tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post5305383883768001780..comments2024-02-27T00:19:14.984-08:00Comments on Burning Zeppelin Experience: A Time-Traveller's LifeMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741134687274260833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-26982716783441999562008-12-22T20:12:00.000-08:002008-12-22T20:12:00.000-08:00Try reading "The man Who Folded himself" by David ...Try reading "The man Who Folded himself" by David Gerrold and "Dinosaur Beach" for two very good treatments of time travel. The later is sort of s Satire, but very well thought out. The first one is, well, imagine a teenager with a time travel belt.<BR/><BR/>Both do time travel very well, if not right.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873597809632392870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-35114342009951497242008-12-16T12:11:00.000-08:002008-12-16T12:11:00.000-08:00I've had Doomsday Book recommended to me before. I...I've had Doomsday Book recommended to me before. I'll have to check it out.<BR/><BR/>While some of the underpinning logic is a little weak, Connie Willis is, in general, a good example of time travel done right (I <I>have</I> read <B>To Say Nothing of the Dog</B>). She establishes rules and then follows them. Good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417850843973944836.post-90009180992601902052008-12-15T18:16:00.000-08:002008-12-15T18:16:00.000-08:00I haven't read many time-travel stories, because t...I haven't read many time-travel stories, because time travel bugs the heck out of me. The one I have read and liked is Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. It's not about time travel itself, really. Time travel is more like a plot device to get the story going, then it gets ignored for the rest of the book. In this book, time travel is used by historians to observe the past. Mathematical paradoxes prevent any time travel that would disrupt the timeline, but certain time periods are off limits anyway because they're too dangerous for the traveler. And, of course, Something Goes Wrong, leaving the main character stranded in a very dangerous Middle Age village at the wrong time. Wonderful storytelling, and highly recommended.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182579211549382453noreply@blogger.com