Times Without Number

by John Brunner

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345306791
• ISBN13: 9780345306791
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An excellent alternative reality and science novel

A classic novel from Brunner, dating from the 60s. This is an interesting tale that starts in 'modern' Spain, where the Reconquista and the Siglo de Oro never ended with Spain's bankruptcy and fall from world domination. Science has taken a completely different path, and technology revolves around time travel. The protagonist is a member of the time police. He is sent to the Americas to investigate disturbing suspicions that renegade time machines are being built and used to attack the Monarchy. For as old as the novel is, it doesn't feel very dated. The fact that elements of history and alternate reality are thrown into the mix certainly helps. But, the story moves along quickly, the investigation is interesting, and the world that Brunner created is well-imagined. I think this novel stands up very well to many of the more well-known 'classics' from the time period.