The End of Eternity was written in 1955 and is firmly in the science fiction genre but with elements of a mystery thriller and love story as well. The book follows their struggle to maintain their relationship and also to conceive a child during Henry’s long and unpredictable absences. He also let slip that at some point in the future they would be married. However, Clare has known him most of her life as he had traveled to where she lived in Michigan when she was six years old.ĭuring that visit he gave her a list of the dates when he would appear so that she could have food and clothes ready for him as he always arrived naked. He meets Clare, an artist, in the library where he works when she is 20 years old, and he is 28.

Henry, a librarian from Chicago was born with a rare genetic condition that causes him to travel unpredictably through time. The Time Traveler’s Wife is both a love story and a science fiction novel. The Time Traveler’s Wife By Audrey Niffenegger These creatures steal his time machine, and he has to steal it back in order to return to his own time. 802,701. He encounters two races of people, the small, childlike adults called Eloi and the Morlocks who are described as ape-like troglodytes who live underground. He uses his newly built time machine to go forward into the future, to the year A.D.

In fact the term ‘time machine’ has since been used as a popular term for any vehicle or device used for this purpose in literature. The story tells of a scientist and inventor who is unnamed and is referred to as the Time Traveler. It is credited with popularizing the idea of time travel via a machine that can be used to move purposefully and selectively through time. The Time Machine was a novella written by H.G. The following are some of the best time travel books for you to read this year. Time travel is not a genre of its own, it can be science fiction, speculative fiction, or historical fiction.Įqually it can cross genres and blend many different styles to create something unique. It is the stories of people, their struggles, triumphs, pain and overcoming that transport us through the best tales. While challenging our perceptions of time and its linear form, the best time travel books tend to confirm and reinforce our understanding of the human condition.

Lazarus long time enough for love