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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Cowgirls & Vampires (Cowgirls & Vampires, #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2021

Ooh. I really enjoyed this story and its vampire/werewolf/jack the ripper/time travel storyline. It had a bit of everything and I'm giddy for more

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Current Research in Egyptology: 2015: Volume 16

Christelle Alvarez, Alto Belekdanian, Ann-Katrin Gill and Solene Klein

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The sixteenth Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) conference was held from the 15-18 April 2015 at...

Sarah (7800 KP) rated Project Almanac (2015) in Movies

Apr 29, 2018

Project Almanac (2015)

2015 | Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.7

(7 Ratings)

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A modern but sadly unnecessary take on time travel

The problem with time travel films is that there's quite a few out there and they're all fairly similar. Project Almanac really suffers as it is sadly inferior to most of these other films, some of which it even references here.

Its a stylish and modern take on time travel and this is one of the good things about this film. It also paints the act of travelling in time as a little harsher on the body than most. The problem is the plot is fairly predictable, some of it is just silly and doesn't make sense, and the ending is just plain old stupid. There's potential here, it's just a shame they haven't done anything with it.

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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Timeshaft in Books

Nov 26, 2019

Timeshaft

Stewart Bint | 2013 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller

10.0

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As technology advances mankind seems a button press away from wiping itself out. The shadowy organisation of WorldSave and their top operative, the enigmatic Ashday's Child, prevent catastrophe on a regular basis because they have access to the Timeshaft, which enables them to go to any point in time and stop events before they can cause disaster.

However, after a routine training mission hits problems, Ashday's Child must save not only himself and his companions but the fabric of time itself. With cause not necessarily occurring before effect, it may be that saving the future will heal the past.

Time travel has always been a fascination for science fiction writers as it opens up so many possibilities. Where most of these use time travel as a method of getting their characters to where they need to be, in Timeshaft it is the time travel itself that provides the story. Bint allows his imagination to construct future and past versions of earth but always the time travel aspect is to the fore, with the plot carefully constructed like a clock so that in the end all the parts fit together perfectly.

This matters because the time travel in Timeshaft is one where the time travel has always taken place; it is not like Back to the Future where Marty's antics in the past then change the future; here the future is the way it is precisely because someone has travelled back in time and changed something. It's a tricky thing to pull off yet Bint seemingly does this with ease.

If you are looking for a good science fiction story with drama and great ideas, you can't go far wrong

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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

Rolf Potts

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Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life—from six weeks to four months to two...

Alicia S (193 KP) rated Outlander - Season 2 in TV

Jan 7, 2018

Too beautiful to be missed!

My all-time favorite show, I cant say enough good things about it. This show has everything, passion, war, time travel and more. A beautiful story that covers 200 years.. too beautiful to be missed!

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MissCagey (2652 KP) rated Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) in Movies

Jan 16, 2018

The whole concept of time travel confuses my pea brain ?. Putting that aside I thoroughly enjoyed this film. I loved the "peculiar" children's characters and different powers in particular.