Time Was by Ian McDonald (English) Paperback Book

Description: Time Was by Ian McDonald Ian McDonald weaves a love story across an endless expanse with his science fiction novella Time Was. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A love story stitched across time and war, shaped by the power of books, and ultimately destroyed by it.In the heart of World War II, Tom and Ben became lovers. Brought together by a secret project designed to hide British targets from German radar, the two founded a love that could not be revealed. When the project went wrong, Tom and Ben vanished into nothingness, presumed dead. Their bodies were never found.Now the two are lost in time, hunting each other across decades, leaving clues in books of poetry and trying to make their desperate timelines overlap. Author Biography Ian McDonald was born in 1960 in Manchester, England, to an Irish mother and a Scottish father. He moved with his family to Northern Ireland in 1965. He has won the Locus Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He now lives in Belfast. Review "With echoes of H. G. Wellss The Time Machine and replete with the inimitable scent of used bookstores, Time Was weaves an exquisite spell of love, war and quantum physics that is timeless in its appeal. A scientific romance in the most evocative sense of the word." --Nina Allan "McDonalds gift for storytelling is on full display as he captures the emotional nuances of a decades-long love while exploring issues of military and scientific might and the state of the contemporary book industry." --Booklist Promotional Ian McDonald weaves a love story across an endless expanse with his science fiction novella Time Was. Review Quote "With echoes of H. G. Wellss The Time Machine and replete with the inimitable scent of used bookstores, Time Was weaves an exquisite spell of love, war and quantum physics that is timeless in its appeal. A scientific romance in the most evocative sense of the word." --Nina Allan "McDonalds gift for storytelling is on full display as he captures the emotional nuances of a decades-long love while exploring issues of military and scientific might and the state of the contemporary book industry." -- Booklist Promotional "Headline" Ian McDonald weaves a love story across an endless expanse with his science fiction novella Time Was. Details ISBN0765391465 Author Ian McDonald Pages 176 Publisher St Martins Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 0765391465 ISBN-13 9780765391469 Format Paperback Country of Publication United States DEWEY 823.914 Place of Publication New York Imprint Tor Books Language English UK Release Date 2018-05-29 Publication Date 2018-04-24 US Release Date 2018-04-24 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-05-28 NZ Release Date 2018-05-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:118519237;

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