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The Time Traveller's Almanac (2013)

by Ann VanderMeer(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1781853908 (ISBN13: 9781781853900)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Head of Zeus

review 1: A comprehensive collection of time travel stories. Some new, some older. Authors from all over the world. There were classics (Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder"), stories made into Twilight Zone episodes (Matheson's "Death Ship") and a story from one of my favorite authors (Stross' "Palimpsest"). As with many collections this broad, there will definitely be some stories you like more than others. But, overall, I enjoyed this collection.
review 2: OK..you’re not going to believe this.It was only my second outing but I skipped down to the basement and flipped the relevant gears into action, sending the Time Machine, with myself on board, back in time just a couple of years.The Vandermeers were discussing the possible topics for their next anthology, when I landed... more right smack bang in the middle of their dining table, cutlery and food flying everywhere.Of course it had the desired effect that I was seeking: it totally disrupted their current thoughts and ideas, and THE TIME TRAVELLER’S ALMANAC never saw the light of day.I returned to 2014 and breathed a great sigh of relief.That abomination of 65 time travel tales, 943 pages of DESPERATELY SEEKING A SOLITARY DECENT STORY, would never be put together.OK I’m going over the top...there were perhaps two or three average stories. But out of 65 that’s a pretty poor return!As an ardent Time Travel story follower I was so looking forward to this lovely large hardbacked edition of my favourite genre.What a disappointment!Not one of these stories even remotely touches the quality and class of Stephen King’s 11.22.63 or Jack Finney’s Time And Again. Compared to these two (admittedly full blown novels) this poor collection of unsatisfactory sad sacks leaves you frustrated and a feeling of being somewhat cheated. Pardon the pun, but this lot should have been TIMED OUT many moons ago.OK you ask....if I truly went back in time and prevented this publication, how comes that beautiful great hardback is still available to buy right now?My answer is a little weak I’m afraid.I’m still working on building my Time Machine less

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