This story really looks at theories about Time already in place and expands them into something radical. This book always keeps me guessing along with the characters in the book about what are the potential dangers in their choices, what are these “eyes” and their strange properties etc. All in all, it is an excellent science fiction book. It is like a soup filled to the brim with science with added tastes of fiction.
The first half of this book is interesting and compelling. I was curious, excited to explore the strange world. Then they turn one of the female characters (one female character out of a total of four, if you include two 'manapes') completely insane, in order to serve a. Rather stupid purpose. It feels to me like the authors asked, 'how can we get Khan and Alexander to battle as quickly as possible?'
And then they used the very first idea that came up and didn't ask themselves, 'Does it make sen The first half of this book is interesting and compelling. I was curious, excited to explore the strange world. Then they turn one of the female characters (one female character out of a total of four, if you include two 'manapes') completely insane, in order to serve a. Rather stupid purpose. It feels to me like the authors asked, 'how can we get Khan and Alexander to battle as quickly as possible?' And then they used the very first idea that came up and didn't ask themselves, 'Does it make sense that an intelligent, driven, powerful woman would do these things?' And, furthermore, if they had their heart set on that plot, they could have INSTEAD asked, 'what would it take to make this character do these things?'
The 'romance' was forced and flat, and unnecessary. And, the end of the book was. Confusing, nonsensical, and dumb. It was an okay read; bordering on epic story, but coming up just short. The premise is a good one - the world becomes time splintered and the remnants of humanity from different time periods have to rebuild and try to figure out what happened.
Conflict, bravery, deceit, greed, trust, humanity were all there but I would have hoped for better character development and insight into their personas. The book was only 337 pages so, understandably, there was only so much room for such character developme It was an okay read; bordering on epic story, but coming up just short. The premise is a good one - the world becomes time splintered and the remnants of humanity from different time periods have to rebuild and try to figure out what happened. Conflict, bravery, deceit, greed, trust, humanity were all there but I would have hoped for better character development and insight into their personas. The book was only 337 pages so, understandably, there was only so much room for such character development. Another 200 pages of the plight of the emissary team dispatched from Babylon, who Alexander, Captain Groves, Casey, Josh, Genghis, Hesphastion, Ptlomey (etc) were - there ambitions, their past, what they've lost, what they miss would have added to the story.
All in all, not bad. Interesting concept: a group of widely disparate peoples, from profoundly different times (from a proto-human similar to Lucy, to a group of UN peace-keeping soldiers from 2037) are brought together in an earth which has been sliced into fragments, then re-assembled. Each slice of earth is also from varied times, during which the weather and geological profile have diverged enormously. Very few humans have survived this process; notable exceptions: Alexander the Great and a portion of his army, Interesting concept: a group of widely disparate peoples, from profoundly different times (from a proto-human similar to Lucy, to a group of UN peace-keeping soldiers from 2037) are brought together in an earth which has been sliced into fragments, then re-assembled. Each slice of earth is also from varied times, during which the weather and geological profile have diverged enormously. Very few humans have survived this process; notable exceptions: Alexander the Great and a portion of his army, Gengis Khan and a large portion of his followers, and a British outpost from 1885, among whose personnel is a young Rudyard Kipling. To further complicate things, interactions between these groups as they struggle for survival and dominance are being monitored by 'eyes' - perfect spheres of highly polished metal, impervious to anything the humans can bring against them.
One young woman devotes herself to reaching those she believes are watching through the eye - and succeeds in getting them to return her to her home in 2037. Proceed to Book 2. Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction. He spent the first half of his life in England, where he served in World War Two as a radar operator, before emigrating to Ceylon in 1956. He is best known for the novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-created with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.
Clarke was a graduate of King's Co Arthur C. Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction. He spent the first half of his life in England, where he served in World War Two as a radar operator, before emigrating to Ceylon in 1956. He is best known for the novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-created with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick. Clarke was a graduate of King's College, London where he obtained First Class Honours in Physics and Mathematics. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, a member of the Academy of Astronautics, the Royal Astronomical Society, and many other scientific organizations.
Author of over fifty books, his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize, the AAAS-Westinghouse science writing prize, the Bradford Washburn Award, and the John W. Campbell Award for his novel Rendezvous With Rama. Clarke also won the Nebula Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1972, 1974 and 1979, the Hugo Award of the World Science Fiction Convention in 1974 and 1980, and in 1986 became Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was awarded the CBE in 1989.