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Thrice Upon a Time

Thrice Upon a Time

Hard Sci-FiScience Fiction
Pages
416
Published
1980
Language
English

Synopsis

When Murdoch is called to his grandfather's remote Scottish castle, he uncovers a groundbreaking discovery: a flaw in the law of conservation of energy that allows messages to be sent back through time. As he grapples with the implications of altering the past and the existence of multiple futures, a global disaster threatens Earth. Murdoch must then make an impossible choice, sending a message that could erase everything he holds dear.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingTenseAdventurous
Time LoopSacrifice

Genres

Hard Sci-Fi Science Fiction Time Travel

About the author

J
James P. Hogan

James P. Hogan (1941–2010) was a British science fiction author best known for hard SF grounded in engineering and physics. Born James Patrick Hogan in London, he trained in engineering at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough and worked for years as a design engineer and sales engineer, including stints at Honeywell and Digital Equipment Corporation, before becoming a full-time writer in 1979. His debut novel, Inherit the Stars (1977), began the Giants (Minervan Experiment) series, wh...

Characters

MurdochProtagonist
Prince CharlesSupporting
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