Richard West
Richard West asked Jonathan Maas:

Any suggestions for time travel books?

Jonathan Maas Yes! My penchant is for time travel books that could actually happen. Even if it is not possible (because time travel backwards is not possible) if the author *tries* to explain how going backwards in time is possible, then I like it. So let me give you a few:

1) Split Second by Douglas E. Richards - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... - this is THE book for showing how time travel backwards might be possible, as evidenced by the villain's occasional 5 page explanations. Regardless, it is worth it, and a great tale.

2) Recursion by Blake Crouch - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4... - this takes a WAY different approach to time travel but again - it could work, in theory, maybe - you get my point. Crouch tries - and regardless, like Split Second - it is a great tale.

And finally ahem ahem

3) Time Capsel by Jonathan Maas - This read-in-one-sitting tale is about a woman (named Capsel) who travels forward in time via a stasis-inducing Time Capsule. What is her purpose, and what does she find? You will find out both, in a copy that I'd be happy to comp (DM me for a no-strings attached mailing or Kindle comp), if I have not already haha https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Regardless - Richard is the best!

Oh and Ted Chiang (anything) and Hugh Howey's Machine Learning are not about Time Travel directly, but are beyond worth it.

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