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Time's Eye
- Time Odyssey, Book 1
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to all weapons and impossible to communicate with. Are these technologically advanced devices responsible for creating and sustaining the rifts in time? Are they cameras through which inscrutable alien eyes are watching? Or are they something stranger and more terrifying still?
The answer may lie in the ancient city of Babylon, where two groups of refugees from 2037 - three cosmonauts returning to Earth from the International Space Station, and three United Nations peacekeepers on a mission in Afghanistan - have detected radio signals: the only such signals on the planet, apart from their own. The peacekeepers find allies in nineteenth-century British troops and in the armies of Alexander the Great. The astronauts, crash-landed in the steppes of Asia, join forces with the Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan. The two sides set out for Babylon, each determined to win the race for knowledge...and the power that lies within.
Yet the real power is beyond human control, perhaps even human understanding. As two great armies face off before the gates of Babylon, it watches, waiting.
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- Stuart
- 19-07-08
Could not put down for a moment.
This is the first audio book I've listened to and I am so happy I did. From the moment it began I didn't want to stop listening. The story its self is amazing and it is read perfectly. As soon as it finished I downloaded part two of this series and I am about to get the third. If you enjoy science fiction or just a plot that will leave you wanting for more this is definitely an ideal listen.
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- Chris
- 01-02-11
Didn't quite make it
This book operates at two levels. One is the concept of an Earth divided up and reassembled from pieces from different times. What manner of advanced beings could have such control over the very fabric of space-time and what could be their motive? The second explores the potential clash caused by a sudden juxtaposition of cultures from different times in man's history (and future, the book is set in 2037). The problem is that the book switches rather unconvincingly from one to another. Its starts promisingly enough and progresses to explore what might happen if people from the 21st and 19th century encounter the armies of Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan before returning rather abruptly to the the science fiction element at the end. Each aspect is well enough written and the whole is competently read, but neither achieves the potential that you feel it could have.
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- Kevin
- 20-10-19
Well written & performed just not science fiction
I stuck with it till half way through when new historical scenes and locations were still being introduced. It looked like the initial science; that the world had been sliced through time and reassembled, which had been reveal on the jacket, was going to be the only science in the story. I don't know if the how or why concepts were introduced before the end as I'd lost interest after nearly 6 hours.
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- stewart mcwilliams
- 07-07-14
Great Sci FI Story ,well read
If you could sum up Time's Eye in three words, what would they be?
Epic Time Travel
What did you like best about this story?
The story really captures the size of the Universe and the possible way in which a distant civilisation eons older than humans can set events in motion to stop mankind.
What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
John Lees narration is superb and he really brings the characters to life.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The moment when the two characters (I'll not say which two) are separated by time and space.
Any additional comments?
Excellent story. I can't wait to read the next installments.
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- Alan
- 10-03-13
Classic
I've read many AC Clarke books, and this is amongst the most riveting. I like the subtle connection to 2001. I am really looking forward to the next two books.
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- FlangeArtist
- 06-10-21
Really engaging.
Makes you want to read a bit more, and a great bringing together of different times.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-09-21
Engrossing
Much simpler than some modern sci-fi, and more enjoyable for it, this is nevertheless a thoroughly absorbing tale, cleverly imagined and beautifully read.
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- Suetpud
- 25-08-21
Stunning
Mind blowing, written with imaginations as boundless as any two humans possess. What a partnership. I can't wait to see how the story evolves.
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- carl
- 13-01-18
Second time reading
And I think it's better, great idea, great premis I'd find it hard to pick fault
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- adam
- 21-03-14
Great book. But please fire the narrator
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of John Lee?
Dr.Frasier Crane
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laughed when I shouldn't have due to 'Daphne Moon' starring in the main role
Any additional comments?
minor spoilers.
First of all, don't read on if you haven't listened to the book, NO big spoilers.... but it might spoil the experience.
I only wanted to review this book due to the problems I had with the reader. HE WAS AWFUL.
A male voice actor doing 'female voices' is never going to sound right, fine, I accept that. My problem - this book has a lead female role but the narrator gave her such a bad accent! (Manchester/Mancunian I think) imagine trying to listen to the main character explain some pretty big science theories with deep intellectual meaning.... but with a DAPHNE MOON (from Fraiser TV show) accent! That's all I could hear! It ruined the whole experience for me and I couldn't take it seriously at all! ended up laughing the whole time!
TL;DR - Loved the book - But the narrator ruined the book for me with awful accents. Please fire him
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