Other Time

by Dean Ing and Mack Reynolds

Book Overview

A step in an odd direction - a moment of dizziness - and archeologist Dan Fielding was thrust through an invisible barrier four hundred years into the post. He was still in the Mexican desert - but it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671559265
• ISBN13: 9780671559267
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: Baen Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good book unfortunately shortened

The death of Mack Reynolds prevented this book from achieving its true potential which was excellent as far as it went. I'm surprised Dean Ing didn't extend it to a more exciting conclusion or at least continue with a new volume of his own based upon this excellent foundation. Reynold's certainly knew Aztec history and customs well enough to postulate some excellent alternative views of their society and government structures. Perhaps Dean Ing was unable to match this cultural background and knowledge to successfully add more to the story.

Great book, bad ending

This was a terrific time travel novel postulating what might happen if an interloper from the 20th century found himself in Aztec Mexico during the invasion of Cortes and decides to try and stop Cortes from destroying the Aztecs. I have only one complaint, and it is a serious one: it ended just as it was getting to the really good part. Leaving certain things to the reader's imagination is fine as far as it goes, but this was too much.