- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; 1st edition (17 Jun 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575075309
- ISBN-13: 978-0575075306
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 917,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A stunning new companion series to 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY from the world's most important living SF writer and his acknowledged heir.
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1885, the North West Frontier. Rudyard Kipling is witness to a bizarre encounter between the British army and what appears to be an impossibly advanced piece of Russian technology. And then to a terrifying intervention by a helicopter from 2037. Before the full impact of this extraordinary event has even begun to sink in, Kipling, his friends and the helicopter crew stumble across Alexander the Great's army. Mankind's time odyssey has begun. It is a journey that will see Alexander avoid his premature death and carve out an Empire that expands from Carthage to China, beating the time-slipped army of Ghenghis Khan in a battle outside the ruins of Babylon in the process. And it will present mankind with two devastating truths. Aliens are amongst us and have been manipulating our past and our future. And that future extends only as far as 2037, for that is the date Earth will be destroyed. This is SF that spans countless centuries and carries cutting edge ideas on time travel and alien intervention. It shows two of the genre's masters at their groundbreaking best.
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For thirty million years the planet had cooled and dried, until, in the north, ice sheets gouged at the continents. Read the first page
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Time's Eye is a splendid book and an intricate combination of science fiction and history.
The authors cleverly integrate the various time 'differences'...which sees an immense battle we could have only dreamed about. The novel also opens up a nice explanation, where the authors use string theory as a means of supporting the possibility of the 'discontinuity'.
However, do not despair, Time's Eye seems to open up to a much wider audience due to its historical content. Even though the science fiction sounds feeble, Time's Eye has tremendous reference to the Macedonians and Mongols at their apex. It also refers to the 1885 and the NW frontier.
The novel has plenty of realism and is simply an alternative possibility to time- travel, nicely hangs on with 'space odyssey' and is a great novel.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I have been an A.C.Clarke fan for almost as long as I can remember. So when I saw this Trilogy I ordered it. As I started to read it I began to feel I had seen it all before. I checked that there was no 'eye' looking at me from my study window, and I was in a time warp. No but I saw an ancient yellowing paperback on my bookshelf "October 1st will be too late" by Fred Hoyle where exactly this scenario was explored. What with this and sneaky phrases lifted straight from 2001, I found that instead of enjoying a really great yarn I got very annoyed. Sorry Arthur, this is one book you shouldn't have written
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I thoroughly enjoyed Time's Eye and was left with quite a few thoughts but no conclusion. Normally I would not start a book that has a sequel or that is part of a xilogy, but for the magic name, 'Arthur C. Clarke.' When the army of Alexander the Great showed up, however I began to get a bit anxious, thinking 'Oh no, not another quantum leap saga,' but I stuck to it for another chapter or two, and was reassured by the continuing science questions pursued by the heroine.
Unimpressed by the Mongol army and Genghis Khan, I soldiered on and could see eventually that lots of resolutions were stacking up and the end of the book was nigh.
Here I am back on the Amazon website anxiously looking for the next in the series, hoping for answers to why there are eyes in Bisesa's 'home' world, and why the celebrities, their armies, the cosmonauts, the helicopter crew and the evolving man-apes were pitched into the Discontinuity. Was it random or were they chosen? And who are the mysterious First Born? Why are they interfering in Earth's business?
Unimpressed by the Mongol army and Genghis Khan, I soldiered on and could see eventually that lots of resolutions were stacking up and the end of the book was nigh.
Here I am back on the Amazon website anxiously looking for the next in the series, hoping for answers to why there are eyes in Bisesa's 'home' world, and why the celebrities, their armies, the cosmonauts, the helicopter crew and the evolving man-apes were pitched into the Discontinuity. Was it random or were they chosen? And who are the mysterious First Born? Why are they interfering in Earth's business?
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Published 6 months ago by D. Jones
It was ok.
I have long been a fan of Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter and expected good things from them as a team. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Susan
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(no spoilers) I had not read any 'hard SF' for a long time and I honestly can't remember why this book loo(c)ked at me and said "Buy me!", but I am so glad it did. Read more
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Published 14 months ago by MaskedMarauder
More of an historical fantasy than science fiction
This book is not in the same league as RAMA. If Rama Scored 10/10 Then this book would be a 2/10.It is an historical fantasy, interesting if your interest is in military strategy... Read more
Published 21 months ago by I try to give an honest opinion
Mostly good
I enjoyed most of this book, but at times I felt as though I was sitting through a history lesson, closely followed by a science lesson. Read more
Published 22 months ago by simon211175
An interesting concept
Arthur C. Clarke is one of the greats of science fiction. He is a master of that genre of sci-fi in which one takes A Big Concept and works through the consequences. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2006 by Teemacs
good story but frustrating.
Let me start by saying that i DID really enjoy this book. Its just that having read alot of Sir Arthurs work i couldnt help feeling a little dissapointed? Read more
Published on 6 April 2006 by mr leslie fogg
Good story, bad science
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I like these two authors and I like time slip stories. So why did this book not quite reach my expectations? Read more
I like these two authors and I like time slip stories. So why did this book not quite reach my expectations? Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2005 by Steve
more history than science fiction
Well, I was disappointed with this. These are two of my all-time favourite authors. They write so well. Read more
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