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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Robert Forward's Best. . ., October 2, 2003

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David Zampino "21st Century Hobbit" (Delavan, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timemaster (Mass Market Paperback)

This reviewer has noted time and time again, that Dr. Forward's novels excel in "hard science" but not so much in depth of character or development of plot. In "Timemaster" we still have the outstanding science -- with enough of an improvement in character and plot to satisfy most Sci-Fi fans.

When dealing with his "neg matter" plants -- and the opportunities such creatures would provide for relatively intstaneous space and time travel, Forward continues to fill his books with life forms radically different from anything we have (or can really imagine) on Earth -- and make them believable.

This one is a good read. I highly recommend it.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite books, August 20, 2001

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G. Ralph Kuntz, MD "grk" (Denville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timemaster (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read several of Dr. Forward's books, and this is, by far, my favorite---I read it twice and am considering a third reading. Dr. Forward writes "hard" science fiction, and Timemaster is no exception, sticking closely with the known laws of physics. The concepts presented in this book are intriguing and Mr. Hunter's solution to the problem of his nemesis in a delightful surprise. Highly recommended!

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun, fun, fun!, July 9, 2000

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Kyle Jones (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timemaster (Mass Market Paperback)

Reading Robert Forward's books is just plain fun. Forward takes an idea and develops the hell out of it and does everything you'd want to see done plus a few things you haven't thought of. In Timemaster the key discovery is that of negmatter. The ramifications of that discovery for one very lucky entrepreneur are explored. A high velocity space drive, wormholes and time machines fall out this one discovery and Forward explores them all, within the frameworks of a somewhat juvenile plot. It is the ideas and exploration that drive this story, and I read it with a delight that I can only remember from my days of reading Campbell-era SF when stories weren't so dystopian and serious.

If you like hard, idea-driven SF, you don't want to miss this one.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Forward's worst
I like most of Forward's books. To this day, I'll often bring Dragon's Egg and Roche World down from the shelves to give them another glance or two. Read more

Published on August 11, 2009 by Andrew X. Lias

1.0 out of 5 stars awful 2 and re-reviewed to a 2 star
The "hero" of the book acts and sounds like a 10 year old brat. The author might have a PhD in Physics but couldn't seem to come up with something that was readable. Read more

Published on June 6, 2009 by Bluewater cruiser

4.0 out of 5 stars Rip Roaring adventure in a time paradox
So here we have domesticated Aliens made of exotic negative matter
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Published on February 27, 2008 by R. Bagula

1.0 out of 5 stars Send This Book Back In Time!
Billed as the "definitive" book on time travel, Timemaster disappoints on so many levels it's pointless to list them. Read more

Published on September 2, 2004 by Greg

2.0 out of 5 stars Timewaster
Space entrepeneur Randy Hunter discovers a kind of space-dwelling plant composed of negative matter, which allows him to develop interstellar spaceflight and time travel, not to... Read more

Published on January 19, 2003 by David Bonesteel

1.0 out of 5 stars awful
I'm a fan of sci-fi books, having read everything from Asimov to Zelany. I was hopefully this would be a good book considing what others have said about it. Read more

Published on June 9, 2002 by Unused Account

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Robert's best - Paradox Paradise
From start to end an imagantive and well written sci-fi story of future science that seems like magic today. Read more

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