Buy New

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Buy Used
Used - Like New See details
Price: £2.81
Fulfilled by Amazon

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Share your own customer images
Search inside another edition of this book
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Accidental Time Machine [Mass Market Paperback]

Joe Haldeman (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
RRP: £6.50
Price: £6.39 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £0.11 (2%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock but may require up to 2 additional days to deliver.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.

Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Hardcover --   -- --
Mass Market Paperback £6.39   -- --
Books Trade-In
Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more.

Book Description

Publication Date: 1 July 2008
NOW IN PAPERBACK-FROM THE AUTHOR OF MARSBOUND

Grad- school dropout Matt Fuller is toiling as a lowly research assistant at MIT when he inadvertently creates a time machine. With a dead-end job and a girlfriend who left him for another man, Matt has nothing to lose in taking a time-machine trip himself—or so he thinks.

Frequently Bought Together

Accidental Time Machine + Old Twentieth + Peace And War: The Omnibus Edition/Forever Peace, Forever Free, Forever War (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
Price For All Three: £20.53

Some of these items are dispatched sooner than the others.

Buy the selected items together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Product details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 275 pages
  • Publisher: Ace Books; Reprint edition (1 July 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0441016162
  • ISBN-13: 978-0441016167
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 33,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

› Visit Amazon's Joe W. Haldeman Page
Joe W. Haldeman
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Light and fun time travel story 8 Oct 2007
By N. Brett TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
This is a genial time travel story - MIT assistant discovers a piece of kit that can move forward (not backward) in time, each jump having to be further then the previous one. So off he jumps into various futures and sees the various changes in society in future years and thousands of years....

This is very light and fun. Although the author explores his usual themes of change there is no real sense of danger or tension although some of the darker `futures' had a real opportunity to do so. Haldeman touches on religion but again avoids making a real point.

The book felt very 1950's SF and although I felt was a little too light it was fun and easily read in one or two sittings.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable classic time-travel story 29 Dec 2008
By Lomedae
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Having read only The Forever War series by Haldeman previously I was interested reading another one of his books, and after a favourable review from SF site I chose this one. Time-travel and Alternate Histories are sub genres I have a great fondness for if done well, and I am glad to say this book delivers. The story is engrossing, the characters are brought to life convincingly and the story keeps a good pace. The particular object chosen as time-travel device is interesting in its mobility and versatility and refreshing in the accidental way it came about. The premise of only traveling forward and the uncertainty of the exact location of appearance add to the suspense. The wrap-up and ending are extremely satisfying, it is rare I am left with a good satiated feeling after reading a book. It's pretty short, page-turning and rewarding - no more can be asked from any modern SF novel.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Good Good 16 Jan 2012
By J. N. Bullock VINE™ VOICE
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Joe Halderman is best known for his Forever War series but over the years he has produced several equally excellent sci-fi novels and The Accidental Time Traveller is one of them.

Central character Matt Fuller is a young post graduate working at MIT who accidentally makes a time machine while tinkering with a calibration clock...well it could happen! Matt sets off into the future to explore what is to be and ends up in a series of predicaments that are full of suspense but also very amusing. No I am not going to say more than that as it might spoil the enjoyment of this romp through time.

Halderman's writing is at its best in this book and the picture he paints of the future is inventive and fascinating. I really do recommend this book.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes
No
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars interesting approach to the idea of time travel
A nice approach to the idea of time travel. Happened by accident; quickly accepted by the main character - would he really have realised what was happening so quickly? Read more
Published 14 months ago by Aberter
2.0 out of 5 stars The Accidental Time Machine
Having read only The Forever War series by Haldeman previously I was interested reading another one of his books
Oh dear, what a let down. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Book Addict
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read, fast and humorous
The Accidental Time Machine is a fun story to read. Joe Haldeman doesn't waste any time and dives right into the action which makes that this story grabs and holds your attention... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2010 by M. Huijgen
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good fun - a time travel classic
Written with the feel of a classic science fiction tale this tells the tale of an MIT assistant who stumbles upon a time machine. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2010 by Paul Cook
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but not near as good as his military sci fi
Firstly, I want Joe Haldeman's life. He teaches two classes in fall on science fiction writing at MIT. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by L. R. Richardson
5.0 out of 5 stars Book purchased for a third party.
Book was purchased for a third party who was pleased with the condition and the delivery timescale.
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by R. W. Mason
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
Sure, this is an almost naive time traveller story. But it is a very delightful book. It is not full of complex time paradoxes, it is (almost) simply a tale of people travelling... Read more
Published on 28 April 2009 by Roald Andresen
2.0 out of 5 stars An Untimely Accident
As a lover and devotee of time-travel yarns I looked forward to this latest Joe Haldeman book with some relish - let's face it, how could you not be drawn in by that sumptuous red... Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2007 by Mr. John Frank Herbert
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

There's a problem loading this menu at the moment.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.

    Your Shopping Basket is empty.

    Give it purpose -- fill it with books, DVDs, clothes, electronics and more.

    If you already have an account, sign in.

    There's a problem previewing your shopping basket at the moment.

    Check your Internet connection and go to your cart, or try again.

    View Shopping Basket (0 items)

      Customer Discussions

      This product's forum
      Discussion Replies Latest Post
      No discussions yet

      Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
      Start a new discussion
      Topic:
      First post:
      Prompts for sign-in
       


      Active discussions in related forums
      Search Customer Discussions
      Search all Amazon discussions
         
      Related forums

      Listmania!

      Create a Listmania! list

      Look for similar items by category

      Feedback


      Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges