October the First Is Too Late (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) -

Fred Hoyle

Valancourt Books

2015

146 páginas

4h 52m

ISBN-10: B017Y3OPJM

Renowned scientist John Sinclair and his old school friend Richard, a celebrated composer, are enjoying a climbing expedition in the Scottish Highlands when Sinclair disappears without a trace for thirteen hours. When he resurfaces with no explanation for his disappearance, he has undergone an uncanny alteration: a birthmark on his back has vanished. But stranger events are yet to come: things are normal enough in Britain, but in France it's 1917 and World War I is raging, Greece is in the Golden Age of Pericles, America seems to have reverted to the 18th century, and Russia and China are thousands of years in the future.

Against this macabre backdrop of coexisting time spheres, the two young men risk their lives to unravel the truth. But truth is in the mind of the beholder, and who is to say which of these timelines is the 'real' one? In October the First Is Too Late (1966), world-famous astrophysicist Sir Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) explores fascinating concepts of time and consciousness in the form of a thrilling science fiction adventure that ranks among his very best.

Resenhas (1)

5 (Perfeito)

Imaginative

Very creative ideas. There were some coincidences throughout the book that were difficult to believe. Also I had trouble understanding some music concepts, since my musical formation is very basic. All things considered, the book was well written. It deserves its place among the classics of science-fiction.