Aside from 11/22/63, I don’t think I’ve ever read a book dealing with time travel. And honestly, I wasn’t the biggest fan of that one.
Anyway, just thought I’d check with all of you to see if there were any “must reads” in that category.
Oh, and no romances, please.
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Slaughterhouse 5 is also a fun one.
The Psychology of Time Travel, Kate Mascarenhas
My favorite is *Time and Again* by Jack Finney. While the main characters don’t have a lot of character development, the past is the central character in the book, and that’s where Finney pours his energy. The story is a love letter to 1880s New York. Well worth reading for that alone.
At the moment, *Doomsday Book* by Connie Willis. It was a bit of a tough read because of what happens in the book and when I read it, but thoroughly excellent. You don’t need to worry about any smoldering looks between temporally-displaced historians and kilted Highlanders in this one!
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb isn’t time travel per se, but it has a lot of the same themes. I really enjoyed it.
I love the Chronicles of St Mary’s series.
Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
If you like crime thrillers, The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch has a unique take on time travel mechanics and using it as a plot device.
Killing Time by Celeb Carr. It’s a murder mystery set in the future . It’s been years since I read it but if I remember correctly it involved time travel. Maybe not , but still a good novel involving time.
It’s a short story but All You Zombies by Heinlein. I read it and then immediately went back to page 2 and read it again.
Nightwatch by Terry Pratchett.
Sea of Tranquility is masterfully done
Recursion by Blake Crouch. It’s incredible.
The Time Travelers Wife
My time travel recs:
* The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (an undeniable classic)
* The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (sequel to The Time Machine – this one is extra dry, but I love it.)
* Split Second by Douglas E. Richards
* Time Frame by Douglas E. Richards (sequel to Split Second — these two books are action packed!)
The Time Traveller’s Wife — Audrey Niffeneger
Timeline by Michael Crichton and The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
Michael Crichton’s **Timeline** has a group of grad students go back to 14th century France to investigate a mystery while another group stays in the present to assist/protect them. Much of the story is set in the past, depicting the brutality of life back then.
11/22/63 or The Dream Daughter.