Review: Permafrost

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It has been awhile since I have given a time travel story a try, and I was quickly reminded why I actually do stay away from such stories. PERMAFROST by Alastair Reynolds had promise of a thrilling ride, but instead handed out plenty of ideas with hardly a vehicle to carry them in.

It’s 2080 and humanity is putting all its’ eggs in one basket: experiment time-travel. If they can make small alteration to the past, they may be able to avoid the global catastrophe that is slowly exterminating t...