The Time Ships

by Stephen Baxter

First published 1995

The Time Traveler ventures once more into the far future, only to discover that his previous journey has fundamentally altered reality itself. The world he once knew has changed beyond recognition. The familiar conflict between the gentle Eloi and the predatory Morlocks has evolved into something entirely different. Each leap through time creates new ripples that reshape not just the future but the present he left behind. Armed with modern quantum physics understanding that Wells never possessed, the Time Traveler must navigate a reality where his actions have consequences across all of time. He faces a journey that stretches to the very end of existence itself, but every step forward threatens to unravel the world he knows. The cost of time travel proves higher than he ever imagined, as he discovers that changing the future means losing the past.

Genres: science-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, alternate-history

Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: alternate-universe, time-travel

Period: Far Future

362 pages · Hardcover · Harper Collins

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