- Hardcover: 303 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; First Edition edition (1 Feb 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671898841
- ISBN-13: 978-0671898847
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 214,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set 25 years after the events in his "mind-boggling, imagination-stretching" (San Francisco Examiner) Time and Again, the sequel finds Ruben Prien still at work with the Project, still dreaming of altering man's fate by going back in time to "adjust" events--or, as some might say, to interfere with destiny.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Clearly, from reading the other reviews, I must be the only reader who thought this was the better book. As much as I loved TIME AND AGAIN -- and it's a permanent part of my library and a book I've re-read dozens of times -- when I saw this in a bookstore (sorry, Amazon), I grabbed it. At first I was disappointed, but on a second reading began to pick up the magic that was, if anything, stronger the second time around. The opening chapter, of people unrelated to Si Morley who gather at a curious meeting to pinpoint strange alternative versions of history, is intriguing and exciting. And as Rube Prien struggles with his own disjointed memory and sets in motion the return of the Project, things pick up even more. By the way, check out the true stories on the Titanic -- Archibald Butt, a pivotal character in this book, DID in fact travel on its maiden voyage and failed to return home, despite his importance as an aide to President Taft (who beseiged the White Star Line office with inquiries about him). But we've seen so much Titanic lore recently that it's almost a relief that the climactic scenes are so brief. Read it, read it again, and love it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Time and Again is a charming glimpse into the past and is one of my all-time favorite books. Buy it! I've re-read it several times, so when this supposed sequel came out, I immediately bought it. I just tried reading it again. It's an un-charming, disjointed, unhappy excuse for a sequel. The cover art is nice.
Unlike other "reviewers" who imply that one of the strengths of this novel is its pleasant "what-if" journey into the past, I found it boring and scanned through many, many pages in hopes of finding the excitement of discovering a new era. I love historical fiction! Instead I was "treated" to lengthy ramblings on vaudeville and a potentially sad Christmas in 1918. Yuuk! I even miss good old Jake!
I sincerely hope that Mr Finney will write another (and better) Simon Morley sequel, but I'll read the reviews first.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Strongly recommend if you are interested in the many insightful details about urban life in the late 19th-century and 1912. People often forget that if it were possible to travel back in time, it would be like visiting a different culture. You will find this to be more intriguing than the discussion of time travel itself or the two chapters about the protagonist's journey on the Titanic.
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amazing sequel
This and the other time travel book of his are the best and most convincing books I have ever read on time travel- almost think it could happen. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Ichabod
From time to time - Magical - again!
This is the sequel to Jack Finney's great novel 'Time and again'.
Like the preceding book, much of any criticism about this work seems to involve the level of detail he... Read more
Like the preceding book, much of any criticism about this work seems to involve the level of detail he... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Maveneer
Dr D saves the world!
After recently finding and thoroughly enjoying Time & Again, I had to read this one immediately. This is different, still enjoyable, if a little disjointed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. M. Monk
Disappointing
This was a disappointing sequel to the author's Time and Again. It started off very well with tantalising clues about fake historical memories lodged in the minds of rare... Read more
Published 22 months ago by John Hopper
Time Travel Master Class
Jack Finney's sequel to TIME AND AGAIN yet again takes us on a marvellous time-travelling jaunt; back to New York in 1912 this time, with a bird's eye view of vaudeville and its... Read more
Published on 16 May 2007 by Mr. John Frank Herbert
Almost as good as the original
Mr. Finney achieves as good a grasp of another era as he did in Time and Again, but this time he tackles the question of paradox in a different way. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2000 by Mr. D. S. Stadler
A terrible let down
The original book was wonderful, spell binding. This book is terrible. Poorly written, padded, inconsistent, and poorly plotted. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 1998
The book tries TOO hard, and, just doesn't work.
How I came to "From Time To Time": I first read Finney's "Time and Again" when I was 10. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 1997
It's not ABOUT time travel, it IS time travel.
It is rare to read as divergent reviews as are seen here for this book and its predecessor. The key seems to be that if you are a science-fiction reader looking for a story about... Read more
Published on 23 Dec 1997
Definitely suffers from being a sequel
The best reason I don't like sequesl is that they all seem to be about the author cashing in on a successful formula. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 1997
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