Time Travelers Never Die, Jack McDevitt
Time Travelers Never Die, Jack McDevitt
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Time Travelers Never Die

Author: Jack McDevitt

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 13 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/25/2010


Synopsis

When physicist Michael Shelborne mysteriously vanishes, his son Shel discovers that he had constructed a time travel device. Fearing his father may be stranded in time—or worse—Shel enlists Dave Dryden, a linguist, to accompany him on the rescue mission.

Their journey through history takes them from the Enlightenment of Renaissance Italy through the American Wild West to the civil rights upheavals of the twentieth century. Along the way, they encounter a diverse cast of historical greats, sometimes in unexpected situations. Yet the elder Shelborne remains elusive.

And then Shel violates his agreement with Dave not to visit the future. There he makes a devastating discovery that sends him fleeing back through the ages and changes his life forever.

About Jack McDevitt

Jack McDevitt, a former naval officer, taxi driver, English teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, is now a full-time writer. His many books include The Devil's Eye, Moonfall, Cauldron, and Seeker, which won a Nebula Award, and he is also the author of numerous prizewinning short stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean on June 03, 2010

Time Travelers Never Die is about a science fiction writer named Jack McDevitt who's read a bunch of historical biographies and decides to write a novel that incorporates them all, even though there's no rhyme or reason why a time traveler would pick these random points in history. The "story" begins......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on August 24, 2010

When I was a little girl, there was a show on TV called The Time Tunnel. It was one of my favorites. Those time travelers were so cute. Later on, I fell in love with H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. My favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek involved time travel. I even used to watch those......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on July 10, 2011

Although admonished not to judge a book by its cover, I frequently set my expectations by what the back cover blurb says, regardless of the fact that it is frequently written by someone in the marketing dept. who not even read the book. Sometimes these expectations are not met, resulting in disappoi......more