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by Stephen Baxter

Author:	Stephen Baxter
Subcategory:	Science Fiction
Language:	English
Publisher:	Harpercollins Pub Ltd; Reissue edition (July 31, 1997)
Pages:	256 pages
Category:	Fantasy and Science Fiction
Rating:	4.6
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Timelike Infinity is a 1992 science fiction book by British author Stephen Baxter

Timelike Infinity is a 1992 science fiction book by British author Stephen Baxter. The second book in the Xeelee Sequence, Timelike Infinity introduces a universe of powerful alien species and technologies which manages to maintain a realistic edge due to Baxter's physics background; it largely sets the stage for the magnum opus of the Xeelee Sequence, Ring (as opposed to Vacuum Diagrams, Flux, or Raft, which concern themselves with side-stories).

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Timelike Infinity by Stephen Baxter To my niece, Jessica Bourg Chapter 1 The flitter rose from Occupied Earth like a stone thrown from a blue bowl. The little cylindrical craft tumbled slowly as it climbed, sparkling. Jasoft Parz had been summoned to a meeting, in orbit, with the Qax Governor of Earth. Parz scoured a mind worn into grooves of habit by his years in the diplomatic service for reasons for this summons. Читать онлайн Timelike Infinity. To my niece, Jessica Bourg. Like a scrap-boo. He sipped his drink, which glowed in the light of the comet, and regarded his son.

FREE shipping on qualifying offers. The second novel in Stephen Baxter's Xeelee sequence. First there were good times: humankind reached glorious heights.

Author: Stephen Baxter. Publisher: Voyager, London, 1992. For these men and women from the future are themselves dangerous fanatics in pursuit of their own bizarre quantum grail. Michael Poole, architect of the tunnel, must boldly confront the consequences of his genius. Timelike Infinity: the strange region at the end of time where the Xeelee, owners of the universe, are waiting.

Timelike Infinity: the strange region at the end of time where the Xeelee, owners of the universe, are waiting. First there were good times: humankind reached glorious heights, even immortality. Then there were bad times: Earth was occupied by the faceless, brutal Qax. Immortality drugs were confiscated, the human spirit crushed. Earth became a vast factory for alient foodstuffs. Into this new dark age appears the end of a tunnel through time

Stephen Baxter has also published the Victorian. alternate history Anti-Ice, and The Time Ships, a very fine hard SF sequel to . Wells’s The Time Machine.

Stephen Baxter has also published the Victorian. He’s written a trilogy of novels based on extrapolations of NASA plans and technology; a series about a species of intelligent mammoth; an alternate near-future trilogy revolving around a space entrepreneur; a stand-alone novel, Evolution, that chronicles the story of the development of the human species from dinosaur-dodging burrowers to simplified far-future descendants; and an ongoing series of.

Timelike Infinity is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. If there has some hints as to the nature of the secret, just once in a while, the book could probably have been a real page turner. It's a week since I finished reading it and I have already forgotten so much about it, that I think that it would be unwise to try and write a synopsis. I will quote some of the text from the backcover instead

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First there were good times: humankind reached glorious heights, even immortality. Then there were bad times: Earth was occupied by the faceless, brutal Qax. Immortality drugs were confiscated, the human spirit crushed. Earth became a vast factory for alien foodstuffs.

Into this new dark age appears the end of a tunnel through time. Made from exotic matter, it is humanity's greatest engineering project in the pre-Qax era, where the other end of the tunnel remains anchored near Jupiter. When a small group of humans in a makeshift craft outwit the Qax to escape to the past through the tunnel, it is not to warn the people of Earth against the Qax, who are sure to follow them. For these men and women from the future are themselves dangerous fanatics in pursuit of their own bizarre quantum grail.

Michael Poole, architect of the tunnel, must boldly confront the consequences of his genius.

Timelike Infinity: the strange region at the end of time where the Xeelee, owners of the universe, are waiting . . .

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Hǻrley Quinn

I like Hard Sci-fi. This is as hard as it gets. He has immediate plots, with anti-senescent drugs that aren't perfect, actual science-based quantum physics drives, and out-there Dark Matter aliens, all at the same time. You see okay aliens, and mostly evil, predatory (in a human's view) aliens, deep government conspiracies spanning galaxies and across time. There's relativity, hyperdrives, aliens who 'sold out' and live complacently in servitude and relative safety as miles-wide ship spheres. Confused? It's a mile-a-minute, and you never know when you will be dealing with... or where you will be dealing with it. Sometimes both when and where, from now to end of time. More confused? Let me make it worse. Plenty of the elements are in other Baxter book series, though this book is more than strong enough to stand alone. Be prepared to take a serious monetary hit collecting the other stuff. I can't get enough. Some books deal with ant colony humanity, and bored me. Don't give up if you read a bore. Your next book is likely to be astounding. This guy has nothing if not a wide range.

Yanthyr

Not being a great writer myself I will let others do the plot summaries and simply state my opinion of the book.

I consider Baxter one of the core group of hard science fiction writers however reading his books often feels too much like work...unlike Banks or Reynolds. Maybe its too much exposition on physics and too little character development. The balance between the two is off.

All in all, a so so book.

Tar

Excellent product delivered on time.

Breder

Read them in order! I tried reading Ring before TimeLike Infinity and was completely lost.

Did the reverse (TLI first) and the thing pops! So many amazing ideas all wrapped up in a terrific story. Highly recommended for the fan of hard sci-fi

PC-rider

Very happy with the quality and pricing of this product. I've been looking for this novel for quite some time.

salivan

Great to have finally read it due to difficulty finding physical copy.

Trash Obsession

This novel is a step up from Baxter's well done first novel, Raft. In this case, his writing is much more tight and clear.

As for plot, this one is fascinating. I don't think that the topic of time-travel will ever lose its interest for me; in this case, Baxter was able to maintain my interest consistently throughout the book. Moreover, he adds other oft-used, but always interesting topics such as alien opressive rule and interplanetary communication. I have learned that there are more books about the Xeelee and now I want to find out more about these mysterious creatures who have such advanced technology. Baxter is indeed a master of "hard" sci-fi.

On the negative side, I was disappointed with the ending that in some ways was predictable and awkward. Nonetheless, he kept the theme provocative and thoughtful

While it moves somewhat slow, "Timelike Infinity" is still very good. This book is about Michael Poole, a brilliant scientist who wants to build gates to link up the galaxy. Using this gates, it is possible to travel from Earth to Pluto nearly instantaneusly. Once he pulls this of, Poole decides to try to make a gate to connect to the future.
This works all to well, because Poole connects to an Earth that is occupied by an alien species called the Qax. The humans in this time are desparate to end the occupation and journey back in time to stop it from happening. Poole then finds himself fighting to preserve history.
"Timelike Infinity" is a wonderful book about the consequences of innovation and a very good read.

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