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Bruce Macfarlane

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http://www.timetraveldiaries.co.uk

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The Time Travel Diaries –Recommended Reading Order:

Out of Time
A Drift Out of Time
A House Out of Time
The Space Between Time
The Time Palace of Mars
Silicon Abbey

Bruce Macfarlane is the author of the humorous and sometimes romantic Time Travel Diaries of James Urquhart, a scientist, living in the 21st century and Elizabeth Bicester, a Victorian Cambridge graduate whom he accidently met at a cricket match in 1873.

He spent most of his working life in radiation protection and emergency planing with the nuclear industry, and is now enjoying retirement with his wife, Julia, and their cockapoo, Lulu, on the south coast of West Sussex, just a few minutes’ walk from the sea.

A life of writing scientific reports and reading early science fiction, especia ...more

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	Out of Time 3.50 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Space Between Time 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Drift Out of Time 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A House Out of Time 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Time Palace of Mars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beware of Fairies Bearing Gifts 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Time Travel Diaries Trilogy: From the Time Travel Diaries of James Urquhart and Elizabeth Bicester 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silicon Abbey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Tales Out of Time 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Webs of Time it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bruce Macfarlane and 1 other person liked Russel 's review of A Drift Out of Time (The Time Travel Diaries of James Urquhart and Elizabeth Bicester): "Another enjoyable trip with James and Elizabeth as they try to understand their lives and relationships as they slip through alternate timelines with varying degrees of differences. An easy read with fun characters, good prose and a story that could " Read more of this review »
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Bruce Macfarlane liked Russel 's review of Out of Time (Time Travel Diaries of James Urquhart and Elizabeth Bicester): "A fun hodge podge of local history, mixed with Wellsian time loops and a dollop of Jasper Fforde makes this a really fun read."
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Bruce Macfarlane liked Sandra Walker's review of Silicon Abbey (The Time Travel Diaries of James Urquhart and Elizabeth Bicester): "Silicon Abbey blends sci-fi satire, time travel, and gothic absurdity into a wildly imaginative premise. Bruce Macfarlane creates a future where the collapse of the internet has reshaped society in strange and hilarious ways, especially through the c" Read more of this review »
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