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48 New and Classic Time Travel Books
One unbreakable rule of the human condition is that time moves forward exclusively. So far as we know, it has only ever moved in one direction. This results in tragic things like aging, regret, aching nostalgia, and super-long championship droughts for sports fans. It’s tyranny, really.
Happily for us readers, there is the tradition of the time travel book, in which authors play fast and loose with chronology and physics—think time slips, time loops, and Groundhog Day–style scenarios. We’ve collected here a sampling of time travel books that have proved popular among readers over the years. The terrible, relentless years.
This is a genuinely fun category with a deep history in both straight-up speculative fiction and the more adventurous variants of other genres. With the time travel trope, the possibilities are endless. Murder mysteries unmoored in time. Future-tense love stories. Turning 16 again.
And, of course, we have an alpha specimen in Diana Gabaldon’s original Outlander novel. Is there anything in the time-space continuum as compelling as a hot Scottish guy wrapped in tartan fabric? We submit that there is not.
This collection is just a sampler of the timey-wimey theme—there are plenty more out there, so feel free to make further suggestions in the comments section. Click the Want to Read button below any individual title that might be in your own future.
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What are some of your favorite books that play fast and loose with time? Let us know in the comments below!
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I see To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis but not book 1 in that series, Doomsday Book - maybe an error? One of my faves!!
Rebecca wrote: "I see To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis but not book 1 in that series, Doomsday Book - maybe an error? One of my faves!!"Agreed, Doomsday Book is a fantastic duel timeline story. Better than To Say Nothing of the Dog IMHO.
'Ladies Whose Bright Eyes' is a curiosity by Ford Madox Ford if you like a return to the Middle Ages theme. Though 'The Good Soldier' and the four 'Parade's End' books are his masterpieces.
"The Map of Time" by Felix J. Palma, and the other books of his trilogy.
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
Replay by Ken Grimwood. It won the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.
Laura wrote: "Replay by Ken Grimwood. It won the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel."Great book!
Laura wrote: "Replay by Ken Grimwood. It won the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel."Loved Replay by Ken Grimwood 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
If you don't hate men, you can actually find more than 14 great books for this list. For example:
Pyramids
and the already mentioned:
Nightwatch by Terry Pratchett. Another silly one: Chronicles of St. Mary's by Jodi Taylor.
Outlander ☺️
« The Last Magician » by Lisa Maxwell
Laura wrote: "Replay by Ken Grimwood. It won the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel."I LOVE that book! I was blown away when I read it in college. And a wonderful librarian helped me find it several years ago when I couldn't remember its name but wanted to reread.
Rachel wrote: "If you don’t hate men? What a bizarre comment"I thought so too.
Kismet On Wings: A scorching, two-generational romance that defies time itself Brand new release - Egyptian Time Travel Romance - spicy Back To The One I Love: Woodstock - funny - later in life, Woodstock 69, the time travel machine is a 60s volkswagon van
Rebecca wrote: "I see To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis but not book 1 in that series, Doomsday Book - maybe an error? One of my faves!!"I liked "Doomsday Book" much better.
Time and Time Again - Ben EltonTime and Time Again