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Time's Eye: A Time Odyssey Book One: Time's Eye Bk. 1 [Kindle Edition]

Stephen Baxter , Arthur C. Clarke
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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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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A stunning new companion series to 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY from the world's most important living SF writer and his acknowledged heir. 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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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 540 KB
  • Print Length: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Gateway; New Ed edition (10 Jun 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003TO59T6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #111,331 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The eyes have it 26 Aug 2006
Format:Paperback
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?
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book 26 July 2005
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.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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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 but this is not Science fiction. The book is 344 pages long and some thought is given to creating an ending about 25 pages before the end. I will continue the series but will not buy another book and have made a reservation at the Library.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars too short wanted more
Story line strong and compelling however felt author lost interest and decided to rush to conclusion , which was a shame as characters were nicely established and you are left... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Mr J A Strevens
3.0 out of 5 stars Time's Eye - Slow beginnings
This was sold as an companion piece to the famed "Space Odyssey" written by Arthur C. Clarke, however based solely upon the first book - "Time's Eye", it has very... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Weyland Yutani
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not one of Arthur C. Clarke's best.
The book starts promisingly, but the plot meanders around rather too much for my liking. The best S.F. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MarkP
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
great read, a bit of science, a bit of history and a brilliant story. look forward to reading book two
Published 5 months ago by bubbles
4.0 out of 5 stars Time Odyssey
This is the first book of a trilogy, although you will enjoy it equally well even if you have no plans to read the other two. Read more
Published 17 months ago by D. Jones
2.0 out of 5 stars 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 19 months ago by Susan
4.0 out of 5 stars First Part of a GREAT trilogy
SELF-EDITED
(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
Published on 12 Mar 2011 by MaskedMarauder
4.0 out of 5 stars 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 on 28 July 2010 by simon211175
1.0 out of 5 stars Sad
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. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by D. A. Robinson
4.0 out of 5 stars 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
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