When Time Was New

by Robert F. Young

Genres: Science Fiction

Unknown Binding

About the author

Robert Franklin Young was a science-fiction author, primarily of short stories over a thirty-year career, plus five novels in the last decade of his life.

Reviews

[Kakha · Rating 5 out of 5]

For me, this is a special author with his own unique literary style, with magnificent works of the science fiction genre.
In this story, one time traveler, when he got to the Upper Cretaceous period, expected to meet anything there, but not two children, and even from Mars! After that, everything seems to develop as expected: after experiencing dangerous adventures together, the brother and sister became attached to our traveler... Although everything is not quite that simple. After all, time and distance did not leave them any chance to continue their friendship. Or is there still a small chance? Very interesting reading.
Again, I almost got the annotation out. I love this business ;-)

[D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

WHEN TIME WAS NEW

Went looking for a dinosaur story when i read this story. Dinosaurs are in it but are more part of the general background milieu. Time travel stories are generally banned from my reading list and this story relies heavily on time travel.
Even though the story wasn't what i was originally looking for i still liked it because of the relationship between the central characters.

Came for the dinosaurs, stayed for the love story. I can't believe i said that.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mid-century sci fi is weird. Charmingly dated. But also weird.

[Sorin Dediu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unexpected final.

[Trounin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Мир устроен просто. Зачем искать новое, когда следует исходить из старого? Все преобразования в итоге выведут человека туда, откуда он начал, то есть превратят его в звёздную пыль. А пока есть время взгрустнуть над людской жадностью, свести удивительное к обыденному и предаться сентиментальности, особенно если появилась возможность ознакомиться с рассказами Роберта Янга. Мир действительно устроен просто. Янг как раз исходит из старого. Для него человек был и останется космической пылью. Всё остальное сугубо атмосферы ради, ведь Роберту удалось нащупать ту точку для читательского восприятия, должную именоваться интерактивным включением, поскольку внимающий историям Янга чувствует себя их участником: он удивляется, плачет и улыбается от переизбытка даруемых автором эмоций.

(c) Trounin

[Emiliya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Всъщност, аз прочетох повестта "Еридан", която е разширена версия на това произведение, но далеч не толкова добра. Понякога повечето думи и развитието на сюжетната линия развалят магията. Не можах да открия книга с това заглавие, затова коментирам тук. За мен си остава една от най-лиричните новели на автора!