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by Arthur C. Clarke (Author), Stephen Baxter (Author) "For thirty million years the planet had cooled and dried, until, in the north, ice sheets gouged at the continents ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (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: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 494,797 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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Arthur C. Clarke is the visionary grandmaster of 20th and 21st century SF. In a writing career than spans seven decades he has both prophesied key, world changing technologies and written SF that has become a benchmark for the genre. Stephen Baxter is the most significant SF writer of his generation. His books are bestsellers and award-winners the world over. Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany, and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The eyes have it, 26 Aug 2006
By Patricia "patiakay" (Manchester U.K) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Time's Eye: A Time Odyssey Book One: Time's Eye Bk. 1 (Gollancz S.F.) (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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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars good story but frustrating., 6 April 2006
By mr leslie fogg (bristol, glouscestershire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Time's Eye: A Time Odyssey Book One: Time's Eye Bk. 1 (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
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? Maybe it is Stephen Baxters influence, as i have not read any of his work so cant really comment. As an earlier reviewer states, it is more history than science, which is where the frustration lies as the science involved is very interesting and i wanted to hear more of it! That said, i am looking forward to Times Eye 2 and expect it to be great, i hope it developes into a series as good as the Rama books. Just one final thing, at one point Rudyard Kipling on page 101 calls the phone, sir gadget? as gadget was a the nickname coined for the first atomic bomb in the early 1940's how could ruddy have known this word and used it? small point granted but im sure Sir Arthur checks is facts meticulously and its little slips like that that can ruin a book for me. kind regards.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book, 26 Jul 2005
This review is from: Time's Eye: A Time Odyssey Book One: Time's Eye Bk. 1 (Gollancz S.F.) (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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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 24 Nov 2006 by Teemacs

4.0 out of 5 stars 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
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3.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on 20 Aug 2005 by Sue Weller

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